Loie Hollowell Contractions Past Mar 1 – Mar 13, 2022 Palm Beach Exhibition Details:Loie HollowellContractionsMarch 1 – 13, 2022Gallery:The Royal Poinciana Plaza340 Royal Poinciana WaySuite M333Palm BeachConnect: (opens in a new window) @loiehollowell (opens in a new window) @pacegalleryAbove: Loie Hollowell, Split orbs in purple, mauve, and green, 2021 © Loie Hollowell Pace is pleased to present an exhibition of five new paintings by Loie Hollowell from her Split Orb series, which comprises sculptural paintings focused on the process of childbirth. Taking a unique approach to color, form, and texture, the artist renders the physical experience of labor immediate and visceral."These works are an extension of an idea that I first explored in a nine-part painting series, where each split opening was representative of the nine centimeters of dilation the cervix must undergo in preparation to push out a baby," Hollowell says. “I see the consecutive nature as a kind of meditation, with each opening capturing the sensation of that moment of dilation. So, when the works are viewed in totality,you're moving through the act of giving birth in time and space. You step from one to the other, from one contraction to the next.”The five paintings in this show continue that examination, this time utilized as an exploration of more formal color compositions. Slightly removed from the context of the first series iteration, these works are as much color experiments as they are paintings about giving birth. Hollowell’s paintings often reflect the fantastical, uncanny nature of sexuality, pregnancy, and birth. Employing her distinctive manipulation of gradients, geometries, and dimensionality, the artist blurs the boundary between figuration and abstraction.Beyond Pace’s Palm Beach gallery, Hollowell’s work can be found in the collection of the ICA Miami. She was the subject of a major solo exhibition at the Long Museum in Shanghai in 2021, and in 2019 her work was featured in a solo show marking the inauguration of Pace’s 540 West 25th Street gallery in New York. Read More Featured Works Loie Hollowell, Split orbs in purple, mauve, and green, 2021, oil paint, acrylic medium and high density foam on linen over panel, 48" × 36" × 3-3/4" (121.9 cm × 91.4 cm × 9.5 cm) Learn More Close modal Loie Hollowell Split orbs in purple, mauve, and green 2021 oil paint, acrylic medium and high density foam on linen over panel 48" × 36" × 3-3/4" (121.9 cm × 91.4 cm × 9.5 cm) Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Loie Hollowell, Split Orbs in teal, purple, pink, and yellow, 2021, oil paint, acrylic medium and high density foam on linen over panel, 48" × 36" × 3-3/4" (121.9 cm × 91.4 cm × 9.5 cm) Learn More Close modal Loie Hollowell Split Orbs in teal, purple, pink, and yellow 2021 oil paint, acrylic medium and high density foam on linen over panel 48" × 36" × 3-3/4" (121.9 cm × 91.4 cm × 9.5 cm) Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Loie Hollowell, Split Orbs in yellow, purple, and blue, 2022, oil paint, acrylic medium and high density foam on linen over panel, 48" × 36" × 3-3/4" (121.9 cm × 91.4 cm × 9.5 cm) Learn More Close modal Loie Hollowell Split Orbs in yellow, purple, and blue 2022 oil paint, acrylic medium and high density foam on linen over panel 48" × 36" × 3-3/4" (121.9 cm × 91.4 cm × 9.5 cm) Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Loie Hollowell, Split Orbs in red, lavender and mauve, 2022, oil paint, acrylic medium and high density foam on linen over panel, 48" × 36" × 3-3/4" (121.9 cm × 91.4 cm × 9.5 cm) Learn More Close modal Loie Hollowell Split Orbs in red, lavender and mauve 2022 oil paint, acrylic medium and high density foam on linen over panel 48" × 36" × 3-3/4" (121.9 cm × 91.4 cm × 9.5 cm) Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Loie Hollowell, Split Orbs in purple, ochre, and brown, 2021, oil paint, acrylic medium and high density foam on linen over panel, 48" × 36" × 3-3/4" (121.9 cm × 91.4 cm × 9.5 cm) Learn More Close modal Loie Hollowell Split Orbs in purple, ochre, and brown 2021 oil paint, acrylic medium and high density foam on linen over panel 48" × 36" × 3-3/4" (121.9 cm × 91.4 cm × 9.5 cm) Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back About the ArtistKnown for paintings and drawings that explore the bodily landscape, Loie Hollowell’s practice exists in the liminal space between abstraction and figuration, otherworldly and corporeal. Originating in autobiography, her work explores themes of sexuality, pregnancy and birth. Hollowell’s geometric compositions use symbolic shapes such as the mandorla, ogee, and lingam to build her distinctive visual lexicon.Learn More Journal View All Essays Love Letter, by Charlotte Jansen Jan 12, 2023 Artist Projects Art Blocks x Pace Verso Miami NFT Exhibition Nov 17, 2022 Essays Loie Hollowell in Conversation Nov 08, 2022 Pace Verso Loie Hollowell: Contractions Sep 27, 2022 Overview Featured Works About the Artist Journal