Nancy Cohen - Paper Variable 2022
Nancy Cohen
Veils of Rain, 2022
Cotton blowout and pigmented linen pulp paint on abaca base sheet
21 x 15 inches
Dieu Donné is pleased to release Veils of Rain, a new Paper Variables edition by Nancy Cohen. Working with Master Collaborator Tatiana Ginsberg, the artist created a variable edition of 15 works by layering richly pigmented pulp paint and intricate blowouts on top of thin sheets of handmade abaca paper.
Environmental and personal vulnerability are longstanding focuses of Cohen’s work. In this edition, she combines oppositions and contradictions through formal elements and the materiality of handmade paper. Cohen explains, “Line is the operative formal element in the work, but there are many other lines in play. Lines delineate, but as often they act contrarily, blurring distinctions. More fundamentally though, there is a fine fragile line between existence and its opposite, a line we all walk and which the small and large environments that contain us walk as well.
There is also the fine fragile line between the internal and the external. Handmade paper -- translucent, delicate, and yet unexpectedly tough and durable—exposes the internal and yet protects it. It is skin and structure, portal and shield. For decades, this material has played a central and natural role for me in work exploring dualities of vulnerability and strength.”
Nancy Cohen
Two Days of Rain (Veils of Rain), 2022
Cotton blowout and pigmented linen pulp paint on abaca base sheet
21 x 32 inches
About the Artist
Nancy Cohen is a Jersey City-based artist who examines resiliency in relation to the environment and human body. Cohen received her MFA from Columbia University and BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology, and has studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Tides Institute and Museum of Art, Ninth Wave Global, Bullseye Glass, Pilchuck Glass School, Dieu Donné, Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and The Archie Bray Foundation, among others. Awards include fellowships from the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Rutgers Center for innovative Print and Paper, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, and multiple fellowships in Sculpture and Works on Paper from the NJ State Council of the Arts.
For more information, please visit her website:
https://nancymcohen.com/
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.