104. ELLEN
GALLAGHER
 |
Blubber, 2000
Ink, pencil, and paper on linen
(304.8 × 487.7 cm)
Ink, pencil, and paper on linen
(304.8 × 487.7 cm)
 |
Odalisque, 2005,
gelatin silver print with watercolor and gold leaf, (38.7 × 36.2 cm), ed. of 15
 |
| Osedax, 2010 |
BIO & STEPS
Born:
In 1965 in Providence, Rhode Island ( USA)
Studies:
(1982–84) She studied writing at Oberlin College in
Ohio
(1989) Studio
70 in Fort Thomas, Kentucky
(1992) fine arts Degree, School of the Museum of Fine
Arts in Boston.
Her art education further continued in 1993 at the
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine.
Themes and
style:
Although
the work has often been interpreted strictly as an examination of race,
Gallagher also suggests a more formal reading with respect to materials,
processes, and insistences. From afar, the work appears abstract and minimal;
upon closer inspection, googly eyes, reconfigured wigs, tongues, and lips of
minstrel caricatures multiply in detail. Gallagher has been influenced by the
sublime aesthetics of Agnes Martin’s paintings, as well the subtle shifts and repetitions
of Gertrude Stein’s writing.
Techniques:
Her work
is developed in a mixed media.
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
See here:
http://www.gagosian.com/artists/ellen-gallagher/
Representative
Galleries:
Gagosian
Hauser & Wirth
In
her own words:
“My work is on
the one hand laboured, and on the other completely happenstance and intuitive.
But that's the swish in the work, I think. It's really important to me that the
work isn't just sitting on top of something, that the materials are woven
together – that they are recognisable and from the world."
For
more Information:
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/may/07/ellen-gallagher-artist