Nikki Rosato
Paul: Blue Hill, ME
2016

Name: Paul: Blue Hill, ME
Brand: Nikki Rosato
Price: 5000 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

medium: hand cut road map Nikki Rosato earned her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2013. Prior to studying at SMFA, Rosato received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art and Art History from the University of Pittsburgh. Rosato’s work has received multiple awards, including the 2008 A.J. Schneider Award. Her work has been exhibited nationally, internationally, as well as at numerous art fairs including VOLTA 10 in Basel, Switzerland for Art Basel, artMRKT San Francisco, Texas Contemporary, Miami Project for Art Basel Miami Beach, and the Seattle Art Fair. In 2013, Rosato’s work was featured in Lovin’ it, Symbol and Contradiction at the Bromer Art Collection in Roggwil-Kaltenherberg, Switzerland as well as Mapping the Way at Walford Mill Crafts in London. In 2014, Rosato received the Blanche E. Coleman award. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including The Boston Globe, The Harvard Review, Canadian Geographic, The Pittsburgh Tribune Review and Hi-Fructose New Magazine. statement "The visual aspects of a road map are remarkably human. A map is a symbol of a living, breathing, moving body—the land is just as alive as we are. A map’s lines carve the pathways for the rhythms and movements that undulate across the surface of the earth. As we move though life, the places we inhabit and the people that we meet alter and shape us into the person that we are in the present day. I am interested in the idea that a place I visited as a child has affected the outcome of the person that I am today. In the Merged series I’m exploring the duality of human existence and experience. Humans are multifaceted and are constantly affected by pathways traveled. Within one body lies experience in both positivity and negativity – interconnected forces that we continually confront in order to achieve balance. As we strive to become the best version of ourselves, we seek a sense of symmetry; however, the symmetry in this work is handcrafted and therefore an impossible attempt at perfection."

Creator:

Nikki Rosato (1986, American)

Creation Year:

2016

Dimensions:

Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)

Movement & Style:

Contemporary

Period:

21st Century

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