Painting

Installation

Contact Information

e-mail:
www.delaineybarclay.com
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Artist Statement

The common themes of my work are texture, repetition, layering and the simplification of images. These elements occur throughout individual pieces as well as series of works. Stylized base components are meant to be quickly absorbed by the viewer, like visual shorthand. This idea of reduction can also be found in the restricted palette and the controlled texture. The obvious and subtle repetitive elements are calculated and intentional; they weave through layers of individual paintings as well as my entire body of work.

When imagining this series I wanted to explore how space functioned within a body of work. Not just the optically perceived space of the canvas, but also the area between the two dimensional panel and the three dimensional sculptural component and finally, the spaces within the three dimensional elements. Although the physical work itself is important, the existing space in and around the piece is of equal importance. Honoring this, shadow, light and moving air can be properly showcased.

This is where the idea of humidity comes in to play. Humidity is something that we can both see and feel. The thought of air having weight and presence becomes more tangible once water vapor is added.

Education

The Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH
BFA, Painting

Awards and Honors

2011 Fellowship, Painting, Delaware Division of The Arts, Wilmington, DE

BFA Four-year Merit Scholarship, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH

Publications

2009
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 6, Open Studio Press, Boston, MA

Selected Exhibitions

Solo

2011
The Air Is Heavy, Mezzanine Gallery, Wilmington, DE
(November)

2010
100% Humidity, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE

Group

2011
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
(October)

Award Winners XI, Biggs Museum, Dover, DE

DUETS, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
Juror: Daniel Belasco

3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia PA

2010
Oasis, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE

2009
Detail Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE

Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE

Agency M, Philadelphia, PA

2008
Detail Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE

2007
Salero, Rehoboth Beach, DE

Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE

2006
Salero, Rehoboth Beach, DE

Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE

2005
Salero, Rehoboth Beach, DE

2004
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE

2003
Start Soma, San Francisco, CA

Aloysius Butler & Clark, Wilmington, DE

Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE

2002
Red, The Blue Streak Gallery, Wilmington, DE