The article reflects on the emotional impact that artworks from notable artists like Rothko, Agnes Martin, and Heidi Hahn invoke in viewers. Describing a visit to the Agnes Martin Gallery and the Kohn Gallery's solo show of Heidi Hahn, the writer emphasizes the majestic silence, emotional echo, and the profound connection between nature and abstraction in their works. Hahnâs paintings, characterized by their massive scale and innovative fusion of figuration and abstraction, reveal the nuances of time, power, and resilience, inviting contemplation and engagement.
There is the majestic silence and emotional echo when you sit in front of a group of Rothko's. It's documented and written about at large, and I have had that feeling so many times with his works, just this sort of monolithic echo of life coming from the color field works.
I've sat in front of a group of Heidi Hahn's paintings before, and they, too, resonate with this unmistakable sound, the figures motioning toward a rupture between figuration and abstraction.
Her new solo show, NOT YOUR WOMAN, on view at Kohn Gallery in LA, the power of fracture, the resilience of time, the haunting nature of painting to scale itself, is all here.
They are profound and fresh.
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