55 Orchard Street, New York, New York 10002 212 989 5467 fax 212 989 5642
55 Orchard Street, New York, New York 10002 212 989 5467 fax 212 989 5642 |
Jim Dingilian |
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The exhibition features two distinct bodies of work: acrylic paintings and drawings created with candle smoke inside glass bottles. Both reflect Jim Dingilian's interest in photography, memory and the possibility of transcendent moments occurring in mundane or peripheral locations. For several years the artist has worked with images of suburban fringe areas such as the edges of parking lots, the backs of shopping centers, and patches of woods between housing developments. His attitude regarding such places is neither ironic nor condemning. Instead, the ubiquity of these locales and their ambiguity -- simultaneously everywhere and nowhere -- make them areas of great potential. They are a type of frontier or no-man’s-land that is familiar yet typically overlooked. However, there can be moments when such places take on new meaning in a sudden, jarring way: the everyday becomes absolutely alien and at that instant these areas are mysteriously and dramatically transformed in the eyes of the observer. | |||||||
55 Orchard Street, New York, New York 10002 212 989 5467 fax 212 989 5642
email info@mckenziefineart.com |
