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Joan Konkel My
work addresses color from a spatial point of view. The low-relief work explores “microspace”, a dimension where light,
color and space can interact with planes of metal and layered mesh to form a
visual labyrinth. It is a kaleidoscope
with depth perception that deceives, with metal that appears ethereal, a
place where layers of color bond or break apart into patterns, and float and
reform in new combinations when the viewer moves. Within the work, two opposite forces are at
work, the absorption of light along with the reflection and refraction of
light, the effect whispers of mysteries both physical and spiritual. Microspace exists between strands of mesh, a woven
material that has proved ideal for the passage of light and the
transformation of color. Unlike
color-mixing techniques in two dimensions, hues from different planes combine
with one another in space. The third dimension also permits colors to
deconstruct. When mesh is layered,
moiré patterns can appear, breaking a union of colors into fragments. Additional optical effects come into play
as light makes its journey filtering at myriad angles to bounce off a
plethora of colored strands to layers below.
The appearance of depth in the work may be real, or an illusion. A glow may seem to emanate from within the
canvas. As the direction or source of
light changes the colors of the artwork undergo transformation. Reality
and illusion are intertwined. In
essence, this low relief sculpture begins a phenomenological experience of
the construction and deconstruction of color in microspace. The spatial dimension is woven with light
and sets the stage for the metamorphosis of color. Hues from different layers dance with one
another and with light. The movement
of the viewer awakens the labyrinth, colors beckon. 2011
Exhibitions Shining
Stars -Zenith
Gallery at
Visual Voices- Zenith Gallery at 2010
Exhibitions ART
IN EMBASSIES PROGRAM, U.S. Department of State, U.S.Ambassador
to UNESCO, David Killion, Paris, France. AUTUMN EQUINOX, Zenith Gallery, Chevy Chase
Pavilion TREES
OF LIFE II, Zenith Gallery, A
Gallery Fine Art, 2009 Exhibitions 2008 Exhibitions
- ABSTRACT ART, FALL GROUP SHOW, M.A. Doran Gallery,
- SINGULAR VISION,
- ARTOMATIC 2008.
- TREES OF LIFE, 2007 Exhibitions:
-ART IN EMBASSIES
-IS SEEING BELIEVING?,.
-WOMEN OF STEEL, MEN OF CLOTH,
- COLORFIELD REMIX; SATURATED.
Heineman Myers Contemporary Art.
- ARTOMATIC 2007.
- 29 ARTISTS -- 29 YEARS.
- REFRACTIONS.
- ZENITH IN III-D, off site installation. 2006
Exhibitions:
-NEW DIRECTIONS '06. The
-SIZZLING
SUMMER SAMPLER,
-OLD SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BUILDING,
-28th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, Zenith Gallery 2005 Exhibitions:
- METALURGY, Gallery Siano.
- INTO THE MINDS OF NINE, Zenith Gallery
- BENEFIT EXHIBITION.
- 116th ANNUAL EXHIBITION: SMALL WORKS.
National Association of Women Artists. 2004 Exhibitions:
- FORGED AND FABRICATED, Zenith Gallery
- THREAD, Zenith Gallery
- 26th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, Zenith Gallery
- INTERNATIONAL DISHMAN COMPETITION, The
1984 Exhibitions:
- CELEBRATING ANNIE ALBERS, the Renwick Gallery,
American Art, Smithsonian Institution,
-THE ART OF CRAFTS,
-THE ART BARN, 1980 Exhibitions:
- KREEGER AWARDS SHOW, Commission:
-Mural: 2.2 feet x 48 feet. National Association of Home Builders,
Washington,
DC. 2004 Corporations;
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-ING/Clarion, Tysons Corner, VA
-KSI, Reston, VA
-Maslow Media Group,
-
-Holder Construction Group, Reviews And Publications -
Interactive Low-Relief Sculptures".
Spring 2008 -Trish Donnally. -American
Art Collector. April 2006 Edition. -Debora
Martin. "Gallery Siano. METALLURGY
(Joan Konkel)."
Nov.
4-26, 2005
Links
http://www.washingtonspaces.com/2008/3/articles/a-moveable-feast-for-the-eyes
http://www.phillygalleryguide.com/reviews.htm (search Konkel) Awards And Honors: -Fellowship.
The National Endowment For The Arts, -The Annie
Albers Designer Award. -Honorable
Mention. International Dishman
Competition.
University,
Education: -MFA,
Sculpture, -Studies, The
Corcoran -MA, BFA, |