Elise Ferguson - Paper Variable 2018
Edition 20 of 35
Elise Ferguson
Clamp, 2018
Stencilled linen pulp paint on cotton base sheets
15 x 15 inches
Dieu Donné is pleased to present the 2018 edition of the acclaimed Paper Variables series featuring New York-based painter, sculptor, and printmaker Elise Ferguson. For her edition, entitled Clamp, Ferguson sought to translate the layering techniques she often uses in her paintings to a handmade paper edition. Working in tandem with Studio Collaborator Tatiana Ginsberg, color and geometric patterns took center stage through layering brightly colored linen pulps on cream or black cotton base sheets.
Working in stenciled pulp paint created a distinctive look unique to papermaking, which nonetheless closely relates to the artist’s approach to painting. Ferguson remarked, “While the imagery in my work appears crisp and hard edged, my goal is not perfection, so the irregularities and the “alive” quality to the pulp paint helped to communicate this....this project has yielded my preferred result—many new ideas for future projects.”
About the Artist
Elise Ferguson lives and works in Brooklyn NY. Her work has appeared in solo exhibitions at the Halsey McKay Gallery, Romer Young Gallery and 57W57 Arts, Monya Rowe Gallery. Group exhibitions include Albada Jelgersma in Amsterdam, Ikast Kunstpakhus in Denmark, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, Sculpture Center, Socrates Sculpture Park, Barton Art Galleries, and University Galleries, Illinois State, among others. She has been recognized with several awards, including a Northern Trust Purchase Prize, an EAST International exhibition grant, and residencies at Barton College, University of Nevada Las Vegas, MacDowell Colony, Illinois State University, Socrates Sculpture Park, and a Dieu Donne Papermill Workspace Grant. She is represented by Halsey McKay Gallery in East Hampton and Romer Young Gallery in San Francisco.
For more information, please visit her website:
http://www.eliseferguson.org/
About Paper Variables
Celebrate the possibilities! The Paper Variables series are unique collectable works in a limited edition. Each piece is handmade in our studios, and artists love the chance to experiment with different colors and additions to make each piece distinctive. For collectors, it’s an opportunity to acquire works by well known artists at an attractive price. Signed and numbered by the artist.