Exhibition
Lead Pencil Studio (Annie Han + Daniel Mihalyo): City Surfaces
–Press Release
The installation, City Surface, by Lead Pencil Studio - Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo - recreates a section of the city comprised entirely of recognizable urban fragments that parasitically attach to buildings over time. The lightweight construction is made entirely of plywood, paint and adhesive prints that yield the saturated and layered grain inherent in city architecture overwritten by time. Korean born Annie Han and partner Daniel Mihalyo continue their exploration in the built environment and the properties within architecture that influence human behavior. In what appears to be arrested construction, commercial storefronts and utilitarian gristle, the floating and overlapped details line the gallery walls and protrude out onto the floor. The handmade nature of the individual components brings attention to their legibility as sculptural forms. While the convergence of artistic re-framing and architectural principles transforms the 2-D gallery walls, it also expands the artists’ lexicon of spatial relationships beyond its 3-D application.
Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo are recipients of the Founders' Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and the New York Prize from the Van Alen Institute. Grants include the Creative Capital Foundation, the Graham Foundation and Artist Trust. Their work has been exhibited widely at museums throughout US and several in Europe. Residencies include Headlands, MacDowell and the Center for Land Use Interpretation.
The installation, City Surface, by Lead Pencil Studio - Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo - recreates a section of the city comprised entirely of recognizable urban fragments that parasitically attach to buildings over time. The lightweight construction is made entirely of plywood, paint and adhesive prints that yield the saturated and layered grain inherent in city architecture overwritten by time. Korean born Annie Han and partner Daniel Mihalyo continue their exploration in the built environment and the properties within architecture that influence human behavior. In what appears to be arrested construction, commercial storefronts and utilitarian gristle, the floating and overlapped details line the gallery walls and protrude out onto the floor. The handmade nature of the individual components brings attention to their legibility as sculptural forms. While the convergence of artistic re-framing and architectural principles transforms the 2-D gallery walls, it also expands the artists’ lexicon of spatial relationships beyond its 3-D application.
Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo are recipients of the Founders' Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and the New York Prize from the Van Alen Institute. Grants include the Creative Capital Foundation, the Graham Foundation and Artist Trust. Their work has been exhibited widely at museums throughout US and several in Europe. Residencies include Headlands, MacDowell and the Center for Land Use Interpretation.
The installation, City Surface, by Lead Pencil Studio - Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo - recreates a section of the city comprised entirely of recognizable urban fragments that parasitically attach to buildings over time. The lightweight construction is made entirely of plywood, paint and adhesive prints that yield the saturated and layered grain inherent in city architecture overwritten by time. Korean born Annie Han and partner Daniel Mihalyo continue their exploration in the built environment and the properties within architecture that influence human behavior. In what appears to be arrested construction, commercial storefronts and utilitarian gristle, the floating and overlapped details line the gallery walls and protrude out onto the floor. The handmade nature of the individual components brings attention to their legibility as sculptural forms. While the convergence of artistic re-framing and architectural principles transforms the 2-D gallery walls, it also expands the artists’ lexicon of spatial relationships beyond its 3-D application.
Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo are recipients of the Founders' Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and the New York Prize from the Van Alen Institute. Grants include the Creative Capital Foundation, the Graham Foundation and Artist Trust. Their work has been exhibited widely at museums throughout US and several in Europe. Residencies include Headlands, MacDowell and the Center for Land Use Interpretation.