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Preview: Into the Wild with Nicomi Nix Turner and Sarah Louise Davey

On April 24, Paradigm Gallery + Studio in Philadelphia will debut two solo shows that explore humans' connection to nature: Nicomi Nix Turner's "No God for a Wanderer" and Sarah Louise Davey's "The Garden of No Distant Place." While Davey works in clay and Turner, in pencil, the two artists share a common interest in feminine, nymph-like characters that seem to belong in the wild.

On April 24, Paradigm Gallery + Studio in Philadelphia will debut two solo shows that explore humans’ connection to nature: Nicomi Nix Turner’s “No God for a Wanderer” and Sarah Louise Davey’s “The Garden of No Distant Place.” While Davey works in clay and Turner, in pencil, the two artists share a common interest in feminine, nymph-like characters that seem to belong in the wild.

Light and ethereal, Turner’s drawings feature delicate flora and fauna. The women that appear in some of her drawings resemble pagan priestesses with their expansive, crown-like head ornaments filled with mushrooms and butterflies. In “The Garden of No Distant Place,” Davey images what she calls “the feral female,” a mythical character that is not quite human. Wide-eyed and vulnerable, these characters represent a range of the artist’s emotions.

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drawing, Nicomi Nix Turner, Paradign Gallery + Studio, Sarah Louise Davey, sculpture

drawing, graphite, Jeremy Nichols

September 14, 2015

Jeremy Nichols is an artist hailing from Portland who creates graphite on paper works that he often refers to as “alien worlds.” In his youth, Nichols spent time traveling between upstate New York and Tokyo, which he says created a strong sense of displacement within him. He takes these memories of unsettled feelings to create worlds that feel otherworldly, using recognizable patterns and textures to create layered drawings of floating clusters of energy. Nichols wants his viewers to walk away questioning the beauty beyond their immediate world and take a closer look at the things that they see everyday - things they tend to overlook.

Kevin Townsend Covers Entire Spaces with Organic Chalk Drawings

chalk art, drawing, Kevin Townsend

January 13, 2016

There's an innocence and fleeing quality about Kevin Townsend's organic chalk drawings that cover entire spaces, an act that he says liberates him from the confines of the artist's studio. We've featured many chalk artists on our blog over the years, but Townsend, who is also a teacher, uses this child's mark making tool specifically for its impermanence. The Boston based artist finds himself captivated by the idea of how time and our perception of it helps to shape our identities, as well as our relationship to overlooked urban environments.

Zak Ove’s Sculptural Explorations of African Identity

African art, sculpture, Zak Ove

October 5, 2018

In Zak Ove’s sculptures, viewers find an artist using modern materials and icons to look back at centuries-old cultures. The mixed-media work moves between the futuristic and ancient in its explorations. His stated charge is to “"to reignite and reinterpret lost culture using new-world materials, whilst paying tribute to both spiritual and artistic African identity."

Studio Visit: How Danny van Ryswyk Makes His 3D-printed Sculptures

3D-printing, Danny van Ryswyk, sculpture

February 11, 2016

Amsterdam based artist Danny Van Ryswyk has been getting a fair amount of attention here on Hi-Fructose lately, but when I recently told the editors of HF that I would be traveling to the Netherlands to visit Danny (Full disclosure: Danny is exhibiting at my gallery Roq La Rue) they took me up on my offer of turning my visit into a "studio visit" post for the blog. So, without further ado, let’s take a little closer look at Danny’s upcoming work, his studio process, and what makes his work transcend the typical 3D sculpture formula.

Preview: Into the Wild with Nicomi Nix Turner and Sarah Louise Davey

Interview: Jeremy Nichols Discusses His Graphite Drawings of Alien Worlds

Kevin Townsend Covers Entire Spaces with Organic Chalk Drawings

Zak Ove’s Sculptural Explorations of African Identity

Studio Visit: How Danny van Ryswyk Makes His 3D-printed Sculptures

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