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Scratching the Surface

Laura Wulf

May 26 – July 1, 2005

Eight Orange Squares on Brown with Seven Lines Horizontal and One Vertical, 2005

Eight Orange Squares on Brown with Seven Lines Horizontal and One Vertical, 2005
20 x 16 inch Unique Photogram with Etching

Two Green and Silver Cubes on Dark Fields on Light Blue, 2005

Two Green and Silver Cubes on Dark Fields on Light Blue, 2005
24 x 20 inch Unique Photogram with Etching

Vertical Band and Lines Seperating Red and Yellow, 2005

Vertical Band and Lines Seperating Red and Yellow, 2005
20 x 16 inch Unique Photogram with Etching

Three Pink and three Orange Squares on Orange with Unsettled Cubes, 2005

Three Pink and three Orange Squares on Orange with Unsettled Cubes, 2005
20 x 16 inch Unique Photogram with Etching

One Red Horizontal Band on Yellow, 2004

One Red Horizontal Band on Yellow, 2004
20 x 16 inch Unique Photogram with Etching

Three Orange, Pink and Green Cubes on Brown, 2005

Three Orange, Pink and Green Cubes on Brown, 2005
24 x 20 inch Unique Photogram with Etching

Sanded Vertical Rectangle with Four Horizontal Rectangles on Light Blue, 2005

Sanded Vertical Rectangle with Four Horizontal Rectangles on Light Blue, 2005
24 x 20 inch Unique Photogram with Etching

Two Orange and Blue Cubes on Gray, 2005

Two Orange and Blue Cubes on Gray, 2005
20 x 16 inch Unique Photogram with Etching

Sanded Vertical Rectangle and Red Trapezoid on Red, 2005

Sanded Vertical Rectangle and Red Trapezoid on Red, 2005
24 x 20 inch Chromogenic Print

Orange Cubes on Magenta, 2004

Orange Cubes on Magenta, 2004
24 x 20 inch Unique Photogram with Etching

Vertical Crisscrossing Bands of Green, Red and Brown, 2004

Vertical Crisscrossing Bands of Green, Red and Brown, 2004
24 x 20 inch Unique Photogram with Etching

Two Orange Cubes in Orange Fields on Yellow, 2004

Two Orange Cubes in Orange Fields on Yellow, 2004
24 x 20 inch Unique Photogram with Etching

Unhinged Cube on Orange and Blue, 2005

Unhinged Cube on Orange and Blue, 2005
20 x 16 inch Unique Photogram with Etching

Three Orange and three Blue Squares with Horizontal Lines on Green, 2005

Three Orange and three Blue Squares with Horizontal Lines on Green, 2005
Unique Photogram with Etching


Laura Wulf:  Scratching the Surface

May 26 - July 1

  

 
Press Release

 
 
 
Foley Gallery is pleased to announce Scratching the Surface, an exhibition examining the junction between photography and drawing by Boston based photographer Laura Wulf. In her New York debut, Wulf presents fundamental evidence of light applied to color photographic paper by creating a unique photogram without the use of a negative.  She then essentially draws on the paper with a sharp tool to permanently incise the paper below the surface of the emulsion.  Some of the cuts are precise and follow the geometric guidelines for three dimensional shapes.  Other cuts are more random and involve scraping and sanding of the surface.

 
 
 
Photography’s invention freed painters from the responsibility of representation and paved the way for the modern exploration of painting materials and of the painting process.  Photography finds itself in a historically parallel moment with the advent of digital technology.  Photographers can now create their own fictional documentary while others like Wulf can expand the possibilities of how photographic materials can be used.  Color photographic paper is very limited in terms of texture and surface, but with Wulf’s mark making and brilliant color relationships, she is able to achieve a balance between emotive color and impersonal forms.  Shapes made from color combinations in the emulsion link to the surface markings, transforming the flat surface into a complex constellation of design.  She is both architect and builder of a bold new construction.

 
 
 
Laura Wulf received her degree from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1996.  She received a Professional Development Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and was a finalist for the Maud Morgan Prize from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  She has exhibited her work at the DeCordova Museum and the Sommerville Museum, both in Massachusetts.

 
 
 
Foley Gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 6pm.  For more information or for images, please contact the gallery by phone or e-mail.  A complete selection of images from the exhibition will be available on the website at www.foleygallery.com on May 26th.

Gallery Hours:Tuesday - Saturday 11 - 6pm