Emily Eveleth

Provenance:

Danese Gallery, New York

Exhibited:

Purchase, New York, Neuberger Museum of Art, Transitional Objects: Contemporary Still Life, August 2006-February 2007

Lot Note:

Dedicating almost her entire career to the painting of doughnuts, Emily Eveleth brings the art historical genre of the still life up to the present day. Her monumental objects of desire are set against dramatic, theatrical backdrops, oozing jelly, cream or honey in a corporeal, sensual display. Truce, 2005 is the artist working at her peak, with its luscious surface and grand scale exemplifying her decades-long project.

In reviews of her work, critics often point out the contrasts and dichotomies present in Eveleth's work. John Stomberg, Director of the Hood Museum at Dartmouth College, described her paintings as “restlessly shift[ing] across a spectrum of meanings…between opposing signficances; prosaic and profound, profane and sacred, banal and intriguing, to say nothing of the axis between cool asexuality and gushing, if veiled, sexuality.” In addition, the doughnut paintings bring an element of humor and irreverence, in the unexpected joy of seeing a doughnut so massive and close up, as if ready to be lifted up and eaten.

Right Canvas: 44 x 114 inches.
Left Canvas: 44 x 63 inches.
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