Intimate, 2006

Sara Modiano  

Intimate A three-dimensional freestanding sculpture Measures: 27"x 24"x 4" Metal, wire This piece is a mixed media, one of a kind sculpture from the renowned artist the late Sara Modiano.

This artwork presents a compelling fusion of portraiture and mixed media, featuring a solitary face rendered with striking delicacy. Central to the piece, the visage emerges from a beige background, its soft contours skillfully capturing a serene expression. Surrounding this, a grid of wire mesh frames the composition, introducing a captivating interplay of light and shadow. The mesh not only adds a tactile dimension but also invites reflection on themes of confinement versus exposure. This juxtaposition highlights the tension between visibility and obscurity, drawing the viewer's eye repeatedly toward the central image. The piece's stark, minimalist design emphasizes its conceptual depth, making it a thought-provoking study in identity and perception. Its innovative use of materials marks it as a unique and resonant example of contemporary art.

Sara Modiano (1951-2010) – An accomplished Colombian-born artist, she demonstrated her professional acumen as a conceptual artist with an impressive forty-year career of numerous exhibitions and excellent critical reviews. Modiano established her reputation in the fields of Painting, Installation, Sculpture and Performance Art. Modiano created a body of work that is part of Colombia’s national patrimony. Sara Modiano was a pioneering figure in the conceptual art that developed in Colombia during the 1970s and 80s. The cube recurs as a shape in her work, evincing her early studies in mathematics and geometry. Ser marks Modiano’s discovery of wire mesh as a material that she would work with extensively throughout the final decade of her career. She was drawn to the material for its ability to “contours space and energy’ in a way that they become separate modules of sewn wire mesh cubes that can be arranged in a variety of configurations. Modiano’s interest in the intangible reveals itself in the pockets of space framed by the transparent mesh structure.