Exhibits

High, Low & In Between

June 22 – August 24, 2013

Ryan Johnson
Johannes VanDerBeek
Sara VanDerBeek

Organized by Sara VanDerBeek

High, Low & In Between is a conversation between three artists who are close. Their proximity to each other in space and in thinking has engendered a dialogue about process and practice, inspiration and realization. As studio neighbors sharing a wall, as friends, and as siblings our doors open to each other. A quick question leads to longer thoughts and talks about where things have come from and where they are going. There are moments of connection, overlaps and there are also disconnects. A shared interest in ancient forms, figures, and materials ties us together. Patterns emerge. Colors and shapes are layered, echoing earlier histories. A dialogue with the past and the future is attempted and re-considered. Amongst us there is a similar concern for the larger continuum of creation, but our work is varied. Here we have come together. At certain moments working on the same piece at different times reacting to the others work, and overall contributing singularly individual works that when grouped will sit or stand somewhere high, low and in between.

- Sara VanDerBeek

publication

- Ryan Johnson & Johannes VanDerBeek
  Saint Louis Cast III; Saint Louis Cast I; Saint Louis Cast II, 2013
  Linen, pastel, acrylic paint, cedar, foam
  112 x 18 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches each
- Installation view with
  Johannes VanDerBeek, Figure Study with Pot, 2013
  and Sara VanDerBeek, Baltimore Aphrodite, 2013
- Installation view
- Sara VanDerBeek
  Roman Woman XI, 2013
  Digital C-print
  20 x 16 inches
- Ryan Johnson
  Composition, 2013
  Cedar, oak, acrylic paint, rope, glue, brass, nails
  92 1/2 x 93 x 57 inches
- Johannes VanDerBeek
  Wall (Early Walkers), 2012
  Fiberglass, Acqua-Resin, steel and paint
  58 1/2 x 48 x 4 1/2 inches
- Sara VanDerBeek
  Baltimore Aphrodite, 2013
  Digital C-print
  84 x 46 1/2 inches
- Ryan Johnson
  Facing Chairs, 2012
  Cedar, maple, plywood, acrylic paint
  58 x 12 7/8 x 93 1/2 inches
- Johannes VanDerBeek & Sara VanDerBeek
  Venice Fence/Woodstock Pool I; Venice Fence/Woodstock Pool II, 2013
  Pigment prints
  12 x 8 inches each
- Installation view
- Sara VanDerBeek
  XXXVIII, 2013; XXXIX, 2013
  Wood, paint
  98 x 8 x 6 inches; 144 x 12 x 12 inches
- Johannes VanDerBeek
  Figure Study with Cup, 2013
  Paper pulp, aluminum mesh, steel
  83 x 19 x 15 1/2 inches
- Johannes VanDerBeek
  Figure Study with Pot, 2013
  Paper pulp, aluminum mesh, steel
  89 x 23 x 16 inches
- Ryan Johnson & Johannes VanDerBeek
  Saint Louis Cast III, 2013
  Linen, pastel, acrylic paint, cedar, foam
  112 x 18 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches
- Ryan Johnson & Johannes VanDerBeek
  Carrying Form, 2013
  Cedar, acrylic paint, synthetic clay
  10 x 18 3/8 x 143 1/4 inches
- Sara VanDerBeek
  XXXVI (Kiva), 2013
  Fiberglass reinforced plaster
  108 x 9 x 9 inches
- Johannes VanDerBeek
  Ancestor (Forefather), 2013
  Fiberglass, Acqua-Resin, paint
  37 x 16 ¼ x 17 ¼ inches
- Johannes VanDerBeek
  Detail of Ancestor (Forefather), 2013
  Fiberglass, Acqua-Resin, paint
  37 x 16 ¼ x 17 ¼ inches
- Sara VanDerBeek
  Detail of XXXVI (Kiva), 2013
  Fiberglass reinforced plaster
  108 x 9 x 9 inches
- Johannes VanDerBeek
  Detail of Wall (Early Walkers), 2012
  Fiberglass, Acqua-Resin, steel and paint
  58 1/2 x 48 x 4 1/2 inches
- Ryan Johnson & Johannes VanDerBeek
  Detail of Saint Louis Cast I, 2013
  Linen, pastel, acrylic paint, cedar, foam
  112 x 18 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches
- Johannes VanDerBeek
  Detail of Figure Study with Pot, 2013
  Paper pulp, aluminum mesh, steel
  89 x 23 x 16 inches
- Facade