Peres Projects Berlin unleashes Beth Letain’s latest abstract adventure, Dumbbell. Immersed in geometric play and embraced by intense hues, Letain (b. 1976, CA) displays an unbridled passion for disrupting her stringent artistic codes.
Each piece in Dumbbell marks an act of rebellion against her past, subtly altering variables like colour and spatial dynamics, and observing the evolving harmony. White paint now claims its space amid her pigment notably intensifying the normally translucent canvases. The exhibit captures Letain’s flirtation with circular shapes, defying her trademark orthogonal strictures and spilling over canvas borders.
Constantly October, 2024
Painting – Acrylic and oil on canvas 140 x 120 cm (55 x 47 in) (BL18000)
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Long and Short, 2024
Painting – Acrylic and oil on canvas 170 x 155 cm (67 x 61 in) (BL18001)
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March 7 – April 13, 2024 | Opening: March 7, 6-9 PM
Peres Projects, Karl-Marx-Allee 82, 10243 Berlin
Letain’s practice is an organic alchemy of discipline and spontaneity, meticulously crafted yet open to the charms of unpredictability. From swift watercolour preliminaries on index card-sized canvases to the expanded final works, she cultivates an intimate dynamic, rendering each translation from sketch to canvas a reinvention steeped in raw emotion.
With Dumbbell, her fourth individual presentation at Peres Projects—and the third in Berlin—Letain asserts her prowess in rearranging basic elements into tantalizing emotional landscapes. Her acclaimed oeuvre spans various group and solo showcases, echoing the continuous dialogue with the essence of minimalism she orchestrates.
Long and Short, 2024
Painting – Acrylic and oil on canvas 170 x 140 cm (67 x 55 in) (BL17998)
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Plain Men, 2024
Painting – Acrylic and oil on canvas 170 x 140 cm (67 x 55 in) (BL18002)
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