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THE DESIGN STUDIO
Upcycle
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Elisa Contemporary Art presents Upcycle at The Design Studio in Bridgehampton, NY. Upcycle celebrates Artwork created from all recycled materials. Our artists recycle, reuse and re-envision newspaper, magazines, junk mail, commercial signage, plastic scraps and strips, caps & bottles, wood, steel, tools, drills and metal parts to create one of a kind works of art. Featured artists include:
Connecticut Interdisciplinary artist Joseph Dermody
New York Metal sculptor Carole Eisner
Canadian Mixed Media artist Aurora Robson
Uruguay Mixed Media artist Adriana Rostovsky
St. Louis Hybrid artist Cheryl Wassenaar
The exhibit will run from August 1 through September 20, 2015. All the artists all share a commitment to make our world a cleaner, greener and more eco-minded environment for current and future generations.
What: Artists:
Upcycle Joseph Dermody, Carole Eisner, Aurora Robson, Adriana Rostovsky, Cheryl Wassenaar
When:
August 1— September 20, 2015
Where:
The Design Studio, 2393 Main St, Bridgehampton, NY 11932
Hours:
Monday-Thursday 10 am – 5 pm Friday/Saturday 10am – 5:30pm Sunday 11am – 4pm
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Aurora Robson Flirt, 2012 Plastic debris, rivits, tinted polycrylic, mica Powder
24 x 39 Elisa Contemporary Art www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com Lisa@ElisaArt.com 212.729.4974
Aurora Robson Scrutiny on the Bounty, 2013 Excess packaging and acrylic on panel (triptych)
48 x 12 x 5 Elisa Contemporary Art www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com Lisa@ElisaArt.com 212.729.4974
Aurora Robson Thundering Typhoons, 2013 Acrylic and junk mail on panel
18 x 18 Elisa Contemporary Art www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com Lisa@ElisaArt.com 212.729.4974
Aurora Robson Blistering Barnacles, 2013 Acrylic and junk mail on panel
18 x 18 Elisa Contemporary Art www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com Lisa@ElisaArt.com 212.729.4974
Aurora Robson Residue (top) and Residuum (bottom) 2014
Ink and junk mail on paper 8 x 14 (each) Elisa Contemporary Art www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com Lisa@ElisaArt.com 212.729.4974
Cheryl Wassenaar Parlance, 2014 Found Commercial Signage
30 x 33 x 5 Elisa Contemporary Art www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com Lisa@ElisaArt.com 212.729.4974
Cheryl Wassenaar Pause II 2014 Found Commercial Signage
24 x 15.5 x 3 Elisa Contemporary Art www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com Lisa@ElisaArt.com 212.729.4974
Cheryl Wassenaar Pause I, 2014 Found Commercial Signage
12 x 20 x 3 Elisa Contemporary Art www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com Lisa@ElisaArt.com 212.729.4974
Adriana Rostovsky UntitledI 2014 Paper and acrylic media on wood support
41 x 34 x 5 Elisa Contemporary Art www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com Lisa@ElisaArt.com 212.729.4974
Joseph Dermody Dhyana White Melamine on Canvas, Framed
24x24, Framed to 27x27 Elisa Contemporary Art www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com Lisa@ElisaArt.com 212.729.4974
Joseph Dermody Asan Point White Melamine on Canvas, Framed
24x24, Framed to 27x27 Elisa Contemporary Art www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com Lisa@ElisaArt.com 212.729.4974
Carole Eisner Blooms Scrap Metal and Doorknobs
4.75 x 12 x 5.5 Elisa Contemporary Art www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com Lisa@ElisaArt.com 212.729.4974
Carole Eisner Hot Dog Scrap Metal
27 x 46 x 18 Elisa Contemporary Art www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com Lisa@ElisaArt.com 212.729.4974
Carole Eisner Mosquito Scrap Metal
16 x 17 x 20 Elisa Contemporary Art www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com Lisa@ElisaArt.com 212.729.4974
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About the Artists
Joseph Dermody As an interdisciplinary artist, Joseph Dermody (born October 7, 1979 in Warwick, Rhode Island) has always focused on a balanced mix of many different forms of visual and performing arts. He received his Bachelors and Masters of Music Performance from Rhode Island College, Guildhall School of Music in London and Purchase Conservatory, NY. Joseph currently identifies himself as a Dimensional Expressionist; His love for music, painting, sculpture and structural design have been synergistically cultivated from early childhood and continues to influence his work across disciplines. His classical training, combined with a desire for experimentation has led to an awareness and freedom that allows for a continuous evolution of creativity and artistry. Joseph has received eight awards in the past few years for his work including a spot in the New York Times. Carole Eisner Carole Eisner has worked with scrap and recycled metal for 40 years creating elegant, abstract forms welded in steel. The artist's compositions reflect the surprising malleability she finds with metal. She works with “the debris of our civilization,� reclaiming and reassembling disregarded fragments of buildings and bridges into art. Eisner's longevity as an artist is a testament to the natural marriage between her monumental outdoor sculptures and the climate of public spaces.
Eisner received a BFA from Syracuse University. A life-long New Yorker, the artist splits her time between New York City and Weston, Connecticut. Her work has been exhibited throughout the world and is in public and private collections including the Guggenheim Museum. In 2013 Carole was the recipient of Syracuse University George Arents Alumni award for art. She is represented in New York by Susan Eley Fine Art. Aurora Robson Aurora Robson is a multi-media artist known predominantly for her transformative work intercepting the waste stream. Her practice is largely about subjugating negativity and shifting trajectories. Robson was born in Toronto in 1972 and grew up in Maui, HI. She lived and worked in New York City for the past two decades and recently relocated to the Hudson Valley. She holds a double major (B.A.) in visual arts and art history from Columbia University. Robson has exhibited internationally in museums, galleries and public spaces. Her work has been featured in Art in America, Art & Antiques, the cover of Green Building + Design and many other publications. She is a recipient of the Pollock Krasner Grant, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in sculpture, a TED/Lincoln Re-Imagine Prize and numerous other grants and awards. Recent and upcoming exhibits include: McColl Center for Visual Art (NC), Southampton Art Center (NY), The John and Marble Ringling Museum of Art (FL), and Philadelphia Zoo (PA).
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Adriana Rostovsky Born in Uruguay, Adriana Rostovsky trained as an architect. Her art is informed and driven by a European history of conservation. This childhood penchant for collecting “unusable items� evolved into an adult passion for treasuring day to day objects and giving them new life in the form of combined media in relief. As an adult, Rostovsky has traveled around the world, immersing herself in different cultures. As a visual artist, Rostovsky is drawn to transforming into art discarded materials that bring extensive history with them. She has been engaged on an international basis in many interdisciplinary projects, with focus on sustainability. Her artwork has been in group and solo exhibitions in Uruguay, Holland, Connecticut, and New York.
Cheryl Wassenaar Cheryl Wassenaar is a visual artist who explores the function of text in a hybrid practice of painting, sculpture, and design. She works primarily with found and fabricated commercial signage, repurposing the discarded wood into visual metaphors of communication that borrow from the language of modernist painting, contemporary advertising, and technology. Her work was featured on three book covers and selected for Studio Visit and New American Painters, both published by Open Studios Press. Wassenaar's corporate collections include Fidelity Investments in Boston, and Steelcase, Inc. in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. She recently won an international design competition for a permanent public artwork in the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art's new facility in Grand Rapids, MI. Cheryl Wassenaar received her BFA from Calvin College and her MFA from the University of Cincinnati. Her artwork is in public and private collections throughout the US. She is currently Associate Professor in the College of Art at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University in St Louis, Missouri. Cheryl Wassenaar's work is exhibited nationally and internationally, appearing in over fifty group and solo exhibitions.
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About The Design Studio The Design Studio founded by interior designer Eugènia Au Kim and home furnishings expert Ely Horen has been considered the Hamptons most prestigious interior design firm since 1984. In 1988, they opened their retail store. The Design Studio is a unique interior design firm that embraces both interior design projects and home furnishings. The Design Studio and client projects have been featured in The New York Times, Newsday, Hamptons Magazine, Home Journal, Homes of the Hamptons and Hamptons Cottages & Gardens (HC&G). The Design Studio was a finalist in the HC&G Innovation in Design Awards in the Interior Design category (2012), participated in the HC&G Holiday House NYC (2013 and 2014) and in 2014 was featured on Open House NYC and Housewives of New York. The retail store located at 2393 Main St, Bridgehampton, NY. The Design Studio hours are MondayThursday 10 am – 5 pm; Friday/Saturday 10am – 5:30pm; Sunday 11am – 4pm. 631.537.1999. About Elisa Contemporary Art Elisa Contemporary Art represents a portfolio of both emerging and established contemporary artists, many of whom have work in the permanent collections of major museums and corporations. Founded in 2007 by Lisa Cooper, Elisa Contemporary Art is dedicated to promoting the appreciation and collection of art as a way to enrich and heal our lives, our communities, and the world. Elisa Contemporary Art has participated in international art fairs in New York, Miami and the Hamptons, and curated over 15 public art exhibits in the Tri-State area. A portion of every gallery sale is donated to charities helping underserved children heal through art. We support Free Arts NYC and Art Therapy Outreach Center. Elisa Contemporary Art has been featured in a number of publications including Ocean Home Magazine, Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, New York Spaces and The New York Times.
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