Visions of Johanna Unzueta
The Chilean artist’s drawings on hand-dyed paper and homespun fabric are like natural pills against language.
Like flower petals greeting the light of dawn. Like butterfly wings made of steel mesh. Like a supernova explosion that happened 20,000 years ago but still looks like it’s on day one. Like beads containing seeds strung on cotton threads stretched over a green valley between two mountain peaks. Like water bubbles mingling at a bubble convention. Like a heart pumping out indigo-colored blood. Like portals lined with effervescent silk. Like natural pills that cure you of language.
Such visions may arise as you look at Chilean artist Johanna Unzueta’s sublime drawings on hand-dyed paper and homespun fabric. Go see them, feel them (not with your hands), and let them show you what the essence of life is truly like.
Installation shots of Johanna Unzueta, Gradens in Orbit at Casey Kaplan, New York (all photos Hakim Bishara/Hyperallergic)
Gradens in Orbit continues at Casey Kaplan (121 West 27th Street, Manhattan) through October 24. The show was organized by the gallery.
