{"id":12266,"date":"2025-03-05T10:30:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T15:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=12266"},"modified":"2025-03-05T07:41:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:41:29","slug":"deborah-druick-past-present-tense-at-nino-mier-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/05\/deborah-druick-past-present-tense-at-nino-mier-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Deborah Druick, &#8216;Past Present Tense&#8217; at Nino Mier Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who are the stylized female figures in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deborahdruick.com\">Deborah Druick<\/a>\u2019s paintings at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miergallery.com\/exhibitions\/deborah-druick\">Nino Mier Gallery<\/a>?\u00a0 With their faces hidden behind a fan, a bird, hair or even painted out, Druick not only gives nothing away but drives home the women\u2019s anonymity.\u00a0 At the same time, their abundant, characterful, wig-like swooshes of hair hint at a liveliness below the surface.\u00a0 Similarly, Druick\u2019s abundant patterning of the women\u2019s dress and their backgrounds flattens the figures, making them less life-like while also suggesting agency via bold fashion statements.\u00a0 The contradictions entice.\u00a0 (On view in Tribeca through March 22<sup>nd<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1747px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/6c6876dc7ff53694967151f73\/images\/5d230d29-3e41-59ca-7e12-ca25b8f64690.jpg\" width=\"1747\" height=\"2351\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deborah Druick, Plumage, flashe paint and acrylic on linen, 24 x 18 inches, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who are the stylized female figures in Deborah Druick\u2019s paintings at Nino Mier Gallery?\u00a0 With their faces hidden behind a fan, a bird, hair or even painted out, Druick not only gives nothing away but drives home the women\u2019s anonymity.\u00a0 At the same time, their abundant, characterful, wig-like swooshes of hair hint at a liveliness &hellip; 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