Painting > Ara Pacis Series-Large Work 2010-2011

Yvette Cohen lives and works in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York, NY. She creates flat boldly colored shaped painting sculptures, paintings that look like sculptures, positioned to convey infinite air and unlimited possibilities. illusion painting col

Per Aspera Ad Astra - Diptych(Through Hardship to the Stars)

Oil paint and wood dowels on shaped canvas

98 X 58 inches, 249 X 147 cm

This imposing diptych stands nine feet tall and was created for a site-specific installation at Cassina’s SOHO location in New York City. Cassina, renowned for its high-end Italian furniture design, provided the perfect backdrop for this work. Per Aspera Ad Astra, translated from Latin as Through Hardship to the Stars.