Paul Kostabi
Etnia House of Arts presents “All that Blooms Must Fall” by Paul Kostabi.
For the artist, a painting does not end at its edge. He punches guitar picks from a floral painting on clear acetate and sets each pick onto a pair of glasses, where it fell in the painting. Petals drop onto the rims, and the nose becomes a detachable Venezia plague-mask beak, printed with a Sacred Peony; upside down, it resembles a gondola. The artwork carries painting beyond its original surface, transforming an image of impermanence into something wearable.
“What blooms must fall — and in falling, become something to wear.” - Paul Kostabi
For the artist, a painting does not end at its edge. He punches guitar picks from a floral painting on clear acetate and sets each pick onto a pair of glasses, where it fell in the painting. Petals drop onto the rims, and the nose becomes a detachable Venezia plague-mask beak, printed with a Sacred Peony; upside down, it resembles a gondola. The artwork carries painting beyond its original surface, transforming an image of impermanence into something wearable.
“What blooms must fall — and in falling, become something to wear.” - Paul Kostabi