Lisa Blas + Windows on Latimer + May 2021
The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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In Dawn Studio (palettes on the run), we feature 14 photographs by Lisa Blas – distilled from over 4,000 – that chronicle fragments of her working process for the ongoing series “Dawn Studio”, begun during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every morning, Blas works on multiple paintings, pausing periodically to photograph their surfaces and their intersections on her worktable. Her watercolor and gouache paintings take the form of lacunae or apertures, that are at once voids and portals. Hovering between painting and photography, the images in this installation capture the intimate details of this ritualistic exercise, giving viewers a glimpse into the artist’s studio.
This installation complements the exhibition Fit to Print, on view through June 30, 2021.
LISA BLAS, Dawn Studio (palettes on the run), 2021, Commission for Windows on Latimer, Installation of 14 photographs, The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
LISA BLAS, Dawn Studio (palettes on the run), 2021, Installation view from the sidewalk.
The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
LISA BLAS, Dawn Studio (palettes on the run), 2021. Installation detail. Archival digital print.