Mary Kane

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"Rejoined Bones"
Charcoal, acrylic and wax 55" high by 25"


“ ‘Rejoined Bones’ by Mary Kane consists of eight small squares aligned together within a rectangular frame of reference. They appear to be rendered with areas of charcoal and rust, sensitively placed on a cream colored background. Vibrating mysteriously with an unusual pulse beat, the entire image suggests an urge to achieve wholeness by a group of elements that have somehow been forcibly separated. The tension between the separate units, and their desire to come together as one, makes for a powerful sense of artistic drive, quivering with extraordinary, internal power:.”

Burt Wasserman
Art Matters.