DASHA SHISHKIN
Desaparecido
Zach Feuer Gallery is pleased to present Desaparecido, an exhibition of new work by Dasha
Shishkin.
Shishkin eschews any definitive narrative in her work in favor of
presenting questions with "maybe" for an answer. The plaintive, calm faces of
the figures who populate her compositions belie the intense activities in which
they are engaged. Each individual executes a particular task
that informs a larger activity, but individual identities or actions disappear,
intentionally or mistakenly, in a sea of activity or service.
Shishkin's complex compositions are executed using her characteristic
economy of line, coupled with her use of bright blocks of color and elaborate
patterning. Often using found materials, the artist employs the existing
imperfections, such as the folds or creases in a canvas, to give shape to her
work. Approximately 17 drawings in Desparecido are on
mylar, a semi transparent surface, which Shishkin takes advantage of by applying
several media including acrylic, ink and conte to the front as well as the
reverse of the surface. Although colors, often in opposition
to one another, at first dominate her compositions, line ultimately informs the
space and composition of her work.
Dasha
Shishkin was born in 1977 in Moscow and received her master's degree from
Columbia University. Her work was featured in Embrace at the Denver
Museum of Art; Greater New York at P.S. 1, New York;
and Gegenwärtig:
Geschichtenerzähler at the Kunsthalle
Hamburg. She is represented in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New
York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Dallas Museum of Art;
Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio; Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich; and Hamburger
Kunsthalle. Shishkin will have a solo exhibition at the
Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland in 2012. The artist
lives and works in Brooklyn,
NY.
Exhibition dates: May 6 - June 11,
2011
Opening reception: Friday, May 6, 6-8PM
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