curated by Marilla Palmer

SPACE, LIGHT AND DISORDER

“SPACE LIGHT AND ORDER. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT MEN NEED JUST AS MUCH AS THEY NEED BREAD OR

A PLACE TO SLEEP”

-LE CORBUSIER

OntheCover:PeterDudekModernShakers,2015metal,wood,plas6cwebbing,MDF,paint,hand-coloredprint,chair,woodenShakerpegs69x96x42in

SPACE, LIGHT AND DISORDERcurated by Marilla Palmer January 7th – February 13th 2016 Opening reception January 7th, 6 – 9 pm

CarolineCoxFloat,(detail)2016

horsehairfabric,millinerymaterial,glassmagnifyinglenses,handsewnandhungwithmonofilament

Dimensionsvariable

“Spacelightandorder.Thosearethethingsthatmenneedjustasmuchastheyneedbreadoraplacetosleep"

LeCorbusier

Butdisorderisthedomainofthear6st.Crea6vitycomesfromchaos.Ar6stsmakeupsystemstodisruptthemandrulesaremadetobebroken.Entropyisanothertoolinthepaintbox,ifthereismesswestudyit,inminu6ae.Forthear6stdisorderismorethantheun6dyhouseholdthatLeCorbusierrejectedandworkedtoobliterate,it’sanintegralpartofourprac6ce.Whatmanywouldconstrueasmentaldisordercanbefer6legroundaswell.Ar6stsdescendintorabbitholesofourownimagina6on,andstaytherelookingforcrea6venuggets.Thear6stschosenforthisshowreference

architecturalinteriorsaswellaspsychologicalinteriority.Typicalhomemakingskillsaredisruptedandskewedtransforminghowweperceiveourenvironment.

MarillaPalmer,2015

BrucePearsonNottointerruptyourbeauDfulmoment,2013oilandacryliconstryofoam48x60in.

LanguageandlightareatthecenterofBrucePearson’swork.Texturallydense

phrasesareimbeddedindeeplycarvedStyrofoamsurfaces.ThenormalorganizedgridofthewriVenwordisdisruptedand

renderedalmostillegiblebytheoverlappinglayersofcolor,lightandshadowwhicharepaintedonthedeeplysculptedsurface.Weknowthephrasesarethere,theyareinthe6tles.Butperceivingthepaintedwordsis

difficulttothepointofbeingalmosthallucinogenic.AsinAlice’svoyageintothe

rabbithole,we’velosttheabilitytocomprehendthingsasweusuallycould.

BrucePearsonSoonEnough2,2013oilandacryliconstryofoam33x33in.

DawnClementsKitchenFloor,2010Sennelierinkonpaper79x48in.

DawnClements’subjectisdomes6citydrawninlovingdetailwithballpointpen,inkandwatercolor.The

renderingsarepiecedtogetherasdelicatetapestries.Thefinishedworkscanbesmallorroomsizedshowingafilmic

scanningofherenvironment.Thescaleandperspec6veareskewedwith

melancholybeauty.Shedrawsas“akindofvisualdiaryofwhat[she]see[s],touch[es],anddesire[s].AsImove

betweenthemundaneempiricalspacesofmyapartmentandstudio,andthe

glamorousfic6onsofmovies,apparentlyseamlessenvironmentsaredisturbedthroughever-shi]ingpointsofview.”

DawnClementsUnDtled(Skyflakes),2014watercoloronpaper30x21.5in.

PeterDudekModernShakers,2015metal,wood,plas6cwebbing,MDF,paint,hand-coloredprint,chair,woodenShakerpegs69x96x42in

PeterDudek’ssculpturesusearchitecturalbitsandpiecesbothsalvaged

andnewlyfabricated.Transgressingthehierarchyofarchitecturalstyles,the“objectsarespreadandstacked…allowingforabackandforthconversa6onwithin[his]work.”

ThefoundobjectassemblageModernShakersjuxtaposesMidCenturyModern

elementswiththeShakerconceptoffunc6onality.Theutopianaspira6onsofbotharerenderednon-func6onal,butcapableof

desire.InDudek’sarchitecturalcartoonseries,housesdreamofeachother.

PeterDudekHouseDreamingDomino,2015inkjetprintonmetal16x16in.Edi6onof10

PeterDudekWhite-out(a),2015paintonphotograph8x10in.

White-out(b),2015paintonphoto10x8in.

White-out(c),2015paintonphotograph8x10in.

SydneyLichtUnDtled,2012canvasandStyrofoam84x72in.

SydneyLichtpaintsandsculptswithaspecificinterestinconsumerculture.Whetherpackingpeanutsorgi]boxes,theobjectsare

transformed,calling“intoques6onisourassumedfamiliaritywiththeordinarythingswe

tooo]enoverlook.”Licht’spain6ngandsculpturalworksinvolvetheuseofmundaneobjectsfromdailylife.InUnDtled,2012she

“weaves”acurtainofStyrofoampeanuts,“theman-madevariety[that]frequentlyendsupin

landfillsattheendofitslifecycle.”

SydneyLichtM'sandW's,2012mixedmedia12.5x16in.

CarolineCoxFloat,2016horsehairfabric,millinerymaterial,glassmagnifyinglenses,handsewnandhungwithmonofilamentDimensionsvariable

CarolineCox’sprocessbasedarchitecturalsculpturesbeginwithpilesofdelicatematerialsonthefloor.Usinglightandgravitythearchitectural

hangingsculpturesemerge“throughanunchartedseriesofimprovisedconstruc6onsand

reworkings.”InFloat,Coxs6tchesmillinerymaterialandglasslensescrea6nga“visceral/

speciallandscape”thattransfomitsenvironment.Herworkis“clumped,sewnandwound”together

un6lthelightinterac6vematerialscoalesce.“Combina6onsofthework’sculturalassocia6ons

andtheconnota6vestrengthofthematerialsallowsforanonverbal,poe6candambiguously

referen6alcontenttosurface.”

CarolineCoxDriQ,2015vegetablepackagingmeshDimensionsvariable

KKKozikCzech,2015oilonlinen46x57in.

KKKozik,Architecturalinteriorsanddomes6clifearethesubjectofmanyofKozik’s

pain6ngs.Thecomposi6onsarefrontalandcarefullycomposedindreamliketableaus.In

Kozik’spain6ngCzechweareprivytoabookcaseinsomeone’shome.Thebooksare

piledupwithoutshelvesina“messedupgrid”thatthreatenstoobscuretheblueskiedlandscapeseenthroughthewindow.Itsdisarraymakesusfeelvoyeuris6c.An

abstractedapproachemp6esthebooksoftheircontent.Thebookjacketsarepainted

simply,withouttext.“Ididthisreallyrandomly--loadabrushandfindafewplacestoputthe

paint.”

KKKozikSummerSky,2015oilonlinen20x16

KKKozikSlither,2015oilonlinen18x24in.

TheresaHackeVDustyMemory,2014diatomaceousearth,gessoFlashepaint,acrylic,inkonwoodpanel72x48in.

TheresaHackeA‘smixedmediapain6ngsarea“philosophicalinquiry.”Shecreatesvisualproblemstosolvethem,usingchaosasatoolinherpaintbox.Theabstractedimagesare

“geometricandorganicwithashi]ingcenterofgravity.”Theillusionis6cspaceischallenged

withpuncturesandlayeringofmaterials.Throughthewindowofhermixedmedia

pain6ngsonpanelourkinesthe6csensesaredisturbed.Thereisa“ver6ginousfeelingaswe

fallintotheportalofanotherreality.”ForTheresa,as“wespiralintoinnerspace,”that’s

whenthe“medita6on”begins.

TheresaHackeV4Corners,2014diatomaceousearth,gessoFlashepaint,acrylic,magicmarkerandinkonwoodpanel8x10in.

MarillaPalmerItStartsattheBoVom,2015branches,fabric,threadDimensionsvariable

ForMarillaPalmer,unrulyNatureistobedomes6cated,orderedand

dressed.Ac6ngasseamstresstoMotherNature,garmentsare6ghtlytailoredforbranches.Inhercollaged

watercolorsthechao6cpaVernsofbarkareorganizedintotex6ledesignsfor

future,imaginedgarments.Thebranchesarere-foliatedwithactualpressedleaves,flowersandmillineryvelvet.Workingwithintheapprovedpre-modernist,pre-feministpas6mes

forwomensuchasdecoupage,watercolorandsewing;disorder

aboundsinherstudio.

MarillaPalmerElevated,Enlightened,2015spores,Durabriteprint,watercolor,holographicvinyl,marigoldsonArchespaper30x22in.

JoshuaJohnsonExDncDonStaDon,2014trilobytefossil,telescope,wirelessmouse,leather,plexi,wood24x14x75in.

JoshuaJohnson‘smul6mediasculpturesareatthesame6meminimalistinappearance

andconceptuallycomplex.Referencingindustrialprototypes,hissculpturesbringtomindthedialoguebetweenfunc6onaland

non-func6onalinart.Scien6fic,consumerandindustrialproductsarecombinedwithmineral

andbiologicalmaVersuchasfossilsandahumanskull.Heconsiders“arttobea

cogni6vetechnology…art’sfunc6onmaybelocatednotinitsmaterialends,butuponits

abilitytoorientthought”

JoshuaJohnsonOuroborus,2012plas6cdinner-ware,epoxypuVy,hotglue21x20x2.5in

JoshuaJohnsonRazonbilidad,2015humanskull,acrylic,LED,wood,ligh6ngfixture10x16x67in.

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