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Reed Danziger
April 7 - May 9, 2021



Reed Danziger’s new works on paper continue her exploration and development of a visual language that captures vibrant, energetic moments of flux and transition. Her works are multi-faceted and complex, employing a vocabulary of abstracted imagery derived from nature, science, and mathematics. Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic, and watercolor are layered on paper using a combination of stenciling, screening, and free-hand painting. The drawings are created slowly and intuitively, with each mark and passage made in reaction to what came before as the layers accumulate. Washes of color are overlaid with intricate and precise linear marks in dynamic compositions: episodes of energy shift and reorganize, settle into stillness, then gather force and momentum. Translucent passages of muted tones are punctuated with vibrant and richly colored geometric shapes and linear elements that intersect, repeat, and collide with one another. As Danziger notes:

I think of this work as representing imagined narratives of events which are in the process of occurring: a build-up of pressure, a breaking point, or a point of impact. My intent in capturing these moments is to also release the drawing’s need to conform to any linear depiction of time, or to follow true spatial perspectives. I am interested in creating a space in which events seem to occur simultaneously, both above or below or in front of or behind one another. These narratives allow me to explore and make sense of the unexpected, and to express my interest in trying to understand the intangible…As I build up the drawing with intricate marks and layers, the flow of energy begins to take on a life of its own. The compositions become disorienting as the foreground and backgrounds merge, at the same time as they pull apart, twist and collapse, or flatten onto themselves. I attempt to visualize the act of an energy exchange, capturing both the beauty and the chaos of these moments.

Danziger has been exhibiting her work nationally and internationally for the past twenty-five years, including solo and group exhibitions at Hosfelt Gallery in San Francisco, Robischon Gallery in Denver, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI, the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, and the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, among others. Her work is held in numerous private and public collections, including the Frederick R. Weisman Foundation in Los Angeles, the Achenbach Foundation in San Francisco, Wichita’s Ulrich Museum, and the U.S. Department of State’s Art in Embassies Program.
 
  Reed Danziger, Point/Shift
Point/Shift, 2020
Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
13 x 13 inches
Reed Danziger, Point/Shift, Detail 1
Point/Shift, 2020
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Point/Shift, Detail 2
Point/Shift, 2020
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  Reed Danziger, Untitled
Untitled, 2020
Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
10 x 10 inches
Reed Danziger, Untitled, Detail 1
Untitled, 2020
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Untitled, Detail 2
Untitled, 2020
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  Reed Danziger, An Echo is a Reflection
An Echo is a Reflection, 2020-21
Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
20 x 20 inches
Reed Danziger, An Echo is a Reflection, Detail 1
An Echo is a Reflection, 2020-21
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An Echo is a Reflection, Detail 2
An Echo is a Reflection, 2020-21
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  Reed Danziger, Held in Place
Held in Place, 2020
Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
26 x 26 inches
Reed Danziger, Held in Place, Detail 1
Held in Place, 2020
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Held in Place, Detail 2
Held in Place, 2020
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  Reed Danziger, Almost After All
Almost After All, 2020-21
Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
27 x 25 inches
Reed Danziger, Almost After All, Detail 1
Almost After All, 2020-21
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Almost After All, Detail 2
Almost After All, 2020-21
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  Reed Danziger, Reflected Density
Reflected Density, 2020-21
Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
27 x 27 inches
Reed Danziger, Reflected Density, Detail 1
Reflected Density, 2020-21
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Reflected Density, Detail 2
Reflected Density, 2020-21
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  Reed Danziger, The Hinge Point
The Hinge Point, 2020-21
Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
29 x 27 inches
Reed Danziger, The Hinge Point, Detail 1
The Hinge Point, 2020-21
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The Hinge Point, Detail 2
The Hinge Point, 2020-21
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  Reed Danziger, The Falling Horizon
The Falling Horizon, 2020-21
Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
30 x 30 inches
Reed Danziger, The Falling Horizon, Detail 1
The Falling Horizon, 2020-21
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The Falling Horizon, Detail 2
The Falling Horizon, 2020-21
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  Reed Danziger, The Time In Between
The Time In Between, 2020-21
Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
30 x 30 inches
Reed Danziger, The Time In Between, Detail 1
The Time In Between, 2020-21
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The Time In Between, Detail 2
The Time In Between, 2020-21
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  Reed Danziger, The Instability of Time
The Instability of Time, 2020-21
Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
34 x 34 inches
Reed Danziger, The Instability of Time, Detail 1
The Instability of Time, 2020-21
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The Instability of Time, Detail 2
The Instability of Time, 2020-21
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  Reed Danziger, Gathering unto Itself
Gathering unto Itself, 2020-21
Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
34 x 34 inches
Reed Danziger, Gathering unto Itself, Detail 1
Gathering unto Itself, 2020-21
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Gathering unto Itself, Detail 2
Gathering unto Itself, 2020-21
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  Reed Danziger, Delayed Radiance
Delayed Radiance, 2020-21
Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
38 x 37 inches
Reed Danziger, Delayed Radiance, Detail 1
Delayed Radiance, 2020-21
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Reed Danziger, Delayed Radiance, Detail 2
Delayed Radiance, 2020-21
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  Reed Danziger, The Fragment was Ultimately the Form
The Fragment was Ultimately the Form, 2020
Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
37 x 36 inches
Reed Danziger, The Fragment was Ultimately the Form, Detail 1
The Fragment was Ultimately the Form, 2020
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Reed Danziger, The Fragment was Ultimately the Form, Detail 2
The Fragment was Ultimately the Form, 2020
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  Reed Danziger, The Progress of Balance
The Progress of Balance,
2019
Ink, graphite, gouache, acrylic and watercolor on paper
Diptych, each sheet 36 x 46 inches
Reed Danziger, The Progress of Balance, Detail 1
The Progress of Balance,
2019
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The Progress of Balance, Detail 2
The Progress of Balance,
2019
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