White has been compared to Jackson Pollock, in that there is an artistic order to her seemingly random abstract works. While Pollock dripped paint on canvas in a way that many critics called "chaotic," to the artist himself his work was anything but--his medium was intentionally chosen and his compositions were consciously crafted.
In a similar vein, although the aesthetic value of White's work on canvas merits critical acclaim in its own right, it's her manipulation of her medium that really defines White's painting.
Vaho:Pequenãs historias de amor from VenuzWhite on Vimeo.
For her latest series, "Pequenas historias del amor" ("Little Love Stories," in English)--which was exhibited by Spoon and Leonard Tourné Gallery in our joint show this spring in New York City--White allowed bubbles of acrylic paint to fill vast canvases with vibrant cellular patterns. The result is a carefully curated series of 30 panels, each depicting its own love story about a relative, a lover, or a close friend. You'll have to look closely to trace the outlines of figures in each panel.
In the past, White has placed her canvases atop speakers and allowed musical vibrations to determine the course of the composition.
Jueves de Jupiter from VenuzWhite on Vimeo.
White's work has been exhibited in San Francisco, Madrid, New York City and her native Bogotá. She has also been featured at MAMBO (Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá), Galeria el Museo Bogotá, and El Museo de Arte Moderno in Medellín. She received her bachelor of fine arts in 2002 from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia and completed coursework in 1997 at the Art Atelier, University of California, Berkley, and at the Liberal Arts College of Marin, CA.
For more information on available works, stop into our SoHo showroom at 463 Broome Street, visit us online, or call us at 212-219-2656.
Additional works by Venuz White:
Venuz White, 2006, 51" x 51", Acrylic on canvas
Venuz White, Microsmoide 1, 2005, 51" x 51", Acrylic on canvas
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