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“dataclysmic” a solo project by [dNASAb]

Frederieke Taylor Gallery
535 West 22nd Street, 6th Floor, 646-230-0992
Chelsea
January 7 - February 20, 2010
Reception: Thursday, January 7, 6 - 8 PM
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In the Project Room, the gallery will feature a solo project by [dNASAb], entitled “dataclysmic”.

[dNASAb] is known for creating new media video work, utilizing consumer electronics and complex sculptural systems. Humans have incorporated these bourgeoning technologies, such as LCD screens, in all aspects of our daily existence. They are embedded in our homes, automobiles, and public spaces. [dNASAb] sees these technologies as raw materials for the creation of cutting edge artworks. Passionate about the space between the information displayed on the screen and the ideas spawned in the mind of the viewer, [dNASAb] creates work in this underutilized site for contemporary sculpture. His works have a distinct aesthetic, capturing velocity, direction, and evolutionary motion.

On view are new photographs and video sculptures, both incorporating new means of production and materials. The photographs depart from the earlier series of photographic works in the way they were created. Previously, the photographs were actualized through the use of temporary, room sized sets created in the confines of the studio. These new photographic works were created in nature, building a temporary sculptural set of waterproof L.E.D’s, fiber optics and sculptural materials in the transition zone between the surf and the shore. Photographed in long exposure in the middle of the night in the Atlantic Ocean in collaboration with the unpredictable elements of nature like wind ocean waves. The unique combination of these elements results in energetic abstractions. The new video sculptures also utilize new materials such as hand-blown glass, phosphorescent silicone, and video optics. Through experimentation with fiber optic systems [dNASAb] discovered that the light emitted from video can be harnessed in similar ways, and can be brought off the screen and into optical shapes hovering off the screen creating both an analog system of abstraction of the video and a more sculptural use of the video in three-dimensions.

This is dNASAb’s first solo exhibition at the gallery. In addition to being included in numerous private and corporate collections including, but not limited to, the Microsoft permanent collection. He also exhibits frequently in the United States, and his work has been exhibited internationally in various locations including galleries in Paris, Basel Switzerland, South Korea, and Istanbul.

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