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| GRETTA MARCHANT |
Gretta Marchant says about her work: 'As a result of my fascination for digital imagery and following my
studies and experiments on the subject I have created a new series entitled The Myth of Woman¬hood,
the title itself is provocative enough in relation to the ‘Female versus Feminism’ issue and how the use
and abuse of this subject has become a cliché.’ The series comprises digital photographic images
which are duplicated several times, to be then assembled together to form a stim¬u¬lating
kaleidoscopic final picture. The Myth of Womanhood shows Gretta’s return to perfor¬mance art, but
here the performance is for the camera alone. For example, the starting point is an image of Gretta
standing with her back to the mirror; her arms outspread. For the black and white version, she paints
out her head and body leaving the arms to create patterns. Other details are painted out in succeeding
prints until we are left with Crossarms which is made up of the reflected images of just one of her arms,
repeated to resemble a slightly surreal cross-stitch pattern on black ground.
studies and experiments on the subject I have created a new series entitled The Myth of Woman¬hood,
the title itself is provocative enough in relation to the ‘Female versus Feminism’ issue and how the use
and abuse of this subject has become a cliché.’ The series comprises digital photographic images
which are duplicated several times, to be then assembled together to form a stim¬u¬lating
kaleidoscopic final picture. The Myth of Womanhood shows Gretta’s return to perfor¬mance art, but
here the performance is for the camera alone. For example, the starting point is an image of Gretta
standing with her back to the mirror; her arms outspread. For the black and white version, she paints
out her head and body leaving the arms to create patterns. Other details are painted out in succeeding
prints until we are left with Crossarms which is made up of the reflected images of just one of her arms,
repeated to resemble a slightly surreal cross-stitch pattern on black ground.
Lives and works in London.
Selected Exhibitions
2006- PEOPLE LIKE US at nomoregrey, East London: Sarah Dwyer, Rose Gibbs, James Jessop , Jasper Joffe, Peter Lamb, Gretta Sarfaty Marchant, Gavin Nolan,
Harry Pye, Martin Sexton. Plus catalogue with an essay by Harry Pye.
2005- THE OH HOUSE, The Oxford House, curated by Harry Pye, London .
2005- NIGHT ON EARTH, The Oxford House, curated by Harry Pye, London .
2005- ART IN MIND, La Viande Gallery, London .
2004 – 2005- SOULMATES, Sartorial Contemporary Art, London .
2003- LIFE WORKS (solo exhibition) 473 Broadway Gallery, New York , USA .
1999- THE WORLD OF HORSERACING, The National Horseracing Museum of Newmarket, UK.
1999- THE WORLD OF HORSERACING (solo exhibition with catalogue), Worseley Fine Arts, London.
1997- REFLECTIONS OF A WOMAN (solo exhibition with catalogue), Worseley Fine Arts, London.
2002- MYTH OF WOMANHOOD & YOUTH VERSUS GRAVITY (solo exhibition with catalogue) for the inauguration of Sartorial Contemporary Art, London.
1988- BODY WORKS & EVOCATIVE REINCARNATIONS (solo exhibition with catalogue) , Keith Green Gallery, New York, USA.
1987- SUMMER SOLSTICE '87, Art Performance 'The Marriage' Gretta Sarfaty & Willoughby Sharp in WNYC-TV special by Charlie Morrow, with: John Cage,
Melissa Fenley, Philip Glass, Butch Morris, NY.
1987- BIENAL INTERNATIONAL DE PINTURA 87, Museo de Arte Moderna, Cuenca, Equador.
1987- BIENAL DEL AUTO-RETRATO, lnstituto Cultural Domeq, Mexico.
1986- BODY WORKS (solo exhibition) , Galeria Sao Marcos, Brasília, Brazil, USA.
1985- LA MAJA IN GOYA TIME –“Plexus Art Opera”, written & curated by Gretta Sarfaty at ‘Quando'
(Lower East Side ), New York, USA.
1983- SELF PORTRAIT OF BRAZIL (solo exhibitions with book), Museu de Arte de São Paulo and at the MNBA - Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.
1984- Amazoni Gallery, for the inauguration of THE TRUMP TOWER, New York , USA .
1983- EVOCATIVE RECOLLECTIONS (solo exhibition), Galeria A. Niemeyer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1981- EVOCATIVE RECOLLECTIONS (solo exhibitions), Galleria Multimedia, Brescia, Italy; Centro de Arte Euro-Americano, Caracas, Venezuela; Galeria Singular,
Porto Alegre, Brazil; Galerie B14, Stugart, Germany.
1981- INTERNATIONAL TRIENNAL OF DRAWINGS - Warsaw, Poland.
1980- ESPACES LIBRES, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France.
1980- EVOCATIVE RECOLLECTIONS & TRANSFORMATIONS (solo exhibition with catalogue), ICC - Internationaal Cultureel Centrum, Antewerp , Belgium .
1980- MULTIMEDIA INTERNATIONAL, USP - Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
1980- EVOCATIVE RECOLLECTIONS (solo exhibitions with catalogue), Galleria La Filanda, Veranno, Brianza; Galeria de Arte Parnaso- Brasilia, Brazil; MAC - Museu
de Arte Contemporanea, São Paulo.
1980- TRIENAL LATINO AMERICANO DE GRABADO, Centro de Arte y Comunicacion, Buenos Aires.
1980- TRANSFORMATIONS (solo exhibitions), Galleria Arte Verso, Genova, Italy; Galeria A. Niemeyer Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1979- EVOCATIVE RECOLLECTIONS (art performances with catalogue), Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris and at the Pallazzo di Diamanti di Ferrara, Italy.
1979- TRANSFORMATIONS (solo exhibitions), Galleria Diagramma, Milano; Galerie Papala,Karlsruhe, Germany; Galeria Andre Sigaud, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1979- 29ème SALON JEUNE PEINTURE, Musée du Palais du Luxembourg, Paris, France.
1978- TRANSFORMATIONS (solo exhibition with catalogue), Galeria Bonfiglioli, São Paulo, Brazil.
1977- BIENAL NATIONAL, São Paulo, Brazil.
1977- SALON DE MAI, Paris, France.
1977- IV ENCONTRO INTERNACIONAL DE ARTE, Portugal.
1976- AUTO-PHOTO, TRANSFORMACOES E DIARIO DE UMA MULHER, video special produced by TV Globo, São Paulo, Brazil.
1976- METAMORPHOSIS (solo exhibition with catalogue), Galeria de Arte Global, São Paulo, Brazil.
1975- XII BIENAL INTERNATIONAL, São Paulo, Brazil.
1975- VI SALAO PAULISTA de Arte Contemporanea, São Paulo, Brazil.
1974- METAMORPHOSIS (solo exhibition), Petite Galerie, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1973- METAMORPHOSIS, Galeria Documenta with catalogue, São Paulo, Brazil.
Selected Exhibitions
2006- PEOPLE LIKE US at nomoregrey, East London: Sarah Dwyer, Rose Gibbs, James Jessop , Jasper Joffe, Peter Lamb, Gretta Sarfaty Marchant, Gavin Nolan,
Harry Pye, Martin Sexton. Plus catalogue with an essay by Harry Pye.
2005- THE OH HOUSE, The Oxford House, curated by Harry Pye, London .
2005- NIGHT ON EARTH, The Oxford House, curated by Harry Pye, London .
2005- ART IN MIND, La Viande Gallery, London .
2004 – 2005- SOULMATES, Sartorial Contemporary Art, London .
2003- LIFE WORKS (solo exhibition) 473 Broadway Gallery, New York , USA .
1999- THE WORLD OF HORSERACING, The National Horseracing Museum of Newmarket, UK.
1999- THE WORLD OF HORSERACING (solo exhibition with catalogue), Worseley Fine Arts, London.
1997- REFLECTIONS OF A WOMAN (solo exhibition with catalogue), Worseley Fine Arts, London.
2002- MYTH OF WOMANHOOD & YOUTH VERSUS GRAVITY (solo exhibition with catalogue) for the inauguration of Sartorial Contemporary Art, London.
1988- BODY WORKS & EVOCATIVE REINCARNATIONS (solo exhibition with catalogue) , Keith Green Gallery, New York, USA.
1987- SUMMER SOLSTICE '87, Art Performance 'The Marriage' Gretta Sarfaty & Willoughby Sharp in WNYC-TV special by Charlie Morrow, with: John Cage,
Melissa Fenley, Philip Glass, Butch Morris, NY.
1987- BIENAL INTERNATIONAL DE PINTURA 87, Museo de Arte Moderna, Cuenca, Equador.
1987- BIENAL DEL AUTO-RETRATO, lnstituto Cultural Domeq, Mexico.
1986- BODY WORKS (solo exhibition) , Galeria Sao Marcos, Brasília, Brazil, USA.
1985- LA MAJA IN GOYA TIME –“Plexus Art Opera”, written & curated by Gretta Sarfaty at ‘Quando'
(Lower East Side ), New York, USA.
1983- SELF PORTRAIT OF BRAZIL (solo exhibitions with book), Museu de Arte de São Paulo and at the MNBA - Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.
1984- Amazoni Gallery, for the inauguration of THE TRUMP TOWER, New York , USA .
1983- EVOCATIVE RECOLLECTIONS (solo exhibition), Galeria A. Niemeyer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1981- EVOCATIVE RECOLLECTIONS (solo exhibitions), Galleria Multimedia, Brescia, Italy; Centro de Arte Euro-Americano, Caracas, Venezuela; Galeria Singular,
Porto Alegre, Brazil; Galerie B14, Stugart, Germany.
1981- INTERNATIONAL TRIENNAL OF DRAWINGS - Warsaw, Poland.
1980- ESPACES LIBRES, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France.
1980- EVOCATIVE RECOLLECTIONS & TRANSFORMATIONS (solo exhibition with catalogue), ICC - Internationaal Cultureel Centrum, Antewerp , Belgium .
1980- MULTIMEDIA INTERNATIONAL, USP - Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
1980- EVOCATIVE RECOLLECTIONS (solo exhibitions with catalogue), Galleria La Filanda, Veranno, Brianza; Galeria de Arte Parnaso- Brasilia, Brazil; MAC - Museu
de Arte Contemporanea, São Paulo.
1980- TRIENAL LATINO AMERICANO DE GRABADO, Centro de Arte y Comunicacion, Buenos Aires.
1980- TRANSFORMATIONS (solo exhibitions), Galleria Arte Verso, Genova, Italy; Galeria A. Niemeyer Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1979- EVOCATIVE RECOLLECTIONS (art performances with catalogue), Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris and at the Pallazzo di Diamanti di Ferrara, Italy.
1979- TRANSFORMATIONS (solo exhibitions), Galleria Diagramma, Milano; Galerie Papala,Karlsruhe, Germany; Galeria Andre Sigaud, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1979- 29ème SALON JEUNE PEINTURE, Musée du Palais du Luxembourg, Paris, France.
1978- TRANSFORMATIONS (solo exhibition with catalogue), Galeria Bonfiglioli, São Paulo, Brazil.
1977- BIENAL NATIONAL, São Paulo, Brazil.
1977- SALON DE MAI, Paris, France.
1977- IV ENCONTRO INTERNACIONAL DE ARTE, Portugal.
1976- AUTO-PHOTO, TRANSFORMACOES E DIARIO DE UMA MULHER, video special produced by TV Globo, São Paulo, Brazil.
1976- METAMORPHOSIS (solo exhibition with catalogue), Galeria de Arte Global, São Paulo, Brazil.
1975- XII BIENAL INTERNATIONAL, São Paulo, Brazil.
1975- VI SALAO PAULISTA de Arte Contemporanea, São Paulo, Brazil.
1974- METAMORPHOSIS (solo exhibition), Petite Galerie, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1973- METAMORPHOSIS, Galeria Documenta with catalogue, São Paulo, Brazil.
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