Amy Pleasant’s truncated, monochromatic silhouettes of the body remind the viewer of the universal impulse of the lean, the repose, or the stretch.
In one work, a series of arms, arranged in a loose grid, lay outstretched or limp; hands are shown relaxed or in tension. In another, nine different studies of the torso lean toward and away from one another as if in conversation. Repetition in Pleasant’s practice serves a dual purpose of demonstrating a history of the body as a ubiquitous form while also articulating individuality through difference.
