Posts Tagged ‘Amy VanDonsel’
Heterachy: An Ordinary Adventure
Solo Exhibit
June 2010
Heterarchy: An Ordinary Adventure
Mostly New Work by Amy VanDonsel
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
Saint Louis, Missouri
Delivery for @sub_english
“Delivery for @sub_english”
2010
Installation
Paper, market, masking tape, rope, string, found net and books
Exhibited:
Solo Exhibit
June 2010
Heterarchy: An Ordinary Adventure
Mostly New Work by Amy VanDonsel
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
Saint Louis, Missouri
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An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury. The crane in Japan is one of the mystical or holy creatures (others include the dragon and the tortoise), and is said to live for a thousand years. In Asia, it is commonly said that folding 1000 paper origami cranes makes a person’s wish come true. This makes them popular gifts for special friends and family. A thousand paper cranes are also traditionally given as a wedding gift by the folder, who is wishing a thousand years of happiness and prosperity upon the couple. They can also be gifted to a new baby for long life and good luck.
A heterarchy is a system of organization replete with overlap, multiplicity, mixed ascendancy, and/or divergent but coexistent patterns of relation. Definitions of the term vary among the disciplines.
Wikipedia contributors. “Thousand origami cranes.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 28 Aug. 2010. Web. 3 Sep. 2010.
Wikipedia contributors. “Heterarchy.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 3 Aug. 2010. Web. 3 Sep. 2010.
Cloud and Wave
“Cloud and Wave”
2010
45×35
Acryclic, marker, paper on found print by Robert Ware
Exhibited:
Solo Exhibit
June 2010
Heterarchy: An Ordinary Adventure
Mostly New Work by Amy VanDonsel
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
Saint Louis, Missouri
She’s a Cosmic Library
“She’s a Cosmic Library”
2010
30X24
Acrylic, charcoal, ink, marker, paper, pastel, wood stain on panel
Exhibited:
Solo Exhibit
June 2010
Heterarchy: An Ordinary Adventure
Mostly New Work by Amy VanDonsel
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
Saint Louis, Missouri
Photos from the Opening on April 23
These are some photos from the opening of This Page Intentionally Left Blank. The artwork is by Bryan Walsh, Jeremy Rabus, and Amy VanDonsel, and the photography is by Drew Jones.
Wall Ball 2010
Painted live at Wall Ball 2010.
Untitled
2010
36×36
Acrylic, charcoal, ink, pastel, paper on canvas.
This Page Intentionally Left Blank
All new work by Jeremy Rabus, Amy VanDonsel, and Brian Walsh
Opening reception: April 23, 2010 6 – 10 PM
2646 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63118
Exhibition on view:
Saturday, April 24 & Saturday, May 1, Noon – 4 PM
Seen more frequently in the past, the phrase “This page intentionally left blank” sometimes still appears on official or
published documents. Consequently, one is usually struck with a natural curiosity about this phrase and it’s purpose.
In the exhibition, This Page Intentionally Left Blank, the new work of Jeremy Rabus, Amy VanDonsel and Bryan Walsh will
address and investigate the visual and psychological effects of the appearance of this phrase on some printed materials.
Amy VanDonsel combines mediums – including acrylic, pastel, and found paper – to explore the perception of figure versus ground. Her work for “This Page Intentionally Left Blank” examines spacial boundaries by playing hide and seek with layers of objects and mediums. By exposing the supports of stained wood panels, the negative space is highlighted, and what is missing is revealed. “This page intentionally left blank” is an everyday kōan – a statement which is not understood by rational thinking, but rather by intuition. Curiosity about this familiar phrase, and its effects on discursive thought, leads to an exploration of pictorial counterparts to language phenomenon, such as “visual palindromes.” Further imagery is inspired by hazy memories of number two pencils and ditto sheets, the smell of chalk dust, or pink-beige paint peeling from a row of lockers. Subverted maps, graphs and grids, blurring text, and forgotten love notes ask: “What really happened in your third grade mind when page six referred to itself?”
(Also check out the fantastic work of Rabus and Walsh: jeremyrabuspaintings.blogspot.com / iambwalsh.com)
