Gloria Ortiz-Hernández

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Gloria Ortiz-Hernández
1943-
Plate/Shift #10
2006
Graphite, charcoal powder, and pigment on paper.
22 x 22 inches (55.9 x 55.9 cm)
Gift of Sally and Howard Lepow.
2006.13
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In 1998, Ortiz-Hernandez turned from brightly colored figurative paintings to making simple geometric forms on paper. Plate/Shift #10 belongs to a series in which the artist explores different combinations of a similar composition. Made of numerous layers of almost imperceptible strokes, the subtle gradation from dark to light suggests volume and depth, and gives this deceptively simple composition a tactile beauty.

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Sally and Howard Lepow (from the artist); gift to the Morgan (2006).
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