Artist Gallery Preview

Tomintoul Stephen Bush, 2013, oil on linen, 145 cm x 198 cm, © 2013, courtesy of Sutton Gallery, Melbourne and the artist, photo by Andrew Curtis Pledge Stephen Bush Australian artist Stephen Bush morphs traditional landscape paintings into dream-like visions of a world interrupted by human desires. In the works presented here, Bush evokes the tension…

Chrysalis Mark Baugh-Sasaki, 2012, steel and granite, © 2012, courtesy of the artist Pledge Mark Baugh-Sasaki Through his inventive sculptures, photographs and videos, Mark Baugh-Sasaki explores the intersection of the industrial and natural worlds. He documents our collective need to civilize and assimilate nature, and captures imagined moments in the evolution of altered landscapes. He…

Untitled Juliette Dumas, 2015, burnt materials, thread, 40″ x 25″, © 2015, courtesy of ART 3 Gallery and the artist Pledge Juliette Dumas Juliette Dumas creates conceptual artworks that address our strained relationship with nature. Dumas uses the physical properties of her materials and the dynamics of their interaction, to create poignant metaphors for humanity’s…

Chia Curtain (detail) Jeff Schmuki, 2009, chia sprouts, refashioned and recycled products, dimensions variable, © 2009, courtesy of the artist Pledge Jeff Schmuki Jeff Schmuki explores the expressive qualities of plants as an artistic medium in his botanical drawings and wall installations. In many of his works, he introduces plant-based forms into urban settings, drawing…

Gaia, Part 2 Resa Blatman, 2015, oil and latex paint on laser-cut PVC, PETG and Mylar, knitted yarn, silk and plastic flora, 96″h x 168″w x 24″d, © 2015, courtesy of the artist Pledge Resa Blatman Resa Blatman identifies her work as a visual commentary on climate change and environmental issues. Her artistic process is…

Harbinger of Late Winter Day’s Dusk Jave Yoshimoto, 2012, gouache on paper, 30″ x 41″, © 2012, courtesy of the artist Pledge Jave Yoshimoto Jave Yoshimoto creates brilliantly-colored gouache paintings that infuse traditional japanese prints with contemporary depictions of modern disasters. He entices his viewers with stunning, colored-block images and captures their undivided attention with…

Heart of Reeds Chris Drury, 2005, earth, paths, plants, reeds and water, 2.5 acres, © 2005, courtesy of the artist Pledge Chris Drury Chris Drury is an environmental artist whose monumental works draw connections between the natural landscape and the mark of humanity. For each work, Drury researches the site and its context, and uses local materials and…

Cold Seeps Scott Greene, 2010, oil on canvas on panel, 20″ x 30″, © 2010, courtesy of Catharine Clark Gallery and the artist Pledge Scott Greene In his richly-detailed oil paintings, Scott Greene depicts a world that has been deluged by our stuff. Greene portrays trash crossing the ocean on wayward barges, satellite dishes sprouting…

Elysian Fields Mary Mattingly, 2006, chromogenic dye coupler print, 25″ x 60″, © 2006, courtesy of Robert Mann Gallery and the artist Pledge Mary Mattingly Mary Mattingly is a Brooklyn-based artist whose work explores issues of sustainability, climate change and displacement. Mattingly combines photography, performance, portable architecture and sculptural ecosystems into poetic visions of adaptation and…

Sonoran Desert Ecosystem Daniel Kukla, 2011, c-print, 9.375″ x 14″, © 2011, courtesy of the artist Pledge Daniel Kukla Daniel Kukla is a photographer whose work explores the complex relationship between humanity and the natural world. In a compelling body of work entitled “Captive Landscapes,” Kukla documents the constructed habitats of captive wild animals living…