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VijaCelmins

painter of simple miracles.
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Vija Celmins graphite ocean drawing: an even field of small waves rendered wave by wave, no horizon
Vija Celmins drawing of a spider web: concentric silk rings and radial spokes in white on black
Vija Celmins night sky: white stars of varying sizes scattered dense across a black field
Vija Celmins's Eggs, 1964: four fried eggs sizzling on a grey double hot plate against a muted blue-grey ground