Dina Recanati’s images emerge from experience and memory, both personal and collective, as an homage to ancient cultures, to earth and time. While her art is often a combination of painting and the sculptural, the three dimensional is conditioned by prevailing esthetics. It is never solely about formal issues and strategies but always rooted in metaphor.
This exhibition of recent works is made of recycled material mostly drawn from the last show “Passage” which included “Bundles and Tents”. These are reconstructed and given new meaning and new appearance.
It is about the possibility of rehabilitating the material, “Bundles” of folded cloths and are no longer tied with ropes, “Tents” no longer serve for human habitation. Like shadows, their meanings shift. They are the survivors of other objects, of objects lost, destroyed. They are part of an endless chain of begats.
Whether we reconstruct, transmit information, create beauty or protest our condition, we invariably strive for a measure of continuity, even though temporary.
Dina Recanati was born in Cairo and grew up in Egypt.
Travelled to England where she studied Art and History.
Moved to NY and studied at the Art Students League.
Lives in NY and Israel.
She showed in galleries and museums in the US, Europe and Israel. Her work can be seen in private collections and public places.