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Karin Davie — Gesture as Pressure
Gesture as Pressure
OBS–KD–2025–ICW
Surface and Reflection
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Artist:
Karin Davie
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Gesture is not released; it is held. Repetition accumulates pressure across the surface. Structure appears only after duration has done its work. Form stabilizes without resolving into image.

Gesture as Pressure

Karin Davie — Gesture as Pressure

Gesture accumulates through force.

Marks compress the surface.

Pressure holds.

What builds?

Gesture is often read as expressive release, yet release never occurs.

Force accumulates through repetition.

What continues is pressure sustained without discharge.

Structural Concepts

Surface and Reflection
Surface mediates perception through reflection, depth, and optical effect.
Gesture
A movement or mark that reveals force and intention.
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New York, NY: Miles McEnery Gallery, Karin Davie: It Comes In Waves, 30 October – 20 December 2025. © Miles McEnery Gallery.

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