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Dirk StaschkeIntrusion2018
2018
$8,000
£6,131.03
€7,046.54
CA$11,236.39
A$12,575.60
CHF 6,582.88
MX$152,770.70
NOK 83,585.79
SEK 78,877.47
DKK 52,579.61
About the Item
[Portland, OR b. 1971 - Hunstville, Alabama]
Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His current body of work explores the space in between sculpture and painting and often uses meticulous representation as foil for examining skill and craft.
He received his BFA from the University of Montevallo followed by an MFA from Alfred University and has maintained an ongoing studio practice and extensive exhibition record for the last twenty years. During this time, he has taught at many notable universities, including Alfred University and New York University. His work has been shown internationally and resides in the permanent collections of several museums including the Smithsonian Museum in Washington (DC), Icheon Museum, World Ceramic Center (Gwango-dong) South Korea, Crocker Museum (CA), Portland Art Museum (OR). He has received various artist’s grants including grants from The Virginia Groot Foundation and the Canada Council on the Arts.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Dutch still-life paintings, sometimes called Vanitas, are concerned with the futility of pleasure and the certainty of death. Religious in nature, the paintings also confer the belief that this world is somehow less real than the one that awaits. It is this modulation between the real and illusionistic that most interests me and ultimately makes my work about perception.
I endeavor to explore the space in between sculpture and painting that neither medium can occupy alone. Look behind a painting and the illusion of space is lost. My work seeks to give that space a tangible form. The knowable gives way to a backdrop of structures that exist in support and in reaction to its creation. Representation becomes a departure point and a foil for examining skill and craft.
My latest investigations have taken me directly to painting. The notion of futility is key in the Vanitas tradition. I look to translate that futility into an artistic gesture by rendering what is representational and static in the fluid medium of glaze, knowing that what is painstakingly depicted will change beyond my control once fired. It captures a fleeting moment reminiscent of the temporal nature of life. Conversely, history has shown fired ceramic to be among the most permanent materials in existence.
Invoking the impermanent in the enduring medium of ceramic becomes a hopeful act, and in some small way, futility gives way to optimism.
- Creator:Dirk Staschke (1971)
- Creation Year:2018
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 8 in (20.32 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New Orleans, LA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU10528534872
Dirk Staschke is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His current body of work explores the space in between sculpture and painting. His work often uses meticulous representation as foil for examining skill and craft. He received his BFA from the University of Montevallo followed by an MFA from Alfred University and has maintained an ongoing studio practice and extensive exhibition record for twenty-three years. During this time, he has taught at many notable universities, including Emily Carr University, Alfred University and New York University. His work has been shown internationally and resides in the permanent collections of several museums including the Smithsonian Museum in Washington (DC), Icheon Museum, World Ceramic Center (Gwango-dong) South Korea, Crocker Museum (CA) and the Portland Art Museum (OR). He has received various artist’s grants including grants from The Virginia Groot Foundation and the Canada Council on the Arts.
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1998 Alfred University, Alfred, NY, Master of Fine Arts Degree
1995 University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL, Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
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2021 Wallflowers, Mark Moore Fine Art, Orange Park, CA
2019 Matter of Perspective, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2018 In-Between, Mark Moore Fine Art, Orange Park, CA
2017 Perfection of Happenstance, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle,WA
2016 Nature Morte, (AMOCA) American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
2015 Executing Merit, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2014 Bounty, Clark Collage, Vancouver, WA
2013 Sated, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2012 Falling Feels A Lot Like Flying, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA
2009 Making Arrangements, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Ornament, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Politics of Clay, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
New Works, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2003 John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
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2023 Art Miami, Ferrara Showman Gallery, Miami, FL
2022 Momento Mori, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Earth Oracles, Mayten’s Gallery, Toronto, ON
Collect Art Fair (Online), London, England
2021 Salon Art Fair, Culture Object, NY, NY
Dead Reconning, Pensacola Museum of Art, FL
Counterparts, The Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
Contemporary Clay, Western Carolina University Museum, Cullowhee, NC
Looking West: A Survey of Art on the Left Coast, Mark Moore Fine Art, CA
2020 Art Miami, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, Miami, FL
Rare Earth, Mark Moore Fine Art, Orange Park, CA
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2019 Art Miami, Cynthia, Corbett Gallery, Miami, FL
Our Shared Heritage, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
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2018 Collect, London Art Fair, w/ Cynthia, Corbett Gallery, London, England
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Sugar, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR
2017 C'est le bouquet, Fondation d’entreprise Bernardaud, Limoges, France
The Evocative Garden, NCECA invitational exhibition, Portland, OR
Selections from the PAM permanent Collection, Portland Art Museum, OR
Sweet Tooth: The Art of Dessert, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
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2015 Crafting a Collection, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
2014 Ceramic Top 40, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
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2008 A Human Impulse, Arizona State University Museum, Tempe, AZ,
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2006 Body and Mind, Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY
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