Arlene Rush

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Sum of the Whole
2005
Resin, acrylic, and fiberglass
96 ½" h x 72" w x 41 ¾" d

Sum Of The Whole commemorates the artist's 50th birthday, which can be a complex and significant milestone. In the installation, a harmonious and repetitive grouping constructed out of vaginal shapes is scattered along the floor and wall. Refined, pared-down, and organic fragments of the body act as a vessel/vehicle for transformation. Their repetition de-familiarizes and abstracts the form from its source yet retains a strange familiarity with its origin. Referencing the nearness to nature, the work invites all to consider one’s universal connection, perceptions of reality, and the nature of existence.


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