Jaclyn Mednicov
Jaclyn Mednicov's intimate drawings on
paper and paintings on plexiglass express the strugle of nature vs. humanity
and the damage we are doing to our natural surroundings. Her borderline
neo-surrealistic compositions embody imaginative recordings of absence,
alluding to loss and the passage of time, making both artist and viewer
necessary to complete the narrative. In her most recent body of work, she
creates empty landscapes and deserted spaces that serve as witnesses to
abandoned human activity, enabling the emergence of something new. The
compositions simultaneously convey tenderness and transformation, vulnerability
and strength, reflecting both the promise of creation and the disappointment
of destruction. Mednicov captures the moment when atrophy begins or alternatively
where creation starts; but one might feel her work leans to the side of
optimism. She pays homage to nature with heaps of stones and crawling vines
sneaking to the surface of the sidewalks, train tracks and brick walls
that comprise New York City. Perhaps the cup is half full in these ambiguous
but tender illustrations of humanity's ups and downs.
DANA CROSSAN'S non-representational abstractions are an emotional reflection
of her everyday experiences, offering us a vast palette of color, line
and erratic text. Whether stimulated by subway rides and fancy dinners,
or struggling to find food at the corner bodega, Crossan creates a dialog
with these experiences through her use of mixed media and formal elements
of design. Her signature layering process allows the canvas to be engrossed
by her swollen color fields, Cy Twombly-esque markings and ambiguous text
that undulates between turbulent designs and more clear textual representation
of her thoughts. Crossan's work stays true over time to her inner dialogue,
allowing us to see an undisclosed fraction of our infinite responses to
the complex world around us. Or perhaps this is simply a portrait of a
life in Brooklyn.
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 6th 6pm
to 9pm during the Gallery Crawl
For additional information or images please contact Sera Davis at info@seradavis.com
or at 347 306 1859.
