Drawing (with pigment) 1995 - 1999

Curator: Helena Almeida's "Drawing (with pigment)" presents us with a fascinating meditation on artistic creation and the body. Editor: It feels like a ghost story, all suggestion and absence. The disembodied hands hovering over a blank page... what's the story they're trying to tell? Curator: Almeida often explores the relationship between the artist's body, the artwork, and the viewer. We might consider this drawing as a representation of the artist's presence, or perhaps absence, in the act of creation. There's a dialogue about the female artist's role within a patriarchal art-historical context. Editor: Absolutely. And there is that one shadow giving weight to the image. Makes me wonder, is the drawing real, or only imagined? Curator: Indeed. The simplicity directs our attention to the concepts of presence, absence, and the performance of artmaking. Editor: Ultimately, it's a drawing about the mystery of making. It's a reminder that even the simplest gestures can be profound.