Cayla Birk

Over Series: H I R S T · K O O N S, 2017

2017

A group of figures heads for icy distant mountains. A familiar enough scene of polar explorers hauling their sledges. Yet somehow this does not quite fit the heroic mold. The ice and sky are tinged a movie musical pale blue and their gear is a bit too colorful for the era of man-hauling. And then there’s the sled, piled high not with boxes of supplies but with a jumbled heap of antiquities: Greek Athenas, bits of a coliseum, a ship’s great wheel. In Jessica Houston’s collage “The Long Haul,” the explorers drag history itself into the great beyond, their backs turned from their absurd load. But we take in the entire scene. In her suite of works, Over the Edge of the World, Houston uses oil on wood, ink on paper, and collages of found images, many from National Geographic Magazine, to rearrange the evidence – and thus history’s possibilities. Houston joins visual artists such as Judit Hersko, Katja Aglert, and Isaac Julien...

ON THE BOWERY, West Germany, Edition Domberger screenprint in colors AP V/XX ed.100

Mixed media on panel

Style: Contemporary, Modern, Conceptual Small study for the series “Rare Earth"

A group of figures heads for icy distant mountains. A familiar enough scene of polar explorers hauling their sledges. Yet somehow this does not quite fit the heroic mold. The ice and...

This framed collage work by artist Mario Zoots featured a ghostly visage on a white background. The included frame allows the work to take center stage, showcasing the works deckle e...

Acrylic and spray paint on stretched canvas, wood aluminum chassis. Featuring the word "SHARE" as the main subject of this painting, Denis Meyers uses of of his own favorite and impo...

Materials : Multimedia Date : 2016 Dimensions : 6″ x 2″ x 8″ Anna Minnick's work explores the struggles of identity and mental illness. She hopes her work forms a dialog about these...

Signed, titled and dated verso Monotype on lithographic plate (unique) Created while the artist was at the University of Delaware With distre...

Andresen’s work focuses on the art of repair; more specifically how such actions have consequences both intended and unintended. Using a variety of materially driven processes the wo...