Death Rock City: Drawings and Structures. In this exhibition, in addition to her new intricate drawings, Tegeder ventures for the first time into the realm of three-dimensional work, creating a monumental and breathtaking representation of her concept of an urban utopia.
Death Rock City
Drawings and Structures
Priska C. Juschka Fine Art is pleased to present Death Rock City:
Drawings and Structures, a solo exhibition of work by Dannielle Tegeder.
In this exhibition, in addition to her new intricate drawings, Tegeder
ventures for the first time into the realm of three-dimensional work,
creating a monumental and breathtaking representation of her concept of
an urban utopia.
Inspired primarily by architectural blueprints and technological
sketches, Tegeder creates seemingly abstract environments composed of
interconnected recurrent forms, each representing a specific function in
fantastical landscapes, such as tunnels, housing and shelters.
Regardless of the intrinsic diagrammatic composition and the
interchangeable viewpoint, ones eye inevitably follows the stream of
lines and forms juxtaposed amid the many layers, thus uncovering the
inner- logic of these underground systems.
Tegeder's process is intuitive and uninhibited, as she draws inspiration
from historical monuments and architects of diverse styles, including
Zaha Hadid, Paulo Solari and the late work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Using
materials such as ink, enamel, acrylic, gouache and pencil, she then
translates and incorporates these sources into landscapes of refuge that
are at once devoid of human presence and an invitation for one to
explore and experience.
The structures Tegeder has created mimic her drawings in form, motifs
and composition, though introduce elements of tangibility and texture
through the mirrored platform and the various sensual materials. The
multiple shades and materials that compose the objects balance the
restricted palette of the drawings that is limited to black, white and
accents of yellow. This invokes a conceptual approach, further
distinguishing these landscapes from actuality, and granting the viewers
the freedom to drift spontaneously above and within this intricate city
unfolding before them.
Dannielle Tegeder received her MFA from The School of the Art Institute
of Chicago, and presently lives and works in New York. She has had
several solo exhibitions in the US and internationally, and has
participated in numerous group exhibitions in major institutions, such
as PS1/MoMA, The New Museum, The Brooklyn Museum of Art and Artists
Space. She has been the recipient of many residencies and grants,
including The Pollock- Krasner Foundation, The Fulbright Scholar Grant
and the Marie Walsh Sharpe Studio Fellowship.
Opening reception:
Friday, October 29, 7-10 PM
Gallery hours: Wednesday through Monday 12:00 to 6:00 PM or by
appointment.
Image: Eastern Paem Zartia: Grey Utopian System...
Ink, dye, pencil, design marker, acrylic and gouache on Fabriano Murillo
paper
58 1/4 x 76 1/2 inches
2004
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