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plant kingdom; spiritual thresholds and the Christmas Mystery from an anthroposophical reference.”
LaPre’s figures, which in some cases feature “tweaked renderings of meticulously fashioned 19th century garments” reflecting not only the angst but the incipient liberation of that age. It is clear, as LaPre has stated, that “the figures in the show, constructed of fabric, leather, paper mache, are dolls only in the very ancient meaning of the word, as figures of sacred representation unlike the modem concept of dolls as playthings.” There is a startling and edgy quality to these figures that I would prefer not to dilute through a description; I’ll leave that as a reward for openingday show attendees.
The show also features Donna LaPre’s gifted poetry, meant to be absorbed as a part of the whole. Again, as with her graphic and figural works, this poetry gives a lot of credit to viewers/readers. They’re allowed to make their own assumptive leaps from one elegant expression to the next, creating their own view by closing the synapses between disparate images. LaPre’s flowing poetry puts me in mind of the textural expressions of Theodore Roethke.
Tb quote Steven Kenny, “All together, the works in this exhibit hint to a spatial reality that is more complex and dimensional than the temporal.” The tension between the related pieces of art in this show creates its own feeling and message. While the show has to come down on January 9th, and
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