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‘Human Body’ art to aid real humans
By Kelly A. Chase
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Photo by Kelly A. Chase
Artist Andrew Gelfand stands with one of the works in his exhibit, “The Human Body as Icon”
Proceeds from an art exhibit called “The Human Body as Icon,” will go towards helping real human bodies.
Now through Aug. 30 at Steel Imaginations, 1 S. Division St. in Peekskill, local artist Andrew Gelfand will hold an exhibit featuring limited edition prints of his work with 25 percent of the proceeds going to Hudson River HealthCare, a community health care center.
The gallery space is rented out by sculptor, Wilfredo Morel, who works for Hudson River HealthCare. Morel uses the space frequently to help raise money for the non-profit organization.
There are 42 works in the Gelfand’s exhibit, also referred to as “Tantric Etudes.” About half of the collection is on display and the other half can be viewed in a portfolio that is at the gallery.
“This work takes parts of the body as a system and looks at them as a whole,” Gelfand said. “I love the idea of intertwined bodies and the sense that things are interconnected in that position.”
Inspiration for the series comes from Gelfand’s interest in tantric yoga and martial art forms. Gelfand is also interested in Buddhist mandala imagery and respects the temple relief sculptures of India.
“Tantra is the Indian form of spiritual worship,” Gelfand said. “I have always been influenced by the Indians because their concept of sin does not exist in the way it does in the West.”
The process that goes into the art work uses giclee printing which takes a digital image and transfers it to canvas.
“I utilize images as found objects,” Gelfand said. “I take a provocative image and remove a portion of this image, often silhouetting or taking a square. Then I blow up the image, cut it in half and reassembly it to be opposite, mirrored or juxtaposed. Then I apply filters to the image.”
Gelfand received a Masters of Fine Arts degree from the School of American Craftsman at the Rochester Institute of Technology and currently lives in Yonkers.
Since 1975, Hudson River HealthCare has been network of community health centers that provides health care services to families throughout the Hudson Valley. It provides a wide range of primary and preventative health services. The mission of Hudson River HealthCare is to increase access to health care and improve the health status of its community, especially for the underserved and vulnerable.
The gallery is open Monday through Saturday, noon – 4 p.m. For more information about the exhibit, contact Steel Imaginations at (914) 457-7966.
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