Untitled #14-03, 2003. Charcoal on mylar. 4.2' x 4.8'.
Untitled (#April 08), 2008. Charcoal on polyester film. 6' x 11.625'.
Hilary Brace's small drawings are infinitely evocative. They're made through a process of reductive erasure.
A deluge, c. 1517-1518. Black chalk.
I'm reminded of Leonardo da Vinci's deluge drawings...
Shade and Darkness - the Evening of the Deluge, 1843.
...as well as Joseph Mallord William Turner's paintings, a few of which were of the deluge.
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/celmins/
http://mckeegallery.com/artists/vija-celmins/
I'm also reminded of Vija Celmins' water drawings and prints.
More info on Hilary Brace at above websites.
