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A RCADIA
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Arcadia Contemporary
t: 212.965.1387
51 Greene Street
e: info@arcadiacontemporary
New York, NY 10013
www.arcadiacontemporary.com
CELEBRATING WOM EN ARTISTS Jess Riva Cooper • Nancy Depew • Deon Duncan • Dianne Gall • Alessandra Maria • Romina Ressia
APRIL 23 ˗ MAY 20, 2015 OPENING RECEPTION THURSDAY APRIL 23TH, 6:00-8:00 PM
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ROMINA RESSIA “Fish� Archival Pigment Print, 2015 23 x 35 inches ed. 1 of 5
ROMINA RESSIA Presented here is the work of Argentinian, avant-garde fashion photographer Romina Ressia (b.1981). Making her foray into fine art photography, Ressia has become an internet sensation. Her work marries Elizabethan-era subjects and Renaissance sensibilities with modern anachronisms, playfully collapsing time to document an imagined past. This body of portraiture playfully raises questions about the roles of women in history and also the present day. What was life like for women in the Renaissance? What impact would modern conveniences have had in their lives? Can the viewer imagine conflating a modern life with this bygone past?
CELEBRATING WOMEN ARTISTS ROMINA RESSIA “Popcorn” Archival Pigment Print, 2014 69 x 45 inches ed. 2 of 5
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ROMINA RESSIA “The Queen” Archival Pigment Print, 2014 59 x 39 inches ed. 2 of 3
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ROMINA RESSIA “Popcorn” Archival Pigment Print, 2014 12 x 8 inches ed. 4 of 30
ROMINA RESSIA ROMINA RESSIA “Double Bubble Gum” Archival Pigment Print, 2014 36 x 23 inches ed. 3 of 5
“Double Bubble Gum” Archival Pigment Print, 2014 12 x 8 inches ed. 2 of 8
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ROMINA RESSIA
ROMINA RESSIA
“Skull”
“Oval Portrait”
Archival Pigment Print, 2014
Archival Pigment Print, 2014
18 x 11 inches
17 x 10 inches
ed. 2 of 6
ed. 3 of 6
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ROMINA RESSIA
“Black Box”
“Boring”
Archival Pigment Print, 2014
Archival Pigment Print, 2014
24 x 16 inches
23 x 36 inches
ed. 1 of 6
ed. 2 of 5
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ROMINA RESSIA “Woman with Flowers” Archival Pigment Print, 2014 36 x 23 inches ed. 1 of 5
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ALESSANDRA MARIA “Moirai” Oil, Graphite, and Gold on Panel, 2015 22 x 28 inches
ALESSANDRA MARIA The signature works of Alessandra Maria (b. 1990) combine ethereal drawings of female subjects with a lace-like overlay of gilded decoration which are flattened, like icons, into a field of gold. This emerging artist, currently working in Brooklyn, New York, represents the show’s youngest talent. Her dream-like subjects reside in a fantastic world, both fragile and equisite.
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ALESSANDRA MARIA “Chrysanthemum 3” Oil, Graphite, and Gold on Panel, 2015 13 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches
ALESSANDRA MARIA “Chrysanthemum 4” Oil, Graphite, and Gold on Panel, 2015 14 x 12 inches
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ALESSANDRA MARIA “Dust” Oil, Graphite, and Gold on Panel, 2014 11 x 9 inches
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ALESSANDRA MARIA
“Finish”
“Rebecca”
Oil, Graphite, and Gold on Panel, 2015
Oil, Graphite, and Gold on Panel, 2015
20 x 14 inches
26 x 16 inches
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ALESSANDRA MARIA “Revelations” Oil, Graphite, and Gold on Panel, 2015 30 x 23 inches
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DIANNE GALL “Violet Blonde” Oil on Panel, 2014 7 × 9 inches
DIANNE GALL Painter Dianne Gall (b. 1964) from Australia makes her Arcadia debut with cinematic oil paintings featuring femme fatales of a bygone era. Eschewing the expected black and white palette of 1940’s cinema, Gall immerses her heroines and scenes in acid-dipped colors more indicative of the 1960’s Pop era. Sited in domestic interiors, the tight compositions of these paintings underscore their intimacy. With their backs turned and their faces hidden, the strong women subjects of Dianne Gall’s work assert their strength to the viewer.
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DIANNE GALL “Introspection” Oil on Linen, 2015 44 x 54 inches
DIANNE GALL “Glimpse” Oil on Panel, 2014 7 x 8 inches
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DIANNE GALL
DIANNE GALL
“Cornered”
“All Is Always Now”
Oil on Canvas, 2014
Oil on Linen, 2015
32 x 30 inches
48 x 60 inches
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DEON DUNCAN “Clarity� (details) Bronze and Gold Leaf, 2015 32 x 12 x 8 inches ed. 3 of 9
DEON DUNCAN Deon Duncan (b. 1963) presents bronze sculptures depicting swimmers athletically poised; their tensed musculatures are accented with gold and blue hues. Educated in painting and critical theory with a graduate degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Duncan turned to sculpture later in her career. In the tradition of classical sculpture, her works investigate the body and ideal beauty. Here, her athletes demonstrate a rigorous study of human anatomy and a fluency of sculptural techniques, cast and gilded.
CELEBRATING WOMEN ARTISTS DEON DUNCAN
DEON DUNCAN
“Ascension”
“Blue Lotus II”
Bronze and Gold Leaf, 2013
Bronze and Gold Leaf, 2014
33 x 9 x 6 inches
41 x 16 x 8 inches
ed. 5 of 9
ed. 3 of 9
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DEON DUNCAN
DEON DUNCAN
“Clarity”
“The Interval”
Bronze and Gold Leaf, 2015
Bronze and Gold Leaf, 2013
32 x 12 x 8 inches
38 x 6 x 6 inches
ed. 3 of 9
ed. 8 of 19
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NANCY DEPEW “An Embarrasment of Riches #2” Oil on Panel, 2013 12 x 9 in
NANCY DEPEW Nancy Depew (b. 1965), whose large-scale nudes and florals are masterworks of hyper-realism, paradoxically imbues her works with a dreamlike otherworldliness. These atmospheric works depict flora and female figures in repose as if frozen in a moment in time. Masterfully rendered, Depew’s gossamer-like surfaces demonstrate a keen attention to detail, utilized to subtle and graceful effect.
CELEBRATING WOMEN ARTISTS NANCY DEPEW “Merge” Oil on Panel, 2014 40 x 60 inches
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NANCY DEPEW “Inside Out” Oil on Panel, 2015 40 x 60 inches
CELEBRATING WOMEN ARTISTS NANCY DEPEW “Premonition” Oil on Panel, 2015 20 x 16 inches
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NANCY DEPEW “Sway” Oil on Panel, 2015 14 x 11 inches
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JESS RIVA COOPER Viral Series I “Leaves” Painted Ceramic, 2014 18 × 11 × 9 inches
JESS RIVA COOPER From North America come the hauntingly beautiful ceramic works by Torontobased Jess Riva Cooper (b. 1981). As part of her celebrated “Viral Series,” these uniquely sculpted busts depict female figures with flowers, leaves and creatures emanating and enveloping their heads and shoulders, expertly rendered in surface relief and painterly filigree. Each unique porcelain bust combines hand sculpting and delicate painting with appliqué reminiscent of fine china, evoking a theme of domesticity. The figures become fecund vessels, reminding the viewer of nature’s abundant fertility and the cycles of life, death, and rebirth.
CELEBRATING WOMEN ARTISTS JESS RIVA COOPER Viral Series II, “Blue and Green Flowers” Painted Ceramic, 2015 15 1/2 × 11 × 7 3/4 inches
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JESS RIVA COOPER Viral Series II, “Autumn Flowers” Painted Ceramic, 2015 18 1/4 × 11 × 9 1/2 inches
CELEBRATING WOMEN ARTISTS JESS RIVA COOPER Viral Series II, “Yellow and Pink Roses” Painted Ceramic, 2015 14 3/4 × 11 × 7 3/4 inches
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JESS RIVA COOPER Viral Series II, “Red Flower, Green Buds” Painted Ceramic, 2015 19 × 11 × 10 1/4 inches
CELEBRATING WOMEN ARTISTS JESS RIVA COOPER Viral Series II, “Green Buds, Crocus” Painted Ceramic, 2015 16 1/4 × 11 × 9 inches
A R C A D IA
C O N T E M P O R A RY
51 Greene Street New York, NY 10013
www.arcadiacontemporary.com
t: 212.965.1387
info@arcadiacontemporary.com