This month's selection comes from Courtney McKenna, the Clinical Assistant & Special Projects Coordinator at Gateway Arts.
Photography by Melanie Bernier
In this particular series of work, Charles Hurvitz has chosen to
focus on the late Audrey Hepburn. Sitting with a photograph, markers and
vellum, Hurvitz enthusiastically begins to sing tunes from the musical My Fair
Lady. Moving his hand in rhythm with his voice, these portraits
become more than drawings; they venture into the realm of performance art.
Each portrait presents a different mood of seemingly different
women.
The emotion in Charles’ deliberate marker strokes allows
each piece to effectively develop. They become less about Audrey Hepburn, and
more about individuals and moments. Charles’ color choice and line
placement present to us perhaps a saintly figure, a darkly clad and hidden
face, and a woman leaning on a man. Throughout all of these, Charles is able to
create spirited images with a haunting energy.
Charles longs for times gone by. He often asks if
individuals remember an actor or musician, while remarking “they’re old”. He
has successfully given these interpretations of a woman known so well, new
life.
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