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Lost Worlds / Verlorene Welten

January 8, 2008- February 2, 2008

Reception: January 10, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Monica Bauer, Beatrice Dettmann, Bev Beck Glueckert

Amos Eno Gallery

530 W 25th St

Many artists feel that we now inhabit a world that has lost something in the way of meaning, relevance, or human compassion. Many now sense a loss in their physical surroundings, whether from assault of war, from over-building caused by rapid population growth, or from environmental destruction. And all people share the sense of loss of a beloved family member. The artists included in this show are from varied places, and present many versions of lost worlds.

"Forests formed by impressive thick trunks and flashes of light between - objects and spaces again, they may merge. What is real, the darkness or the light? – They have been my favored theme all through the years. What is in between objects, or persons? In France I found myself in a forest called „forêt de la dame" and I imagined fairy-like amazons roaming through the woods. Do they fill spaces or create spaces with color? Do they bond the gap?"

„The pastose layers of pigments give an idea of her powerful, creative gestus of painting˝ -- Thomas Sello, Hamburger Kunsthalle.

German artist Beatrice Dettmann studied art and philosophy in Hamburg. She exhibited in Hamburg, Berlin, and Munich (Germany), Brussels (Belgium), Chicago, and San Francisco (USA), Joungju (Korea), Bamako (Republic of Mali), Stockholm (Sweden). Her works are represented in public collections such as art club Väsby, Stockholm, Sweden; European Parliament, Brussels; Dräger Foundation, Lübeck; Senat der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg; and Kanzlei Graf von Westphalen, Hamburg.

Gallery contacts include Galerie Ariadne, Vienna; Galerie 40 Rother, Wiesbaden; Galerie Gerdsen, Hamburg.

Montana artist Bev Beck Glueckert employs mixed media processes involving various printmaking techniques, drawing and collage, to examine issues of loss related to sense of place. Loss of habitat affecting animal species, climate change and development, western land use issues, and childhood nostalgia all come into play in these multi-layered works.

Glueckert lives and works in Missoula, Montana. She teaches drawing and printmaking at The University of Montana, as well as printmaking workshops around the region. She was selected for New Art of the West 8 at The Eiteljorg Museum, and for the Women Beyond Borders International project. Her work has been exhibited at The Nicolaysen Art Musuem, Lorinda Knight Gallery, Prichard Gallery, and in Papua New Guinea. She is a member of The Montana Artists Caravan and the SALTMINE group.

New York artist Monica Bauer composes realistic oil paintings that refer to failed world leaders, in the form of puppets, monkeys and abandoned childhood objects. The detailed paintings follow traditional styles of portrait lighting, pose and finish. However these portraits set out not to flatter but to question the types portrayed. Visual allegory has a long artistic history as a method of making critical commentary during repressive times.

Monica Bauer earned an MFA degree, and completed an MA in art history from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been exhibited in New York, Chicago, Toronto, Hamburg and Sydney, Havana and Beijing; and also has been published in New American Paintings, Kunstforum and Die Welt. Bauer has taught at the Art Institute of Chicago and at Pratt Institute. She currently lives in Brooklyn and teaches at Parsons The New School.

Books and DVDs related to artists in this show

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