#Kentler International Drawing Space

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There are many little stories within Sascha Mallon’s lovely installation for Wolf Tales, on view at Kentler International Drawing Space. It includes sculptures and drawings, with pieces emerging from the walls. Each little section captures the imagination.

The press release below includes a poem by Erich Fried, as well as a more detailed discussion on the artist's motivations and process.

WOLF TALES “It is madness says reason It is what it is says love It is unhappiness says caution It is nothing but pain says fear It has no future says insight It is what it is says love It is ridiculous says pride It is foolish says caution It is impossible says experience It is what it is says love.” – Erich Fried

This installation synthesizes the artist’s engagement with drawing, glazed porcelain, and mohair silk crochet yarn, bringing all these elements into one monumental work that flows around the edges of the space. For Wolf Tales, Mallon is going back to her roots of drawing after being actively engaged with molding, firing, and glazing porcelain objects. In this exhibition she is primarily a draftsman on a quest, mirroring the main heroes of the story as they go through transformations. Going back to drawing in this more monumental format signifies for Mallon her long-cherished wish of making this method more dynamic, forgetting its static nature, and allowing drawings to flow.

The titular wolf is an ambivalent embodiment of spirit and energy that is at first at odds with a human presence of a girl and then goes through a series of spiritual and physical changes, inner and outer shifts. In his newly published autobiographical book, Japanese author Haruki Murakami devotes significant attention to how a narrative of a novel shifts when characters are presented indirectly versus being contemplated from within their own mind-frame. In her drawings for this exhibition, Sascha Mallon likewise changes the degree of her engagement with the heroes and heroines whom we see. Themes of belonging, sustainability, mistrust, loneliness, and connection are based on narrative points presented through figures of a human girl, a wolf, a raven, and others. Yet Mallon uses her subtle drawing skills to connect disparate parts of the narrative so that we can subconsciously see the connections and let the story unfold in our own time. The tale we see is one that stays with a viewer long after they leave the space. Drawing in motion is what this presentation underlines, tying all the elements together in one mandala directly drawn on the wall by this practicing Buddhist. The drawings are airy, frequently working with and playing with a negative space.

As do many artists, Mallon creates narratives based on issues she faces in her life, and as a Buddhist she thinks often about one’s perception of reality, how we create reality, how we can make a better world by changing the mind. She is fond of questioning rather than responding, leaving spaces for stillness and freedom for the viewers. Mallon’s body of work does not develop from project to project, it is one big story that keeps changing and transforming itself. To an observer, it is more of a conversation that she continues having with herself by visual means, artistic practice presented as a gestational thought process. You do not know where it starts and where it ends; it is fluid and dynamic.

As a story, Wolf Tales also develops on multiple planes and in multiple temporal frameworks. It is not a fairy tale, but rather an artistic representation of ideas and feelings, thinking through the poem by Erich Fried, which has occupied a special place in Mallon’s life for many years. Out of all of these narratives and feelings, she weaves characters and stories in the way that fairy tales do. There are no solutions. It’s about what is happening with our lives and our emotions, and it is complex. In the seminal analysis of fairy tale structure that Vladimir Propp published in 1927, the author outlines seven main characteristics important for a fairy tale (Zaubermärchen ): miraculous helper, miraculous spouse, miraculous adversary, miraculous task, miraculous object, miraculous power or gift, and other miraculous motives. In our time we need to emphasize the importance of miraculous, which could be understood to mean harmonious, compassionate, human.

Mallon is not a research-driven artist, as what we see on the walls is transmitted (or unearthed?) through sitting still and reflecting upon dharma talks and her work as a resident artist at The Creative Center at Mount Sinai Hospital. Working with people who have limited capacities affects Mallon, bringing an existential degree to her contemplation of humanity, anger, attachment, and suffering. A native of Austria, she studied art therapy, but ultimately developed her own intuitive technique of drawing and sculpting in order to perfect what she needed to say. This self-taught quality and a certain remoteness from the official and often overtly commercial art system creates a space for honesty, deep engagement, and compassion in Mallon’s works. Being informed by the understanding of larger and more painful experiences influences one’s ability to look at life. Mallon’s life informs her works and vice versa. Even with her patients she tries to find the healthy part and work with it.

Miraculous is an element of the drawings around us. Sascha Mallon offers to bring each of us home, just as a wolf and a girl who are tied in an ambiguous, but ultimately symbiotic relationship are able to do. What is the alternative if we turn away instead of looking into each other’s faces? Compassion is an essential part of Mallon’s work, a quality that we see less and less of in the polarized society of today’s United States. For the artist, an enemy that is initially perceived on the outside turns out to be an enemy on the inside. In this story, the lines get blurred, become vague and nonessential: you don’t know any more if it’s describing a girl or a wolf. Yet the hope of the artist is that through her heroes we are able to move toward peace rather than confrontation.

—Nina Chkareuli-Mdivani is a Georgian-American curator, writer, and researcher living in New York.

This exhibition closes 5/25/24.

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You can now register to participate to the 3rd International Mokuhanga Pechakucha which will be held online on zoom on October 9th at 13.00 Japan time (6.00 am CET, 12.00am NY time, and 9pm October8th LA time) We have 3 incredible presenters: Mel Cheong (Macau-China) Sayaka Kawamura (Japan) Roslyn Kean (Australia) The Session will be moderated by Keiko Kobayashi and hosted by Kentler International Drawing Space. Link to register in bio: #internationalmokuhangapechakucha #mokuhangaassociation #mokuhangaconference #japanesewoodcut #reliefprint #printmaking #printmakers #pechakucha #japaneseprint #mokuhanga #imamokuhanga @mel.cheong @roslynkean @keikoba36 @kentlerdrawing https://www.instagram.com/p/CjQG8ynM632/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Beth Casper

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21st Century Literature WW #4

ERNEST CONCEPCION

Ernest Concepcion (b. 1977) is a Filipino painter based in Manila, Philippines, who combines the motif of classical landscape with contemporary caricatures and representations that take one into the framework of warfare while uncovering the effects of a larger 20th-Century, Postwar existence. Concepcion began exploring this juxtaposition in a series of over 100 drawings from 2004 titled The Line Wars. Within each 9 x 12-inch panel the artist covered the pictorial space with cartoon-like conflicts, portraying chairs flying toward each other, monster-like eggs smothering a massive army of Saint Benedicts, or pasta fighting against the quick-sands of rice.

In 2008 Concepcion’s vision of battlefield landscapes was realized on a much larger scale at the Kentler International Drawing Space where caricatures were tagged over landscapes and extended from floor to ceiling in the tall, narrow gallery space. In 2009 the artist presented a series of explosion paintings that consisted of enamel on steel. Colors became the physical layers of each mushroom cloud and marked the artist’s shift further into the depths of conflicted horizon lines, away from caricatures.

He spent several years in Brooklyn, New York, where he participated in a number of art residences including The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) Workspace Program, the Bronx Museum of Art Artists-in-the-Marketplace (AIM) Program, the Artists Alliance Inc. Rotating Studio Program, the Lower East Side Printshop Keyholder Residency, the LMCC Swing Space Program at Governors Island and an artist residency in Beijing, China via NY Arts Magazine.

A graduate of the University of the Philippines Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concepcion has produced a significant body of work with a particular interest in experimentation in the fields of painting, sculpture, and installation. In 2011 he was both a New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) finalist in the Drawing Category and a Nominee for the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant. In 2012, he re-established his connections with some prominent Manila art galleries where he had two solo exhibitions, in West Gallery and Blanc Gallery respectively and participated in a number of major group exhibitions including an artist feature at The Lopez Memorial Museum. In 2013, he participated at El Museo del Barrio’s La Bienal in New York and had a solo exhibition in Minneapolis before returning back to Manila to exhibit at Art Informal, Secret Fresh and 1335Mabini Gallery. In 2014 he became a Light & Space Contemporary resident artist and held his first-ever solo museum exhibition at the UP Vargas Museum showcasing entirely new epic scale works that not only marks a momentous return home for the artist but also became his ultimate artistic epiphany. He was given the prestigious 13 Artists Award by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in 2015. He divides his time as a full-time artist working between Manila and Brooklyn.

 Here are some of his famous artworks paintings

 Birth of a Dynasty

by Ernest Concepcion

2015

 Cake

by Ernest Concepcion

2014

 Deluge of the Druids

by Ernest Concepcion

2012

 Forlorn Memories

by Ernest Concepcion

2012

 Golgotha Rock

by Ernest Concepcion

2013

 OMG Christ

by Ernest Concepcion

2015

 Swamp Things

by Ernest Concepcion

2015

[2by2press]

OPENING NOV. 9th in RED HOOK BROOKLYN: PORTRAIT: THE KENTLER FLATFILES IN 58 WORKS . My two-color woodcut, “Swatch 15” is included in the show. Many other wonderful works on paper are in the show as well. . #carlbreuerandsons @kentlerdrawing @florence.neal @millie_b_ @johnjacobsmeyer @golnar.adili (at Kentler International Drawing Space) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4ak9AHlKDV/?igshid=1e15cfnfujlhy

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West 10th Window alum Jarrod Beck's work is on view in solo show Temple at Kentler International Drawing Space through April 29th! Don't miss it!

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Ronald Ventura is the most famous and successful Filipino contemporary artist known primarily for his multilayered works that stands for the miscellaneous national, historical, cultural and religious identity of the Philippines. Featuring a wide and complex diverse of styles, forms and imagery, in his oeuvre one can find aspects of graffiti, cartoons, hyperrealism, surrealism, pop art. His practice is constantly evolving and he manages to employ his diverse creativity in his highly recognizable work Filipino artist Ernest Concepcion is known for paintings that combine landscapes with caricatures of warfare. He began exploring this juxtaposition in 2003 with “The Line Wars,” a series of black and white drawings that depict inanimate objects like flying chairs and pianos as officers of war. A graduate of the University of the Philippines Diliman’s BFA program, Concepcion has created artworks that span painting, sculpture, and installation. He drew a wider audience in 2008 with “ The Line Wars Deluxe,” a solo show at the Kentler International Drawing Space. Source and credits: https://www.artsy.net/artwork/ernest-concepcion-birth-of-a-dynasty https://www.widewalls.ch/artists/ronald-ventura

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https://rejinleys.com Rejin Leys 

Artist’s Statement: We synthesize everything we know and are exposed to in order to develop our understanding of the world. My drawing process is very similar: gathering ideas and images from interests as disparate as social issues, cultural memory, science and sci-fi, the natural world and the built environment, and working with them intuitively rather than narratively. Using pencil, collage, relief prints and paint, I layer images and marks. I add and change things, making decisions based on previous decisions, and see where the drawing leads me. Rather than deciding beforehand what a drawing will be about, I interpret the image moment by moment as it develops. In this way, the viewer is presented with an active, open-ended experience. By asking the viewer to come away with their own interpretation rather than accept mine, my work challenges people to understand  that meaning isn’t fixed or dictated from above, but is actively and continuously created by everyone. Bio: Rejin Leys is a Haitian American mixed media artist and paper maker based in New York, whose work has been exhibited at such venues as Centro Cultural de España, Santo Domingo, DR; Kentler International Drawing Space, NY; Queens Museum, NY; and Les Ateliers J.R. Jerome, PaP, Haiti. Her work is in the collections of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Yale University, and Rutgers University Caribbean Studies Department, and she is a recipient of a fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts.

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Week 10 Notes

Emma’s Resources:

- The Drawing Room London - Drawing Library

-Use Library catalogue to track down books. Also has downloadable papers and other resources.

-David Haines.

-The Drawing Centre NY

- Both places have their own publications.

-Kentler International Drawing Space - Worldwide submissions, good for picking styles.

-MoMA - MoMA learning, can browse by themes.

-Tracey - Journal.

-Ingenta Connect

[damonkowarsky]

Thank you @kentlerdrawing. It’s great to be part of your ongoing program supporting drawing in all its forms! Posted @withregram • Featured Flatfile Artist: Damon Kowarsky is an Australian-based artist who works in drawing, printmaking, miniature painting and illustration. Kowarsky travels extensively and his work is inspired by architecture and natural color palettes. @damonkowarsky - - "The work in the Kentler Flatfiles is part of an ongoing investigation into cities, their architecture, memories, and inhabitants. I am primarily a printmaker and use copper plates to make my images. It's a very old technique – 500 years or so – but one that continues to have enormous visual potential. There's nothing like an etching to give you inky blacks, strong sculptural lines, and the possibility of incredible detail. ⠀ All my work is based on drawings made in situ. It is completely essential to go to places and respond to what you see. Often it's what you find along the way that becomes the focus of a picture. As Werner Herzog has said 'the world reveals itself to those who walk'. ⠀ I first became involved with Kentler International Drawing Space through their 100 Works on Paper benefit in 2008. It's good to have been part of their exhibitions and projects over the last 12 years.” ⠀ Images: “Khiva I,” etching and aquatint, 25cm x 40cm, 2010; “Mustafa Badawi,” etching and aquatint, 21cm x 20cm, 2011; “Mohamed Naguib,” etching and aquatint, 25cm x 40cm, 2011 ⠀ Our daily #FeaturedFlatfilesArtist series, inspired by the randomized feature on our website homepage, spotlights one Flatfiles artist each day selected by chance. The Kentler Flatfiles contain over 2,000 artworks by 200 local, national and international artists. Flatfile artworks are available to the public for viewing on our website, in person by appointment, for purchase and for in-house and traveling exhibitions. ⠀ #theKentlerFlatfiles #Drawing #WorksonPaper #printmaking #RedHook #redhookbrooklyn #internationalArtist #kentlerinternationaldrawingspace #kentlerinquarantine #artinthetimeofcoronavirus (at Kentler International Drawing Space) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_VXa8vjpHH/?igshid=1nv8xejhnlhr2

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❤️ Artist: @kamrantimo Kamran Taherimoghaddam’s paintings and videos have been exhibited in museums, galleries, and art fairs in Iran, Italy, France, and the USA, in shows such as ”ART BRIEF III: THE (UN)DRAPED WOMAN" (Santa Monica, California), “STRAPPA: Dialogue and Performance” (Rogue Space, New York), "Drawings in Motion" at Kentler International Drawing Space (Brooklyn, NY), and "Invideo" (Milan, Italy). His art was also featured at the International Contemporary Art Fair (Mulhous, France), Galleria d’Arte Moderna di Roma in Italy, and Barg Gallery in Tehran, Iran. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more about Kamran 👉🏼 aftabcomm.org 🌞✌🏼 #iranianAmerican #iranian #american #art #artist #artists #instaart #artistsoninstagram #artistic_unity_ #artistic_share #artistic_nation #acreativedc #dc #dcuniverse #nyc #follow #mondaymotivation #powwowdc (at Washington, District of Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuB-x-dFvS-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=s713pyq88kby

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Selected Gallery Guide: April 2019

Brooklyn Kentler International Drawing Space / Alexander Gorlizki; View Files: Mokuhanga; Focus on the Flat Files: Links / 353 Van Brunt St., Brooklyn, NY / closes April 21 Cathouse Proper / Suzy Spence: DEATH RIDER / 524 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY / closes April 14 Ortega y Gasset Projects/ Footloose / 363 3rdAve., Brooklyn, NY / closes April 28 A.I.R. Gallery / Steamroller Collaborations: Yvette Drury … read more... "Selected Gallery Guide: April 2019"

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Florence @kentlerdrawing holding a print from my dad. (at Kentler International Drawing Space)

[damonkowarsky]

Pleased to be part of 'Focus on the Flatfiles: Home' at @kentlerdrawing with artists including LUCE, Orlando Richards, @josetteurso, @lesliekerby, Lucile Bertrand, @saschamallon, @ninabuxenbaumstudio, @damonkowarsky, @joan_snyder_art, and @kdorell. Opening Reception 12 January. Exhibition continues until 9 February Kentler International Drawing Space 353 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 (at Kentler International Drawing Space) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7CZfscAzyB/?igshid=8yvj212uvoda

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Two Coats Selected Gallery Guide: April 2019

Brooklyn Kentler International Drawing Space / Alexander Gorlizki; View Files: Mokuhanga; Focus on the Flat Files: Links / 353 Van Brunt St., Brooklyn, NY / closes April 21 Cathouse Proper / Suzy Spence: DEATH RIDER / 524 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY / closes April 14 Ortega y Gasset Projects/ Footloose / 363 3rdAve., Brooklyn, NY / closes April 28 A.I.R. Gallery / Steamroller Collaborations: Yvette Drury … read more... "Two Coats Selected Gallery Guide: April 2019"