MAIA FLORE – FLOWING IN STILLNESS
2020-02-03Obsessed by the art of dance, Maia uses the camera to record the figure’s motion in still photographs at the edge of a transformation. From wrinkles, to the drapes of the garment we wear, our bodies constantly unfold themselves tracing chapters of our passage. As seen in the Birth of Venus, by Sandro Botticelli, Venus stands at the edge of a shell with the wind showering her, she holds a tension in her stillness with grace. This tension in stillness inspires Maia, as she conducts her movements with the figure in mind.
In her previous work, colorful costumes has allowed Maia’s characters to find their personality. Successively, the red, yellow and green dress tinted this single character of a wacky and absurd gestures in surrealist scenes. With this almost monochromatic palette, the presence of the woman transforms the scenes into a daydream painting that very much recall the impressionist desire for an ideal stimulation of our senses.
Opposite – Vol 3
Exhibition runs through to February 29th, 2020
Themes + Projects
1275 Minnesota Street
San Francisco
94107 CA
