Artist Information:
Astrid Fitzgerald
New York, NY
United States
Member Since: Jun 2001
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Artist Statement:
My artistic work has always
been closely aligned with my
quest to uncover the nature of
"what is." The important
distinction I make at the
outset is that the work will
not reflect the mere
appearance of nature, but
rather its underlying laws.
If there is one common thread
in my work, it has to do with
a desire to preserve and
symbolize the inner order and
harmony of an outward world
of discord. I have always
agreed with Emerson's
observation from Nature about
this quest. He said, “We must
trust the perfection of the
creation so far as to believe
that whatever curiosity the
order of things has awakened
in our minds, the order of
things can satisfy."
For the past twenty-five
years, my work has explored
philosophical geometry,
including the Fibonacci
sequence, the Pythagorean
Theorem and, most importantly,
the Golden Mean proportion,
which is a unique ratio
preferred by nature as the
most fundamental geometry for
growth and energy
conservation.
This proportion, often found
in great architectural designs
from the ancient world,
including Egypt, provides me
with a substructure of
infinite possibilities. The
Golden Mean rectangle, with
the squares, arcs and circles
it generates, allows me ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Gallery at R&F, Kingston, NY -
Astrid Fitzgerald: Waxing
Geometric, 2011
Unison Gallery, New Paltz, NY
- Astrid Fitzgerald & Kim
Alderman, 2010 (2-person)
Garrison Art Center, The
Gillette Gallery - Assemblages
& Paintings, 2010
Pearl Arts Gallery, Stone
Ridge, NY - Eternal Egypt -
Collage and Encaustic, 2008
(2-person)
Wuersch & Gering, ...
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Artist Galleries:
The Pearl Arts Gallery, Stone
Ridge, New York
Raubach Galerie, St. Gallen,
Switzerland
Ellen Price, New York, NY
Galerie Schoenenberger,
Kirchberg, Switzerland...
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Artist Reviews:
“These quiet icons,
produced from generation to
generation (Mondrian 50 years
ago, Rothko 30 years ago,
Fitzgerald today), are signs
of an underlying
contemplativeness that will
not settle for being rushed
through a deformed
world....[these works] are
respectful of the world and
its order, respectful of human
consciousness, ready...
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Collections:
SELECTED PUBLIC AND CORPORATE
COLLECTIONS
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary
Art, Ridgefield, Conn.;
Marymount College, Tarrytown,
N.Y.; Wellesley College,
Wellesley, Mass., Town Hall
Collection, Wil, Switzerland;
Courthouse Collection,
Wattwil, Switzerland; World
Financial Center, American
Express, New York City; N.Y.
Stock Exchange, Inc., New York
City; Rockefeller Center
Collection, New...
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Commissions:
1990 Union Bank of
Switzerland, New York, N.Y.
1990 Hyatt Regency Hotel,
Albuquerque, N.M.
1988 I.B.M., Atlanta, Ga.
1985 Kindercare Corporation,
Montgomery, Ala.
1985 I.B.M., Marcel Breuer
Building, Boca Raton, Fla.
1985 Ashley Plaza Hotel,
Tampa, Fla.
1984 Ridgeway Corporation,
Atlanta, Ga.
1984 Coin ...
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Astrid Fitzgerald's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Astrid Fitzgerald's Portfolio.
My artistic work has always been closely aligned with my quest to uncover the nature of "what is." The important distinction I make at the outset is that the work will not reflect the mere appearance of nature, but rather its underlying laws.
If there is one common thread in my work, it has to do with a desire to preserve and symbolize the inner order and harmony of an outward world of discord. I have always agreed with Emerson's observation from Nature about this quest. He said, “We must trust the perfection of the creation so far as to believe that whatever curiosity the order of things has awakened in our minds, the order of things can satisfy."
For the past twenty-five years, my work has explored philosophical geometry, including the Fibonacci sequence, the Pythagorean Theorem and, most importantly, the Golden Mean proportion, which is a unique ratio preferred by nature as the most fundamental geometry for growth and energy conservation.
This proportion, often found in great architectural designs from the ancient world, including Egypt, provides me with a substructure of infinite possibilities. The Golden Mean rectangle, with the squares, arcs and circles it generates, allows me ... |
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