Louise Despont’s Pure Potential, exhibited at The Drawing Room, seems to mark a shift for the artist. The large-scale piece, with its reds and greens and blues, and simple geometry form a carpet of abstract pattern reminiscent of Sonia Delauney. Despont’s more complicated works, which I find very compelling, are a bit esoteric. In those other works there is a marked tension between the grids that form the basis of her drawings and the shifting, undulating forms, symbols, and architectural elements. Here there is life, brightness – something many people will delight in. Pure Potential 1-4 also happens to be available as a textile installation by Maharam.
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