Reflection and Shadow
Paula Rivas and Christian Wloch
December 18, 2017
“Quasar” –2017, a 43 ¼” x 35 3/8” x 13” hanging sculpture consisting of black onyx balls, clear nylon thread, reflective and white acrylic, motor, optic motion detection eye and wood box is a recent acquisition for Rosenbaum Contemporary. A collaborative effort between Paula Rivas and Christian Wloch, two Buenos Aires artists, “Quasar” epitomizes, on a smaller scale, the meditative aspects of rhythmic movement per shadow and its evanescent placement on the wall behind the formal object; continually reinventing its own aesthetic. Subject to surrounding light sources—natural or synthetic—the depth,...
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