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Disjecta Presents
Tidal
A New Exhibition by Jenene Nagy
January 22nd - February 28th 2010
Gallery Hours: Fri-Sun 12-5 pm and by appointment
Tidal continues artist Jenene Nagy’s definitive meld of painting, sculpture and installation into an explorative physiological environment. Bold color, intentionally disjointed surfaces, organic shape and visible architecture highlight an immense structure that hearkens Gaudi’s spatial absurdities.
 Nagy’s full tilt penchant for installation, in the artist’s own words:
“Using materials most commonly associated with construction, Tidal transforms the viewing arena into a pared-down space for possibility. Perched high in the rafters of the expansive gallery space, the piece challenges viewers' expectations of interior and exterior, the spectacle and the mundane. Through the use of drywall and 2x4s, the work is linked to the built space of the gallery, literally merging with its makeup. With its jagged shape and electric pink paint, Tidal encroaches and engulfs; it is an invasion. It shifts the understanding of our physical scale in relationship to the space, de-familiarizing what we understand and expect of both the built and natural environment. Here, the commonplace becomes a super-phenomenon, evoking a violent beauty.”
This exhibition is funded in part by the Regional Arts and Culture Council, the Oregon Arts Commission and Clark College.
Selected Reviews:
"Like a surge of primal energy, the work commands the space and rivets the viewer’s perception." - Visual Art Source
"One gets the sense that whatever Nagy is up to she’s just getting started." - Art Dish
"Tidal is her biggest statement so far..." - Willamette Week
More About the Artist:
Jenene Nagy is a visual artist living and working in Portland, Oregon. She received her BFA from the University of Arizona in 1998 and her MFA from the University of Oregon in 2004. Nagy's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at venues including the Portland Art Museum, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Takt Kunstprojektraum in Berlin, and Dam Stuhltrager in NY, among others. Recent awards include an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission and a three-month residency at Raid Projects in Los Angeles.
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