| Fred Camper, writing for the Chicago Reader: |
| "Cynthia Large's Saint Christina the Astonishing at Ann Nathan (C126) depicts
Christina perched in a church interior, painted in egg tempera and oil with a
van Eyck-like precision that reflects Large's two years of study in Europe
and a year and a half of labor with layers of glazes. A miniature book
stored in a compartment built into the rear of the frame tells the story of
this 12th-century saint in Large's elegant calligraphy. In contrast to
many other younger artists, whose work is often constructed more theatrically
and typically references mass culture, the small volume has the private
devotional quality of an illuminated manuscript"
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| ---Fred Camper, excerpt from "On Exhibit: first glimpses of Art Chicago
2003, the Chicago Reader, Friday May 9, 2003, Volume 32, Number 32
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| www.fredcamper.com |
