Down North Artist Talks
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This new series invites Maine-based and international artists to share insights about their artistic practices and works on view in The North Atlantic Triennial: Down North.
All Down North Artist Talks are happening in person in the exhibition. Free to attend; registration encouraged.
Lauren Fensterstock on The Order of Things
6-7 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2022
Lauren Fensterstock (United States, born 1975), The Order of Things, 2016, mixed media with shells, overall: 78 x 240 x 26 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Claire Oliver Gallery, NY. © Lauren Fensterstock
Lauren Fensterstock creates elaborate sculptures and installations that explore the evolving history of our relationship to nature. These intricate artworks are constructed in the material of ladies’ accomplishments, such as quilled paper and shellwork, emphasizing the capacity of traditional female crafts to reflect on the complexities of the world beyond the domestic sphere. Her work has been the subject of nationwide exhibitions and is represented by Claire Oliver Gallery in New York.
Peter Soriano on Ilulissat
5-6 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2022
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Peter Soriano (United States (born Philippines), born 1959), Ilulissat, Disko Bugt ,2021. Graphite, spray paint and acrylic paint, 10 x 28 feet. © Peter Soriano.
Born in Manila, Philippines, Peter Soriano received his B.A. in Art History from Harvard College and studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture before moving to New York City in 1981. Soriano, who is a dual citizen of France and the USA, splits his time between New York City, Paris, and Penobscot, Maine.
By the 1990s, following exhibitions in New York and Paris, Soriano had earned international recognition for his deceptively playful biomorphic sculptures made of fiberglass. In 2004, after a six-month residency at the Calder Studio in Saché, France, Soriano began making wall-based sculptures, introducing taut steel cables and metal pipes to his work. With the addition of spray paint applied directly to the wall, these installations became increasingly two-dimensional until, in 2012, Soriano eliminated structural elements altogether. His work now consists exclusively of large-scale wall drawings composed of acrylic and spray paint, as well as related works on pleated and folded paper.
Christopher Carroll on Viridis Genii and Plant Autonomy
5-6 p.m. Thursday, May 26, 2022
Christopher Carroll (United States, born 1981), Studio Floor with Mirrors from the portfolio Viridis Genii, 2019, archival pigment print on dibond, 53 x 35 inches. Courtesy of the artist. © Christopher Carroll
Christopher Carroll (United States, born 1981), Forest Floor with Mirrors from the portfolio Viridis Genii, 2019, archival pigment print on dibond, 53 x 35 inches. Courtesy of the artist. © Christopher Carroll
Christopher Carroll is visual artist, environmentalist, and occultist that splits his time equally between Maine, Brooklyn, and Louisiana. Christopher received his MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University; he has also attended residencies at the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, E.F.A Shift, and Monson Arts.
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