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Rachel Singel: Metamorphosis

Ineffable Benedictions: August 14 - September 5, 2020

Rachel Singel: Metamorphosis
Singel’s use of line develops into curves, from curves to semi-circles, and from semi-circles to the full circle. This stylistic tendency comes from her interest in openings in nature—those places around which nature’s complex forms develop. Close studies of natural objects reveal holes in their surfaces. Singel’s hand printed intaglio etchings evoke the fragility of her subject in the object of her work. Delicate handmade papers gently hold her natural world.

In Conversation with Rachel Singel: Metamorphosis
Rachel Singel joins Exhibition Director Michele Leclaire, via Zoom, in conversation about her show, Metamorphosis.
https://youtu.be/WfAct6KaZXM

Artist Statement
My imagery comes from what I see in nature. From a hollow in a tree to a break in the clouds, absence is a recurring motif. These spaces intrigue me, and I begin to wonder where they might lead. The work is my response to the intricacies and depth of natural forms. I seek to observe the processes of nature and embody them in my own works of art.
Lines are the building block of my world. The printmaking process allows for a technical consideration of how these lines are distributed throughout the work, with the weight of each line relating directly to how much time it etches. Their physical qualities carry weight; they do not descend into the paper but protrude from the surface.

Lines develop into curves, from curves to semi-circles, and from semi-circles to the full circle. This stylistic tendency comes from my interest in openings in nature— those places around which nature— complex forms develop. Close studies of natural objects reveal holes in their surfaces. The space is a source of weight— a fulcrum point that seizes my attention by giving the illusion of an even deeper space, seeming to recede to infinity. The lines radiate out from these seeming voids— the starting points for infinite variation within the work.
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As each line extends outward, the form begins to resemble how it occurs in nature: subject to the elements around it. This may be a vine changing direction because of other competing growth, a tree trunk consuming a barbed wire fence, or even the clay that once made-up a riverbank eroding away during a flood. Ultimately, my work is about discovering, then understanding, and finally expressing an attitude toward nature.


Biography

Rachel Singel is an Assistant Professor at the University of Louisville. Rachel grew up on a small farm in Charlottesville, Virginia. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia in 2009 and a Masters of Fine Arts in Printmaking from the University of Iowa in 2013. Rachel has participated in residencies at the Penland School of Crafts, the Venice Printmaking Studio, Internazionale di Grafica Venezia, and Art Print Residence in Barcelona, Spain. She has studied non-toxic printmaking at the Grafisk Eksperimentarium studio in Andalusia and Wharepuke Print Studios in New Zealand and will be continuing her studies at Fundación 'ace para el Arte Contemporáneo in summer 2020. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and represented in private, public and museum collections.
Buckham Gallery is funded by the following organizations:
Generous support is provided by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. 

Our activities are sponsored in part by an award from the MICHIGAN ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL  and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. 
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This program is sponsored by the Greater Flint Arts Council Share Art Genesee Grant Program made possible by the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Millage funds. Your tax dollars are at work!
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  • Home
  • Exhibitions
    • January Solo Exhibitions >
      • Crawl Space | Guen Montgomery
      • Portraits of Home | Whitney Lea Sage
      • Interior Visions: Domestic Sphere | Stephanie Serpick
    • In Conversation
    • Exhibition Opportunities >
      • Small Works Exhibition
      • Teeth & Hair
      • PRESENTATION GUIDELINES
    • 2022-2023 Exhibition Schedule
    • Selected Past Exhibitions >
      • Early Winter Exhibitions >
        • Empty Road, Great Tornado - Emmett Merrill
        • Nice Things for Nice People - Kate Snow
        • Recent Work - Michael Melet
      • November Exhibition >
        • Buckham Artist Collaborators
        • On Screen: A Showcase
      • 101 Artists
      • Ojichaagwan Vessels- Guy Adamec
      • Caution: May Contain Nudity >
        • Donovan Entrekin
        • Friends
      • Summer Exhibitions >
        • Heidi Brueckner
        • Craig Hinshaw
        • Michael Weigman
      • Early Summer Exhibitions >
        • Barriers & Preservers | Margaret Davis
        • Endless Endeavors | Benjamin Muñoz
      • BIPOC is The Theme! >
        • BIPOC Artists for Feature Exhibition
        • Viewing Room
      • Late Winter Exhibitions >
        • Dialectics and the Decommodified: The Spectres of Capital- Morgan Craig
        • Textures of the Southwest- Robert Huebel
        • All the Pretty Little Horses- Chris Waters
      • Small Talk >
        • Viewing Room
      • December Exhibitions >
        • Horizons | Emily Legleitner
        • Indexing Schizophrenia | Diane Zeeuw
        • Seeking Solace | Rebecca Zeiss
      • Black & White
      • Entropy >
        • Viewing Room
      • Late Summer Exhibitions >
        • Hyper-Tension: Matthew Owen Wead
        • Nigrescence Comics: Kenish Magwood
      • Summer Exhibitions >
        • Beastly Luster: Kelly Boehmer
        • No Dark In Sight: Bill Davis
        • Penchant: Devan Horton
      • Early Summer Exhibitions >
        • Selvage: Jim Arendt
        • At Home: Candace Compton Pappas
      • Subtle Shifts
      • Disrupted Realism
      • Late Winter Exhibitions >
        • Chad Erpelding: Gains and Losses
        • Deepanjan Mukhopadhyay: Appropriated Figure-Grounds
        • Jordan Vinyard: Summary of A Few Volts
      • JANUARY 2021 >
        • Karen Milito
        • Nancy Pennell
        • Linda Lou Woodruff
      • December 2020: United By One >
        • United By One: Allen
        • United By One: LaBret Einstein
        • United By One: Haylett
        • United By One: Hershman
      • November 2020: BAC Exhibitions >
        • A Climate Of Change: Viewing Room
        • Shadows: 2020 Buckham Print Exchange
      • October 2020: Serious Play >
        • Serious Play: Andy Hill
        • Serious Play: Timothy Kranz
        • Serious Play: Sifus J Thompson
      • September 2020: Dear Memory, >
        • Aj Cooke: Fragmented Place
        • Michele Leclaire
        • Lauren Scavo-Fulk
      • August 2020: Ineffable Benedictions >
        • Matthew Osmon: Private Insurrection
        • 0591: People First
        • Rachel Singel: Metamorphosis
      • July 2020: Verisimilitude
      • Feb. 2020: Eros and Thanatos >
        • Eros & Thanatos: Award Winners
      • Jan. 2020
      • 2019 Exhibitions
    • Art Money
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • B.Y.O.C.
    • Open Mic
    • Flint ARTWALK
    • Cider & Slides
    • Past Events
    • Past Artist Talks >
      • 2022 Smallidge Lecture
      • Jan. 10, 2020: Artist Talks with Ardea Thurston-Shaine and Dominique Chastenet de Gary
      • Tommy Mintz, Nov. 2019
      • 2019 Smallidge Lecture
      • June 2019: Panel Discussion with John Dempsey, Guy Adamec, and Amy Gibas
      • May 4, 2019- Artist Talk with Stephen Halko and Nick Reszetar
      • April 13, 2019 ​Artist Talk and Deviant Life Drawing Session with Jeanine Leclaire
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