Sophie Grant

California's Poppy

2011-11-29T22:36:00.001-05:00

Poppy/Sunstream, 2011, Graphite, watercolor and collage on paper

Buddy, 2011, graphite, watercolor and collage on paper

Blue Boo, 2011, graphite, watercolor, Mylar, and collage on paper

Poppy Color Field and NY Times Misprint, 2011

Help I’m Stuck In A Psychedelic Light Show (2011), graphite, watercolor, Mylar, and collage on paper

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196 GUERNSEY Exhibition

2011-08-07T11:14:00.000-04:00

Theresa Marchetta, Teddy Roosevelt’s Skin – Lion, 2011, acrylic on panel, 42 x 62”

August 5 – September 18, 2011

Opening reception: Friday, August 5, 7-10 PM

Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 12 – 5 PM

Closed August 27, 28 and September 3, 4

196 Guernsey Street

Brooklyn, NY 11222

196 GUERNSEY is a group exhibition of eleven artists on view in a mid-19^th century home in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The idea for the exhibition began as a discussion about the domestic space, with a focus on ideas revolving around the inner relationships of a home, both public and private, and how these exchanges are negotiated. The works included offer both personal and universal approaches to the fundamental qualities present within most any domestic arena, such as the values surrounding human interactions, architecture, the history of a space, and material objects.

Sami Ben Larbi is a French/Tunisian-American artist who lives and works in Berlin. By stripping an environment to its barest elements in the installation for the exhibition, Ben Larbi seeks to provoke a strong physical and emotional response from the viewer.

Robin Cameron is based in New York and works in the media of books, print, sculpture and video. Her works focus on concepts of narrative, coded autobiographies and personal mythologies.

Sophie Beatrice Grant is based in New York and works with graphite and collage. She incorporates handmade dyed paper with detailed drawing to explore both formal and conceptual relationships.

Langdon Graves’ drawings and sculpture exist as anthropological explorations into various social scenarios of modern western culture. Her outdoor sculpture for this exhibition melds mid-20th century color and pattern associated with backyard and bathroom décor to create a non-functional yet familiar hybrid. She lives and works in Brooklyn.

Charles Koegel’s multi-media work is a response to the environment of New York City and its predominantly architectural landscape. Based in New York, much of his work features geometric forms and aspects of architectural structures.

Sandra Eula Lee is a photographer and installation artist based in New York. She uses found materials to create wider meanings from the familiar, with a focus on gardens and the altered landscape.

Theresa Marchetta uses acrylic to explore Sagamore Hill, the Long Island home of Theodore Roosevelt. Using taxidermy and other decorative period elements, she comments on the mythologized American masculinity commonly represented at the turn of the century in the family home. She lives and works in Brooklyn.

Alisa Ochoa is based in Brooklyn. She works in multiple media with an amassed archive of visual materials culled from old book clippings, junk mail advertisements and found photographs. Ochoa is interested in the fragments that we see all around us, the reworking of narrative structures, and the relations between part-bodies and totalities.

Julie Quon is a photographer based in New York. Her series of light, dust and passing focuses on her parents’ home in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. By photographing the objects and spaces specific to their environment, Quon creates a kind of portraiture that bears witness to the passing of time.

MiYoung Sohn is a Brooklyn-based artist who creates sculptural works that are visual explorations of the everyday. Sohn uses common, everyday materials to translate her observations of the world and her surroundings by transforming their material function to create a new interpretation of her daily experiences.

Adam Taye is a conceptual artist based in Brooklyn. His works focus on belief systems particular to American society, such as sports and religious fanaticism, with overarching themes of self-determination and free agency.

The house at 196 Guernsey Street was constructed as a multi-family home for the workers of the USS Monitor, the first ironclad warship that was used in the Civil War, built on the East River in Greenpoint in the early 1860s. The most recorded event in the history of the home was the 1904 fire on the East River on the passenger ship General Slocum, which killed over 1200 people. One of the few hundred survivors was a resident at 196 Guernsey who lost nine family members in the disaster. The house has been a residence for both multi-families and single families over the past century and a half and has undergone - and continues to undergo - considerable renovations. Traces of the original interior architecture are evident in some areas, such as the entry-level closet space where Sami Ben Larbi’s work is installed.

196 GUERNSEY is curated by Ginger Cofield, Lauren Haynes and Sarah Thompson.

For appointments outside of regular hours, please contact Ginger Cofield at 804-852-6934.

Drawing 2010

2011-01-22T17:49:00.025-05:00

Untitled, 2010, graphite and mylar on paper, 17" x 14"

Set Me Free, 2010, graphite, acetone transfer, and mylar on paper, 17" x 14"

Two Rats Swimming In The Same Sea, 2010, graphite and mylar on paper, 17" x 14"

Sharing The Baggage Baby, 2010, graphite on paper, 19" x 24"

All Nature Was A Garden, 2010, graphite and acetone transfer on paper, 17" x 14"

Passing Stance, 2010, graphite and collage on paper, 17" x 14"

Reflexive Fix, 2010, graphite, ink, mylar, and collage on paper, 17" x 14"

Filter Flow, 2010, graphite, ink, mylar, and collage on paper, 19" x 24"

Untitled, 2010, graphite, mylar, ink and collage on paper, 17" x 14"

Begin To Bleed, 2010, graphite and ink on paper, 14" x 17"

First Blood, 2010, graphite, ink, mylar, and collage on paper, 14" x 11"

At The Circus, 2010, graphite and acetone transfer on paper, 12" x 9"

Sees Far, Aims Well, 2010, graphite and acetone transfer on paper, 12" x 9"

Hand Winged Guide, 2010, graphite and acetone transfer on paper, 12" x 9"

2010-07-26T20:39:00.000-04:00

2010-04-14T09:03:00.003-04:00

HEED THE MACHINE, ILLUSTRIOUS

Residencies & Exhibition at the former Convent of St. Cecilia's Parish

http://heedthemachineillustrious.blogspot.com/

Open Reception: Thursday, April 15, 7-11PM

Performances: 8PM

21 Monitor Street, Brooklyn, NY

Open Hours: Friday, April 16-Sunday, April 18, 12-7PM

2010-03-31T21:54:00.002-04:00

2009-12-17T14:41:00.010-05:00

Drawing 2009

2009-12-08T14:41:00.011-05:00

Crust, 2009, graphite, ink, acrylic and gouache on paper, 17" x 14"

Settling In Snap, 2009, graphite, ink, acrylic and gouache on paper, 19" x 24"

Hover, 2009, graphite, ink and acrylic on paper, 24" x 19"

Every Which Way, 2009, acetone transfer and graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Holding Act, 2009, graphite, ink and acrylic on paper, 11" x 14"

Grow In, 2009, graphite on paper, 12" x 9"

Paranormal Pattern II, 2009, graphite on paper, 12" x 9"

Paranormal Pattern I, 2009, graphite on paper 12" x 9"

Untitled, 2009, graphite and gouache on paper, 17" x 14"

Snuggle, 2009, graphite and acetone transfer on paper, 12" x 9"

Little Cage, 2009, graphite on paper, 24" x 19"

Untitled, 2009, graphite on paper, 12" x 9"

Untitled, 2009, graphite on paper, 14" x 11"

Untitled, 2009, graphite on paper, 17" x 14"

Untitled, 2009, graphite on paper, 12" x 9"

Untitled, 2009, graphite and acetone transfer on paper, 14" x 17"

Look At Your Eye, 2009, graphite, ink, and acrylic on paper, 19" x 24"

Repeated Embrace, 2009, graphite, ink and oil on paper, 19" x 24"

Lop, 2009, graphite, ink and oil on paper, 14" x 11"

Do It To Death

2009-07-20T22:44:00.015-04:00

Untitled, (with Gretel Stephens at Painting's Edge Residency), 2008, oil on linen, 25" x 25"

Nocturama, (with Lindsay Ruoff) 2008, acetone transfer and graphite on paper, 70" x 50"

Nocturama, (detail), 2008, acetone transfer and graphite on paper, 70" x 50"

Nocturama, (detail), 2008, acetone transfer and graphite on paper, 70" x 50"

Do It To Death, 2008, exhibition detail

Do It To Death, 2008, exhibition detail

Do It To Death, exhibition detail

Do It To Death, 2008, exhibition detail

Do It To Death, (flyer), 2008, group exhibition with Lindsay Ruoff and Nathan Hayden

Where It Came From, 2008, exhibition detail

Where It Came From, 2008, group exhibition with Matthew Miller, Scott Raymond and Daniel Santos

Painting 2008

2009-07-19T20:12:00.030-04:00

Inbetween, 2008, acrylic and oil on canvas, 30" x 24"

Numb To This Skin, (detail), 2008, acrylic and oil on canvas, 48" x 48"

Numb To This Skin, 2008, acrylic and oil on canvas, 48" x 48"

Living Lethal (Absorb), (detail), 2008, acrylic and oil on canvas, "30 x 24"

Living Lethal (Absorb), 2008, acrylic and oil on canvas, "30 x 24"

Living Lethal (Puncture), (detail), 2008, acrylic and oil on canvas, 24" x 30"

Living Lethal (Puncture), 2008, acrylic and oil on canvas, 24" x 30"

Living Lethal (Constrict), (detail), 2008, acrylic and oil on canvas, 30" x 24"

Living Lethal (Constrict), 2008, acrylic and oil on canvas, 30" x 24"

In Wait, 2008, acrylic and oil on canvas, 55" x 47"

Painting 2007

2009-07-19T19:37:00.006-04:00

Hanging On To Half Life, 2007, acrylic and oil on canvas, 27" x 30"

Coring, 2007, oil on canvas, 34" x 22"

Plottings, 2007, acrylic and oil on canvas, 34" x 22"

Drawing 2008

2009-07-08T21:03:00.039-04:00

In Hang, 2008, ink, oil, and graphite on paper, 24” x 19”

In Play, 2008, ink, oil, and graphite on paper, 14 x 11”

Wrestle With Inner Scatter, ink and graphite on paper, 14” x 11”, 2008

Wrestle With Inner Sanctum, 2008, ink and graphite on paper, 14” x 11”

Untitled, 2008, ink and graphite on paper, 14" x 11"

Still Spin, 2008,graphite on paper, 24 “ x 19”

You Can't Shake Hands With A Snake, 2008, graphite on paper, 14" x 11"

Cat, 2008, acetone transfer and graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Catch, 2008, graphite on paper, 12" x 9"

Love It To Death, 2008, graphite on paper, 14" x 17"

Untitled, 2008, graphite on paper, 9" x 12"

Untitled, 2008, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Raw Parts In Play, 2008, graphite on paper, 14" x 11"

Two Part Body, 2008, graphite on paper, 14" x 11"

Untitled, 2008, graphite on paper, 12" x 9"

Proliferation, 2008, graphite on paper, 14" x 11"

Chain Reactions, 2008, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Contagion, 2008, graphite on paper, 14" x 11"

Epidemic, 2008, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Zombie Dog, 2008, graphite on paper, 24" x 17"

Self Trap, 2008, graphite on paper, 24" x 19"

Inner Pinch, 2008, graphite on paper, 22" x 28"

Out Pain, 2008, graphite on paper, 28" x 22"

Learning To Catch Blood (detail), 2008, graphite on paper, 22" x 28"

Learning To Catch Blood, 2008, graphite on paper, 22" x 28"

Line Fracture, 2008, graphite on paper, 28" x 22"

Inner Trap, 2007, graphite on paper, 28" x 22"

Drawing 2007

2009-06-01T19:46:00.037-04:00

Insular Plottings, 2007, graphite on paper, 24" x 19"

Rise and Round, 2007, graphite and ink on paper, 17" x 14"

Between Bodies, 2007, graphite on paper, 17" x 14"

Not Snake House, 2007, graphite on paper, 19" x 24"

Untitled, 2007, graphite on paper, 14" x 17"

Untitled, 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Slice, 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Untitled, 2007, graphite on paper, 14" x 17"

Netting, 2007, graphite on paper, 17" x 14"

Funnel, 2007, graphite on paper, 17" x 14"

Still Space, 2007, graphite on paper, 17" x 14"

Soft Snare, 2007, graphite on paper, 17" x 14"

Trap Compound, 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Stick, 2007, graphite on paper, 17" x 14"

Testing, 2007, graphite on paper, 17" x 14"

Untitled, 2007, graphite on paper, 17" x 14"

Insular Rising, 2007, graphite on paper, 14" x 17"

Becoming, 2007, graphite, ink, and stickers on paper, 11" x 14"

Stomach Cancer Surgery Study, 2007, graphite and stickers on paper, 14" x 11"

Phasing, 2007, graphite, ink, and stickers on paper, 11" x 14"

Pin, 2007, graphite and ink on paper, 14" x 11"

Splay, 2007, graphite, graphic tape, and stickers on paper, 17" x 14"

Untitled, 2007, graphite and stickers on paper, 11" x 14"

Trappings, 2007, graphite on paper, 19" x 24"

Snap, 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Trap, 2007, graphite on paper, 14" x 14"

Trap, 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Dragonfly Trap, 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Bridge , 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Owl and Pussycat, 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Calf Trap, 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Rabbit Trap, 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Untitled, 2007, graphite on paper, 14" x 11"

Trap Pieces, 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Untitled, 2007, graphite on paper, 9" x 14"

Untitled, 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Snake Trap, 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Mouse Trap, 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Gopher Trap, 2007, graphite on paper, 14" x 11"

Black Hole, 2007, graphite on paper, 11" x 14"

Square Trap, 2007, graphite on paper, 14" x 11"