MICHAEL DELL - "DISTANT PICTURES"
OPENING:
June 20, 2024
* The artist will be present at the gallery opening.
TIME:
18:00 - 20:00
LOCATION:
Ronewa Art Projects
Potsdamer Straße 91
10785 Berlin
EXHIBITION DATES:
June 21 – July 25, 2024
Ronewa Art Projects presents Distant Pictures – a solo exhibition, and European debut, by New Zealand artist Michael Dell. Taking culturally significant and critically acclaimed films from New Zealand contemporary cinema as a thematic basis for a series of abstract paintings and drawings, Dell creates alluring color gradients with delicately blended palettes that are rich with subtle textures and details.
Dell’s approach to art making is led by process and a commitment to materiality, whether he’s creating abstract or representational work. His softened, almost hazy imagery is the result of the numerous applications of layers, which are added and removed over and over.
Despite the association with storytelling, the works in this show contain an ambivalence toward narrative, conveying instead an intense and absorbing stillness. The colors of Dell’s abstract gradients reference shots from the opening sequences of his chosen films. He also draws inspiration from physical elements of cinema, such as the image frame, the light of the projector beam, and imperfections that appear on celluloid film.
· Access Michele Dell's artist interview here.