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I was treated to a great surprise last Tuesday evening while wondering the streets of SoHo. Something drew me to the corner where Sloan Fine Art Gallery stands. Maybe it was the crowd spilling out with glasses of Merlot and delicious-looking empanadas in hand.

Sloan Fine Art Gallery (128 Rivington Street) was hosting an artist couple whose work is… an installation? A painting? A video?  It was hard to decipher, but no need! Their work is all of the above, and more. Multiple flat screens were meticulously placed in beautifully-sculpted wood frames, broadcasting rotating images which delighted the eye.

The innovative process created by Lilla Locutro and Bill Outcault is much more intricate and mathematical than one might expect. They use a 3-D body scanner as a camera for the first process in creating an image, mimicking the conquests of the Cubists; the detailed representation of three-dimensional objects on two-dimensional surfaces is a non-traditional extension of the sculptural process.

Their prints, even though stills, have a sense of flow and movement to them, with spiraling circles containing blotches of color placed here and there. Their animations, though continuously moving, have a stillness inherent within the colors and lines.

The artists say the entirety of their work is about the fragility of the human body. “The calligraphic shards of sliced figures are meant to emphasize our human vulnerability,” say Outcault.

And perhaps their work is also about the beauty that can arise out of completely surrendering to another human being. “Not one decision is made without the other’s consent,” gushed Locutro.

You can get your fix of their talent and charm on their website. But, if you’re in the neighborhood, definitely swing by Sloan Gallery for a first-hand viewing.

Sloan Fine Art Gallery

128 Rivington Street
New York, NY 10002-2366
(212) 477-1140