BRIGITTE KOWANZ.(Brief Article)

GALERIE CORA HOLZL

More than fifteen years ago the Austrian artist Brigitte Kowanz began a series of works called "Durchleuchtungen," 1985- 93--a title based on the verb "to shine through" but meaning "investigations" or even "X-ray examinations." In them she placed different kinds of glass directly in front of a halogen bulb. The light does more than illuminate the contours of its object; it creates a diffuse, painterly play of colors that seems to emanate from the interior of the glass. The respective characteristics of glass and light ...

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