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2014 PHOENIX GALLERY ASSOCIATE ARTISTS:
EMILY DVORIN, JESSICA GONDEK, JOHN HAMPSHIRE, YOUNG JA YOON
LAURA WESTBY: CONGRUENT SPACES, Oil Paintings
FEBRUARY 5-MARCH 1, 2014
RECEPTION: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6 FROM 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Emily Dvorin
EMILY DVORIN "RED/PURPLE NON SEQUITUR"
I call myself a "sculptural basket maker". I am known for my innovative, "trans ordinary" vessels, challenging the original definition of basketry, exploring contemporary interpretations of this traditional craft and utilizing non-traditional materials. I transform the ordinary through the process of manipulation, construction, alteration, repetition of singular elements, coiling, weaving and assembling to create dense arrangements of common, urban objects. I sculpt with fiber and interact with material, pattern, color, design, shape and texture. My use of re-purposed, re-contextualized materials is my commentary on overconsumption of commercial goods, societal excess and throwaway consumerism. My work references everyday life and our relationship with our urban environment. I use the vessel form with an emotional and personal visual vocabulary to speak about life's issues. Color and texture, whimsy, exuberance, optimism, and a sometimes-edgy approach, always enter into my work.
www.emilydvorin.com
Jessica Gondek, "Ecstatic Technology: Enterprising Series"
JESSICA GONDEK "ENTERPRISING I"
The Enterprising series are works inspired by domestic utilitarian sources. My process begins with digital manipulations from vintage advertisements for fashionable consumer gadgets for the home found in The Enterprising Housekeeper, a catalogue and recipe book, published in 1902. The digitally printed elements I create are generated in cyan to recall blueprints or plans. The digital prints create a foundation for the modification of the context of these household objects. The drawing medium in particular allows for both transparency and mutability between layers of information. The mechanical forms within these compositions are simultaneously transformed asserting an animated physical presence and an internal narrative.
www.jessicagondek.com
John Hampshire
JOHN HAMPSHIRE " LABYRINTH 295"
My current work can be broken into two categories- composite tornado weather scapes and portraits. The weather-scapes, many of which are titled "labyrinths", are based from multiple, appropriated storm images and imagination. In the act of making these, I bend, distort, combine and invent imagery, thus constructing a completely new image. The term labyrinth refers to the structure and process through which these drawings are created. The portraits, which I started in February as a relief from the intricacies of the process for the storm drawings, are a bit different in nature. The storms are ephemeral and fleeting, implying past and pending change. The portraits are tangible subjects that are recognizable to the point of allowing an immense amount of abstraction. In both subjects, I am interested in delicate and dramatic changes of light, whether across form or through space. Contrasting these transitory qualities is the definite and assertive presence of marks which both define and interfere with the implied image. Whether in paint or ink, I apply material to a surface with little or no manipulation. The process is something I want to remain apparent to the viewer. I want the start, middle and end of the works' creations to be visible simultaneously.
www.johnhampshire.weebly.com
Young Ja Yoon
YOUNG JA YOON "UNTITLED"
As an Artist I express in a concise way the complexity of nature and its spirit. At this time I have finally discovered the true beauty of my art. Therefore, I have drawn this subject matter.
I'm ready to Fly......Waiting.....Oblivion.....Revival
LAURA WESTBY: CONGRUENT SPACES
February 5 - March 1, 2014
Reception: Thursday February 6, from 6:00-8:00 PM
LAURA WESTBY
CONGRUENT SPACES
Paintings
These works present spaces that are similar in inertia, but they may not be visually the same. They are meant to interact and create a dialogue that evokes a visual response and have a special impact.
Ms. Westby will be at the gallery Saturday, February 8,15,22, & March 1, 2014
www.laurawestby.com
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