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Light and Life Contemporary Landscapes 222 E. 41st Street New York, NY 10017 Light and Life Contemporary Landscapes Dates: October 15, 2012 — January 26, 2013 Location: Jones Day 222 E. 41st Street Lobby New York, NY 10017 Jackie Battenfield Included Artists: Vicki DaSilva Kathleen J. Graves David Opdyke Light and Life Contemporary Landscapes g a macura inc. and 222 East 41st Street are proud to present Light and Life: Contempo- rary Landscapes. The pieces included in this exhibition examine how landscapes are de- fined, developed, and presented in a 21st century context. Using contemporary technol- ogy and materials, each artist has cultivated and grown their own version of present-day “organic” scenery. Turning the classic theme of landscapes on its ear, the featured artists present new and technically relevant settings that mirror our own collective understanding of our envi- ronment in the digital age. Whether through photography, sculpture, or mixed media, it becomes clear that technology, reconditioning of urban space, and utilization of resourc- es has reshaped our concept of a location and its possibilities. In Kathleen J. Grave’s Garden Bot series, microorganisms assist humans in the planting and tending of gardens. These Nanobots are a futuristic representation of the cells em- ployed in the upkeep of our own bodies, and technological evolution begins to take on the appearance of an organic composition. In the same breadth, David Opdyke’s repur- posing of man-made materials – such as PVC and plastic – into natural-looking sculp- tures is an attempt to refurbish the resources we have cast away to create a new type of urban landscaping. Peeking out from the cracks in urethane piping in Divergent Distribu- tion Model, pink blossoms begin to overshadow the rust and past use of their hosts and transform both the appearance and context of these objects. Using light to affect the ways we envision nature and its environments, Vicki DaSilva and Jackie Battenfield have created colorful, glowing works that alter our perception of the scenery in front of us. As in her stunning Light Tartans: Fountain Park #6, DaSilva uses her meticulous “light graffiti” technique to layer her photography of evening landscapes with vibrant light paths. The formation of these patterned, neon light quilts completely transforms the visual context of her nighttime scenes. Jackie Battenfield’s work,- how ever, focuses in on a macro context and utilizes light and color to bring attention to the makeup of trees and plants. Her beautiful interpretations of branches, leaves, and blos- soms take on an X-ray appearance, if X-Rays could be presented in vivid color. In Flame, her luminous diptych, harkens to an autumn afternoon where purple bark adds an ad- ditional intensity to the already radiant leaves. The artists in this show have created methodical and technically skilled processes to de- velop new conceptualizations of environment and nature. As we move further into a digi- tal and technology-heavy existence, our surrounding spaces and scenery may also begin to assume new forms and configurations. Both exotic yet familiar, the scenes presented in Light and Life: Contemporary Landscapes bring us into an ever-developing, yet exciting, future. Light & Life: Contemporary Landscapes will be on display through January 26, 2013. If you have questions about the exhibited work, please contact Glenn Macura of g a ma- cura inc. at 646-369-5462 or [email protected]. Artist Exhibited: David Opdyke From right to left: David Opdyke Jackie Battenfield, David Opdyke Jackie Battenfield From Right to Left: Kathleen J. Graves, Vicki DaSilva Jackie Battenfield From Right to Left: Kathleen J. Graves, Vicki DaSilva Vicki Dasilva Jackie Battenfield Jackie Battenfield is an artist known for her luminously colored paintings and prints of natural forces. She is fascinated by the most abstract qualities of landscape–storms, clouds, brushfires, and water ripples. A sur- vey of her graphic works, Moments of Change, opened at the Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art at the University of Richmond, October 2009 and traveled to the University of Arizona Museum in Tucson, 2011. She is represented in several galleries in the United States, and is the recipient of the Pollock-Kras- ner Award (1991) and the Warren Tanner Award (1996). Her work is represented in over 500 collec- tions worldwide including: The New York Public Library, New York; The Zimmerli Art Museum, Mont- clair Art Museum, New Jersey; Palmer Museum, Pennsylvania; Museum of Art at the University of Arizona, Tucson; and the United States Embassy Collections, Brazil, Cambodia, Croatia, Jamaica, and Peru. Solo Exhibitions Collections 2013 Town & Country: Jackie Battenfield & Deborah Brown, Babson College, Boston, MA Allyn Gallup Gallery, Sarasota, FL Dow Jones & Co. Inc., Princeton, NJ 2012 Field Notes, Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, D.C. Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA 2011 Moments of Change, Prints by Jackie Battenfield, Hong Kong Regent Hotel, Hong Kong The University of Arizona Museum of Art Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ Tuscon, AZ New York Public Library, NYC 2009 Moments of Change, Prints by Jackie Battenfield, Osaka Hyatt Hotel, Osaka, Japan Joel & Lila Harnett Museum of Art, Palace Hotel, Beijing, China University of Richmond, Richmond, VA Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA 2006 Shadow Play, Addison/Ripley Gallery, Washington, D.C. Progressive Corporation, OH Sasaki Collection, Tokyo, Japan United States of America, Department of State, Embassy Collections: Group Exhibitions Lima, Peru; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 2012 Light & Life: Contemporary Landscape, Sao Paolo, Brazil; Zaghreb, Croatia 221 East 41 Exhibition Space, NYC University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona ♥+ Art, DM Contemporary, NYC University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, VA 2011 Awakening, Mark Gallery, Englewood, NJ The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, N.J. 2008 The Future Must Be Sweet: Lower East Side Printshop Celebrates 40 Years, International Print Center, NYC Grants/Awards/Honors Uncommon Ground, Anelle Gandelman Fine Art, 2011 Fulbright Scholar Program Larchmont, NY 2009 Arts and Architecture Alumni Award, Pennsylvania State 2007 Michelle Mosko Gallery, Denver, CO University 2006 Summer Rotation II, Amy Simon Fine Art, Westport, CT 2006-08 Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Lots of Landscapes, Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art, 2006 Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts Sarasota, FL New York Foundation for the Arts – Four Printmakers, Haverford College, Haverford, PA Fiscal Sponsorship for An Artist’s Career Guide Invisible Threads, Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, Scarsdale, NY Education 1978 MFA, College of Visual and Performing Arts, 2005 Cool Art/Hot Summer, Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art, Syracuse University, New York Sarasota, FL 1971 BS, Pennsylvania State University, University Park The Color of Night: How Artists Work With Darkness, Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, NJ g a macura inc. 249 Smith Street #117 Brooklyn, NY 11231 646-369-5462 [email protected] Works by Jackie Battenfield 1. In Flame 2012 Acrylic on Mylar panel 60 x 80 in. 2. Hungry Teal 2012 Acrylic on Mylar panel 40 x 50 in. 3. Entwine 2011 Acrylic on Dura Lar panel 40 x 60 in. Vicki DaSilva Vicki DaSilva is a light graffiti and light painting pioneer. She has been making single frame time exposure photo- graphs at night since 1980. Her photographs are created at night, live and on location. These images are made possible through processes of recording that are unique to photography. The execution time varies in duration from minutes to hours per photograph. Her exploration of light graffiti and light painting as a multi-disciplinary, time-based art form anchored in the photographic process continues to push boundaries of intervention art. Vicki DaSilva’s work has been featured in both solo and group exhibitions at Art Basel Miami Beach, Foun- tain Art Fair NYC, Able Fine Art NYC, HP Garcia Gallery NYC, Art Gotham NYC, among many others. In 2011 Reebok commissioned her for their Miami Classic Lite project. Vicki DaSilva is a two time PA Coun- cil on the Arts Fellowship recipient for photography. Her work is in numerous private and public collections. Solo Exhibitions Awards/Recognition 2012 Art Takes Times Square Electronic Billboards 2012 Art Takes Times Square international competition Solo Architectural Digest Home Design Show, NYC Grand Prize Winner from 35,000 entrees 2011 Reverb, Able Fine Art NY Gallery, 511 W 25th Street, NYC 2008 myartspace.com, Bridge Art Fair Miami competition, Architectural Digest Home Design Show, NYC one of 50 finalists 2008 Speed of Light, Flanders 311, 311 West Martin St. Raleigh, Hasselblad Masters ‘08 Semi-Finalist NC, 2007 myartspace.com, New York, New York 2007 competition, 2006 Fluorescence, Art Gotham, 547 W 27th Street, NYC one of 50 finalists 2005 Allentown Art Museum, Third Place, 29th Annual Juried Group Exhibitions Show 2012 A Virtual Exhibition, Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University Art Galleries Collections Fountain Art Fair, NYC Gregg Museum of Art & Design 2011 Independence Day, Able Fine Art Gallery, Seoul, Korea Concannon Miller CPA Keystone Biennial, Silver Eye Center for Photography Wacker Chemical Corporation 2010-11 Outsight Inn, Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Newark, NJ Lehigh Valley Health Network 2010 The Takeover, Art Whino, Art Basel Miami Beach Cedar Crest College Back to New York, HP Garcia Gallery, NYC Numerous private collections Escape from New York, Paterson, NJ 2009