Amy Feldman American, b. 1981
Amy Feldmam has created loose, geometric paintings since 2008, all deliberately structured through their seemingly dull, neutral hues of whites and grays. And yet, this falsified perception of impartiality becomes overridden by her gestural markings, producing a sense of depth in the stark contrast between figure and ground. She has induced a system of symbols, recurring throughout her different series, that articulate the malleability of visual language: in their reduction to the surface of the canvas, her works are transcribed solely through their varying signifiers. In her practice, Feldman references the Cubism movement through her geometric constructions while interplaying them with the psychologically-charged imagery. Her aesthetic decisions invoke a confounding effect on the viewer, with her paintings initially arresting yet increasingly complicated and mediative through the tracing of their symbols. Feldmans’ large-scale abstractions—usually completed within a single sitting—culminate as a reflection on the transmission of language through creative and semiotic processes.
Amy Feldman (b. 1981, New Windsor, NY) began her academic career by receiving her BFA at Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA at Rutgers University. Feldman has been showcased throughout the United States, with solo exhibitions at Annaelle in Stockholm, Sweden, The Journal in Brooklyn, NY, James Cohan in New York, NY, and Blain Southern in Berlin, Germany, among others. She has participated in group exhibitions at Schloss Derneburg Museum, Derenburg, Germany; Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, NE; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL; The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Kunstmuseum, Bonn, Germany); and Musée d'art Moderne, St. Etienne, France (2014).
Her works are in the permanent collections of numerous private and public institutions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Chicago, IL; The Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, NE; The Hall Art Foundation, Schloss Derneburg Museum, Derneburg, Germany; and the Vanhaerants Art Collection, Brussels, Belgium. In addition, Feldman is the recipient of several awards and grants, including a Guggenheim Foundation Grant (2018) and Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant (2013). She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
