Quod libet logo7/25/2023 ![]() Playing with spatial illusion and the 'function of seeing', the 'Overlappings' and subsequent 'IXEK' series feature shaped canvas on wood panels – bold, geometric areas of colour, layered to produce an effect of transparency and the sense of a three-dimensional sculptural form. ![]() The presence of the body and the sense of a free and individual autonomy within an overriding conceptual parameter, characterises Maurer's approach. The result of shifting and re-ordering of the initial form – horizontally, vertically or diagonally – they reference the organising principles of mathematics and the notion of the 'magic square', for the artist, always 'a basic symbol of human existence and thinking'. These tempera on paper pictures from 1972, feature coloured rectangles with diagonal bands overlaid across the paper according to a particular system. The earliest works in the exhibition belong to Maurer's 'Displacement' series, produced in the 1970s, which like much of her output systematically traces movement and change. Bringing together paintings and works on paper from different series, dating from the late 1970s to the present day, Quod Libet showcases her conceptual and pioneering investigation of perception, colour and abstract form. ![]() Born in 1937, Maurer is one of Hungary's most influential and significant artists, whose experimental practice – as artist, teacher and curator – spans more than five decades. White Cube is pleased to present an exhibition of work by Hungarian artist Dóra Maurer at West Palm Beach. ![]()
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