Rhythm: in Art, Literature. a patterned repetition of a motif, formal element, etc., at regular or irregular intervals in the same or a modified form.
Form: Fine Arts.
a. the organization, placement, or relationship of basic elements, as lines and colors in a painting or volumes and voids in a sculpture, so as to produce a coherent image; the formal structure of a work of art. b. three-dimensional quality or volume, as of a represented object or anatomical part. c. an object, person, or part of the human body or the appearance of any of these, esp. as seen in nature: His work is characterized by the radical distortion of the human form.
Claus Heinecke's current exhibit at the Colborne Art Gallery features long, languid rhythms, coupled with sinuous forms like a single plant from a kelp forest still swaying in the aquamarine currents of its native home; short, graceful strokes curving compact and tidy like a songbird, enlarged to readily viewable size; rounded fullness of a gravid female torso carefully coaxed out of the wood in such a way as to allow the strong grain to delineate those parts of
the whole which most need to be emphasized.
The sculptures are delightful - warmly coloured, inviting touch, suggesting a silkiness that belies the splintery and knobbly native woods they are made from.
Paintings accompany them: uses of the same forms and rhythms, developing from a quickly sketched and deft study into a fleshed out and carefully executed portrait, and then into a rough 3D form, finally emerging completely into its finished three-dimensional presence
This exhibit depicts not just the final products of a creative force dedicated to the sensuous look and feel of well-executed art, but the process by which these reach that state of grace. An eminently satisfying show on many levels and well worth a second visit.
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