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Erika Ranee
Let Me Know
2018

Name: Let Me Know
Brand: Erika Ranee
Rating: 4.8 (18 reviews)

$1,100List Price

About the Item

This work debuted in Erika's solo exhibition, "Green Rose," at Ground Floor Gallery in 2018. See below for the press release from the exhibition with more information about Erika's process: Ground Floor Gallery is proud to present "Green Rose," a solo exhibition of new works culled from painter Erika Ranee's rich trove of abstract, mixed-media drawings informed by nature. Largely known for her layered, larger-than-life paintings informed by the sights, sounds and havoc characteristic of an urban existence, Ranee recently shifted her lens to an internal, more domestic focus with these smaller, works on paper produced from her home in the past 1-2 years. Influenced by natural forms and the inner circuitry of the body, these sumptuous drawings are significantly smaller than her robust abstract paintings but remain rife with the color, movement, layers and zest of those larger works. Our current exhibition, "Green Rose," is the artist's first exhibition devoted exclusively to these drawings. The exhibition title - a considered choice like all of the artist's evocative titles - references the abolitionist Quakers in Maryland who reportedly planted and/or wore green roses as beacons of safety for slaves along the Underground Railroad. While making these new works certain ideas kept resurfacing: paths, tracks, connections—nature as a guide and beacon. I was thinking about circuits, synapses, heartbeats, rhythms, water and minerals. I recently came across some information about 19th century abolitionist Quakers in Baltimore, Maryland who planted green roses in their yards, or wore them as a signal to slaves escaping through the Underground Railroad. These roses are an unusual species, because they don’t produce colorful petals, only the green sepals. Roses are revered and coveted for their colorful petals and green roses in all their green sepal glory are less desired. Where most saw the petal-free flower as a mutation, others embraced its unusual quality as profoundly useful. Its rich history of guiding slaves elevates it beyond a pleasing aesthetic indulgence. These were treacherous paths taken by black slaves as they made their way to freedom from nefarious white slave owners in relentless pursuit. I think about their breathing, the fear and the adrenaline pumping at high levels while navigating through uncharted territories often at night. I’m interested in the connections between the body and nature and its fluctuations. The work in this show doesn’t specifically chart the history of the Green Rose, but I want to honor its legacy; it encapsulates a specific confluence of nature and the human spirit, and the residual effects of hope and strife. Artist Bio: Erika Ranee received her MFA in painting from the University of California, Berkeley. She is a recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellowship in Painting and has attended the Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) seminar program at the Bronx Museum, as well as the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She was an AIRspace resident at Abrons Arts Center, 2009/10, and was awarded a studio grant from THe Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, 2011/12. Her work has been exhibited widely in New York: at the Bronx Museum, THe Last Brucennial, The Parlour Bushwick, BravinLee Programs, Storefront Ten Eyck, FiveMyles, TSA Gallery, David & Schweitzer Contemporary, and MAW Gallery. In early 2018 her work was featured in a group exhibition at the Southampton Arts Center, Long Island, NY. In the summer of 2018 her work was featured in concurrent group shows at Geoffrey Young Gallery in Great Barrington, MA; at Lesley Heller Gallery, at Klaus von Nichtsaggend Gallery and at Freight+Volume--as well as 2 concurrent solo exhibitions at Ground Floor Gallery and BRIC/Project Room. In early 2019 her work was featured in a solo show at Lesley Heller Gallery/Project Space and recently in a group shows at Freight+Volume, NYC and at Wild Palms in Dusseldorf, Germany. Her work has been mentioned in several publications including The New York Times, San Fransisco Chronicle and Artforum. She lives and works in New York. Photos: Rathkopf Photography

Creator:
Erika Ranee (1965, American)
Creation Year:
2018
Dimensions:
Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)
Medium:
Paper,Oil Pastel,Ink,Gouache
Movement & Style:
Abstract
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Brooklyn, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU62733254733

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