RACHEL MICA WEISS

Woven Screen, Heavy Sky III, 2020

polyester embroidery thread, brass hooks, maple

50 x 40 x 1.75 inches

sold

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In viewing one of Weiss’ woven screens, one is continually reminded of his or her presence. The pull on the body is palpable, as chromatic and immersive planes transcend spectators’ physicality and sight. The work’s invitation is made not only by this physical and visual magnetism, but by the persuasion of a space beyond the screen. In this way, the artist acts as mediator between worlds and the works as thresholds of tautly-strung superimposed planes, beautifully paradoxical in diaphanous suspension and strength. The work foregrounds thread itself while reconsidering ideas of the space between the frame as illusionistic window. When viewed at an angle, the geometry of the planes is heightened. When viewed from the front, those planes dissolve into a gauzy color field. In utilizing polyester embroidery thread in subtle gradations of fog, nightfall or first light, recalling color field painting, Weiss does so in a medium and manner more immediate or intimate to our bodies than pigment.