Rachael Friedberg
dal 5/3/2003 al 5/4/2003
Segnalato da
5/3/2003
Rachael Friedberg
Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York
Friedberg utilizes wood panels and the ancient technique of encaustic, in which powdered pigments are suspended in a wax medium. She builds up the surface of each painting, layer by layer, resulting in a translucent “skin†with a worn, pitted and or porous texture.
'Suburbia Revisited' & 'Eulogy Series' In Encaustic
Denise Bibro Fine Art, 529 West 20th Street, Chelsea, NYC, is pleased to announce its first solo exhibition of Rachael Friedberg, 'Suburbia Revisited' & 'Eulogy Series' In Encaustic, from March 6- April 5, 2003.
Friedberg utilizes wood panels and the ancient technique of encaustic, in which powdered pigments are suspended in a wax medium. She builds up the surface of each painting, layer by layer, resulting in a translucent “skin†with a worn, pitted and or porous texture. She then draws on the surface in oil stick dipped in wax, or scratches images directly into the wax itself. Friedberg primarily works in series. Each series evolves after a painstaking process of numerous sketches.
Friedberg’s encaustic paintings include symbolic figures and iconic images balanced with geometrical shapes. Objects and symbols often suggest a deeper and more elusive meaning. The viewer is provoked to explore the narrative of the paintings on a deeper level. Friedberg’s works have literal and metaphoric levels of meaning - making emotional connections with the viewer. The surprising juxtapositions of images, colors, and words tell us something about the artist’s own personal experiences. She manages to be at once selective and inclusive.
Signs, emblems, and themes play and important role in Friedberg’s paintings. Well known art historian, Linda Nochlin goes on to describe Friedbergs works …..
Rachael Fried berg has had numerous solo and group exhibition including, most recently; Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, NY; Laurel Tracey Gallery, Red Bank, NJ; Cummings Art Center, Connecticut College, New London, CT; Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago, IL; Cervini Hass Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ; Art Mecca Contemporary Fine Art, Chicago, IL. Friedberg has exhibited in many museums and public exhibition spaces including, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ; Staten Island Museum of Art and Science, Staten Island, NY; Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY; Snug Harbor Cultural center, LI, NY; Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY, to name only a few. She has also received notices in such publications as: Art News, Art In America, The Chicago Tribune, East Hampton Star, and The New York Times.
Among the art historians and critics that have written essays about her work are Patricia Berman, Eunice Lipton, Robert S. Lubar and Linda Nochlin. The artists has won numerous awards and is in the permanent collections of The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ; The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY; The Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ; The Heckscher Museum, Huntington, NY and the University Gallery, University of Denver, Newark, DE.
There will be a reception for the artist, Thursday, April 6, 6-8pm.
Image:
The Blue Window, from the Suburbia Series
Rachel Friedberg
Denise Bibro Fine Art
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