Current
No One Dies - Mariko Suzuki
July 10 - September 10, 2010
Curated by Mariko Tanaka
Opening Reception: Friday July 9, 2010, from 7-9pm
Lumenhouse is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new drawings and sculpture
by Mariko Suzuki. Suzuki's meticulously rendered large-scale drawings portray a
sense of life, death, and melancholic beauty. Her work connects personal observations
and references from widely varying disciplines into a synthetic view of knowledge evoking
a fantastical, dreamlike vision. Her precise lines are imbued with a stylistic edge that blurs
the boundaries between reality and fiction.Mariko Suzuki states: "I am always afraid of losing people or things I love. For me these
drawings are more than a photographic representation or journal. They act as avatars,
monuments, and symbols for personal eras in my life, (complete with people, place, smell,
and feel) both negative and positive.
Each of my drawings reference compositional and stylistic elements from specific historical
paintings in order to place my personal feelings into the broader stream of historical
reference. Also, by working along with other artists, I hope to communicate the feeling of
inspiration I have had with each of these works that have touched me deeply.
In my sculpture, I use the warmth and softness of felting in an attempt to dominate unsettling
personal topics. I hope the familiarity and comfort associated with this medium can
dispel the events and feelings I describe in these works."
The exhibition will be on view by appointment only, please call 718.942.5395, or contact
Aurora Robson t 718.942.5395 e info@lumenhouse.com
WORKS ON VIEW
My Journey to the Color of Your Eyes
8 x 11in.
Ink, acrylic on paper
(c) 2010 Mariko Suzuki
$300, framed
The Ghost
22" x 30"
ink,acrylic,watercolor on paper
(c) 2009 Mariko Suzuki
$600, framed
The North Side Window
22" x 30"
ink,acrylic,watercolor on paper
(c) 2010 Mariko Suzuki
$600, framed
The Concrete Sorrow
26" x 40"
ink,acrylic,watercolor on paper
(c) 2010 Mariko Suzuki
$850, framed
The River
26" x 40"
ink,acrylic,watercolor on paper
(c) 2010 Mariko Suzuki
$850, framed
It's Almost 2pm..Too Hot...the Sound of Silence
45" x 72"
Ink, acrylic, watercolor on paper
(c) 2010 Mariko Suzuki
$1800
On a Sunny Winter Morning
various dimensions
felt, form, plastic
(c) 2010 Mariko Suzuki
$2200
