Artist Information:
Lisa Nankivil
Minneapolis, MN
United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
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Artist Statement:
ON THE PAINTINGS OF LISA
NANKIVIL...
Grounded in the modernist
tradition which sees pure
color as a metaphor for the
immaterial and the spiritual,
Lisa Nankivil explores paint’s
ability to signify the essence
of experience while leaving
the representation of objects
behind. In her stripe
paintings Nankivil addresses
the aesthetic problematic of
the body’s relationship to the
horizontal and vertical. Her
large horizontal compositions
are soothing and inviting, as
the basic verticality of the
human body positions the
viewer in a relation of
dominance relative to their
rippling expansive, recumbent
forms. Nankivil’s vertical
compositions confront the
viewer with uplifting optical
pathways that orient us toward
ascent. Opaque and semi
transparent ribbons of
variegated color flicker and
skip across the surfaces of
Nankivil’s canvases, flooding
the senses with remarkably
vivid associations and
memories. These paintings
communicate the idea of speed
and movement; but more than
anything they remind us of
tastes, smells, and the feel
of pleasurable things- orange
saltwater toffee, rose petals,
dark chocolate, pink wet skin,
black velvet, blue sky bright
with sun, melon, salty sea
water and lavender gray dawn.
Nankivil builds the images
meticulously, beginning with
loose under-paintings formed
from gestural brushstrokes,
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Artist Exhibitions:
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"LISA NANKIVIL: NEW PAINTINGS"
October 22 - December 3, 2011
THOMAS McCORMICK GALLERY
835 West Washington Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60607
www.thomasmccormick.com
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"LISA NANKIVIL"
July 21 - September 2, 2011
SPANIERMAN MODERN
53 East 58th Street
New York, NY 10022
www.spaniermanmodern.com
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"THIRTY YEARS OF COLLECTING: A
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Artist Galleries:
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THOMAS McCORMICK GALLERY
835 West Washington Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 226-6800
www.thomasmccormick.com
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WILLIAM SHEARBURN GALLERY
4735 McPherson Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 367-8020
www.shearburngallery.com
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SPANIERMAN MODERN
53 East 58th Street
New York, NY 10022
(212) 832-1400
www.spaniermanmodern....
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Artist Reviews:
SELECTED PRESS + PUBLICATIONS
Aamodt, Britt. "Book Art at
Traffic Zone." Interview. KFAI
Radio (Minneapolis-St. Paul),
September 21, 2009.
_____. “More than Words: The
Re-purposed Book.” Exh.
review. mnartists.org,
September 10, 2009.
Abbe, Mary. “Turn of the
Page.” Star Tribune, September
11, 2009, illus.
_____. "Art Review: A ...
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Collections:
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Frederick R. Weisman Art
Museum, Minneapolis
Borusan Center for Culture and
Arts, Istanbul, Turkey
Scottsdale Museum of
Contemporary Art, Scottsdale,
Ariz.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Minneapolis
Encantado Resort, Santa Fe,
N.M.
Gary Lee Partners, Chicago,
New York, & San Francisco
General Mills, Golden Valley,
Minn.
Global River, St. Paul
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Lisa Nankivil's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Lisa Nankivil's Portfolio.
ON THE PAINTINGS OF LISA NANKIVIL...
Grounded in the modernist tradition which sees pure color as a metaphor for the immaterial and the spiritual, Lisa Nankivil explores paint’s ability to signify the essence of experience while leaving the representation of objects behind. In her stripe paintings Nankivil addresses the aesthetic problematic of the body’s relationship to the horizontal and vertical. Her large horizontal compositions are soothing and inviting, as the basic verticality of the human body positions the viewer in a relation of dominance relative to their rippling expansive, recumbent forms. Nankivil’s vertical compositions confront the viewer with uplifting optical pathways that orient us toward ascent. Opaque and semi transparent ribbons of variegated color flicker and skip across the surfaces of Nankivil’s canvases, flooding the senses with remarkably vivid associations and memories. These paintings communicate the idea of speed and movement; but more than anything they remind us of tastes, smells, and the feel of pleasurable things- orange saltwater toffee, rose petals, dark chocolate, pink wet skin, black velvet, blue sky bright with sun, melon, salty sea water and lavender gray dawn.
Nankivil builds the images meticulously, beginning with loose under-paintings formed from gestural brushstrokes, ... |
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