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Contact:
Carol Suchman
212-695-0021
Tria
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Tria Gallery
Presents Background Noise Featuring
Casey Vogt and daniel Baltzer, December 9 through January 22,
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20th and 21st centuries have been marked by rapid technological advancement. As
we have immersed ourselves in our brave new world, one wonders, have we changed
as much as the world around us? What impact has all of this had on us? We have
learned to live with technology and its subsequent noise; it surrounds us; it is
ever-present. Sometimes we tolerate it, sometimes we ignore it; sometimes we
are frustrated by it, and sometimes we even enjoy it. But it is there; an
undeniable backdrop of modern day existence.
Casey Vogt and daniel
Baltzer have found their own ways to express their feelings about this modern
day phenomenon. Both have been affected by the fast-moving pace of today's
world, and both have featured this 'background noise' in very prominent ways in
their work; their backgrounds become an inextricable part of their foregrounds
and of the overall works. Indeed, for these artists, the background noise
almost seems to be the point.
Both Vogt's and Baltzer's work is
thought-provoking and visually powerful. Both have been able build on a strong
conceptual basis and create a strong aesthetic presence. While their media and
styles vary, both of their bodies of work are detailed and layered, and there is
an opportunity to interact with their pieces on a variety of different levels.
Because of their multi-dimensionality, one can have different viewing
experiences each time one sees the work. This, and the fact that we have all
lived through these rapid technological changes together, is where the power of
their works resonates.
daniel Baltzer
daniel Baltzer is intrigued by the evolution of human relationships and social
networks as they relate to communication and information technologies. He is
fascinated with layered imagery, both flat and dimensional, as well as the human
figure, which drives the creation of his collage-like oil paintings. He
states:
Technology has found its way into the fabric of our relationships.
Its development and maintenance has become, in part, based on modern
innovations. The evolution of relationship and networking using communication
technology is explored in my work ... a series of paintings about technology
that has the potential to weave people, ideas and culture into a single dynamic
fabric. To participate in this process involves taking risks, as children do
when they play. Children use play earnestly as an opportunity to explore and
connect, creating the framework by which they learn and make more complex
decisions, while staying adaptive. Communication through play is a basic
element to understanding the world and the link we have to society through the
networks have
formed.
Baltzer has showed in solo and group exhibits throughout the Northeast.
His work was featured on NBC's Today Show in September 2010 and on
The Rachel Ray Show in April 2009. Baltzer lives and works in East
Harlem in New York City.
Casey Vogt
Casey Vogt explains that he creates "ornate, mandala-like compositions that
serve as a backdrop for politically charged figurative scenes". His most
recent paintings, featured here in Background Noise, "explore Americans'
relationship to drug use, the war on drugs, and the pharmaceutical industry" -
another relatively recent backdrop in the human experience. Vogt's slick,
psychotropic, resin-covered renderings are not only painted, but also
incorporate actual objects. The meticulous painting-collage hybrids are
assembled into a kaleidoscope of patterns.
Vogt explains:
The backgrounds are composed of masses of layered dots of house
paint in myriad colors, recalling a pharmacopoeia of pills. They act as a
painterly and metaphysical contrast to the socio-political narratives presented
by the figures. With their euphoric colors and psychedelic compositions, my
work proposes paintings as another mind-altering
substance.
Vogt grew up in Colorado, and spent seven "glorious" years existing
solely as a snowboard bum. He later studied at the University of Akron in
Ohio, where he fell in love with art. He recently received his Master's degree
from Miami University, and currently resides in Akron, Ohio with his fiancée and
their two dogs, Trotsky and Chomsky.
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It
is the mission of Tria Gallery to exhibit a balance of established artists with
impressive resumes and exciting young talent, showing representational and
abstract work, painting, sculpture, mixed media and installations. The
common denominator is that the Tria artist has a unique, authentic voice and a
compelling body of work which the directors feel should be given an audience.
Tria is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 6
pm, or by appointment. Background Noise opens December 9, 2010, and
remains on exhibition through January 22, 2011. For more information,
please visit www.triagallerynyc.com.
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Captions:
Casey Vogt / Billy the
Kid
24 x 24 inches / house paint,
collage, enviro-tex on panel
/ 2009
daniel Baltzer /
Broadcast 31
28 x 32 inches / oil
paint, spray paint and resin on wood panel/ 2008
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