We are looking closely at a painting of a lacy cloth with a woven pattern of gaps. Singular, short horizontal brushstrokes skilfully imitate the weft of the weave passing under the warp threads.

Cindy Wright, Curtain (detail), 2005, Oil on linen. Photo courtesy Krystal Ramirez

Nov. 24, 2025

 

“Many childhood memories float to the surface as I continue to think about Curtain (2005): my grandmother's table runners and doilies; the way whatever was on my wrist would get stuck on the knots, my cats that would stretch against a hanging fabric and get their claws stuck  …”
 
Read Heather Lovato’s meditative tribute to three of the artworks in our Perspective exhibition at https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/unlvmuseum/news/perception-and-perspective