Works by New York based emerging artists Lindsay Kolk, Meredith Hoffheins, and Elena Yamamoto will be on display from January 15-30th, 2011, at the deCastellane Gallery Annex. The Gallery will be open Wednesdays through Sundays, 12-6pm.

deCastellane Gallery Annex, 535 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

The opening reception will take place Saturday, January 15th, 2011 from 6-9PM. Free to the public.

Things looped, scratched, printed, painted, taped, drawn, sewn, tied, washed, pinned, erased, touched…

These objects and drawings are grounded in the physical; they are the remains of an ever-thoughtful and self-aware motion of the hand. For each of these artists, the hand becomes an extension of private thoughts and musings, allowing every physical mark or placement of fiber—even every erasure—to make those ineffable thoughts clearer and more manageable. There is a consistent spirit of discovery in all of the work, in which the accumulation of marks allows each artist to reflect, to ask new questions, and to derive clarity by literally building up a surface of answers. Through their fingers, Kolk, Hoffheins, and Yamamoto are constantly seeking the very spirit of the work, the truth of the idea, and the reason for making.

The flat picture plane no longer imitates space, but fully inhabits it. The fundamental physical elements of a drawing remain but their surfaces deceive, and through this alchemy of material and form, the illusion is maintained.

Like so many sketches tucked away in the recesses of museums, the fragility of these small forms demands one to protect and preserve, placing them out of light and reach. Such environmental provisions further underscore their preciousness and augment the intricate color interactions upon their exteriors.

(Various wet and dry pigments upon vellum or tracing paper enclosed in MDF boxes equipped with internal LED lighting)

various pigments on vellum.

a work in progress.

etching, stonehenge, graphite ink

inkjet ink on paper, hand drawn

Color defeats the very lifestyle I am desperately attempting to uphold. It overruns the little bit of control I have. It ruins my meager attempts to simplify, organize, and minimize. It utterly demolishes clarity. Yet, I crave its manic brilliance. I thirst for the happiness it induces, as evidenced by the emotional relief spring foliage gives from the bleak landscape of winter.Color has invoked a mutiny and I find myself subject to its will.

pine paper yarn

In “Vestiges”, each form utilizes the same amount of a singular material, while possessing subtle variations in diameter, length, and openings. The unique identity of each figure allows them to be addressed separately or in relation to one another. Paper, the traditional drawing surface, has taken the pencil’s role by transforming into the continuous line that composes the greater whole. “Vestiges” grew, loop by loop, yet they appear as delicate remnants, the remains of something that once occupied their spaces.

cotton string, pins, nails, tracing paper, graphite

(temporary installation)

graphite, pins, tracing paper

inflated plastic trash liners gathered in stairwell

(the great fire hazard)