Mayme Donsker

2012-01-19T16:17:00.002-08:00

2012-01-19T16:17:00.001-08:00

2012-01-19T16:10:00.002-08:00

2012-01-19T16:10:00.001-08:00

2012-01-19T16:09:00.000-08:00

2012-01-19T16:08:00.000-08:00

2012-01-19T15:59:00.000-08:00

2009-09-12T09:15:00.000-07:00

I value the TIMELESS qualities in all things. Working with themes such as, connectedness, sensation, nature and loss, I render semi-autobiographical stories about the imagination of an artist who is longing so desperately for magic.

As I make work in the context of contemporary art I need to believe that ORIGINALITY is not restricted to any particular time or date, but it travels, connecting to any demographic, person or period. My work can be divided into three distinct series: Drawings, Collage, and Collaborative Installation.

My drawings are composed of MAGIC REALISM. The subject of my work relates to the tradition of Nineteenth Century Romanticism, while utilizing folk and contemporary drafting styles, inspired by artists Jockum Nordstrom who has set high standards for his drawings and Casper David Friedrick who's paintings illustrate man's idealistic relationship to nature.

I draw; DRAWING is an honest medium. I make drawings because I am stimulated by their evidence, a drawing's marks will show the artist's hand, the time it took, and even the artist's mistakes. When I draw, I hope that there is a trace of humanity embedded within the graphite. Drawing is a contemporary medium when it does not hide from conventional rule, that's when a drawing’s 'shoddy mistakes' become confident, interesting, and intentional. I see a contemporary path in the craft of drawing.

C O L L A G E is a simple medium. My most crucial rules when I work with collage lie in its simplicity. Because of the mediums unlabored technique and limited executions, it can hold itself back, and through its simplicity it can almost look as if it is a moment of cinematography. I am influenced by the films of Federico Fellini who was also inspired by the timeless and the eternal. Fellini once said “There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life.” This series is about one inspired character who envisions experiences that never happened, while looking at photographs, books and landscapes.

COLLABORATION is about letting go. Inspired by the architecture of Buckminster Fuller; my colleagues Brendan Kellogg, Ryan Edquist and I have been collaborating on what will eventually become a geodesic structure on a frozen lake, built from cast triangles of ice. Brendan and I have been perfecting our craft, working with models, casts, experiencing trials and error. We have made a documentary on the process in the hopes of receiving funding for the completion of the project. "The Living Water Project" is inspired by metaphors in architecture using ephemeral mediums in nature .

2009-09-04T13:56:00.000-07:00

"Baby Bear",

Collage

2009-09-04T13:54:00.000-07:00

"Fly me to the Moon",

Collage

2009-09-04T13:52:00.000-07:00

"Christmas Tree",

Collage

2009-09-04T13:50:00.000-07:00

"Enlightenment",

Collage

2009-09-04T13:41:00.000-07:00

"Dancing",

Collage

2009-09-04T13:36:00.000-07:00

"Enlightenment",

11” x 12.5”, Wintergreen Print, Acrylic, Graphite, Wax, Collage.

2009-09-04T13:34:00.000-07:00

"Projections and Love Songs",

10” x 15”, Wintergreen Print, Graphite, Wax.

2009-09-04T13:31:00.000-07:00

"A Hard Year",

11” x 14.5”, Wintergreen Print, Graphite, Wax.

Gyclee Print $45.00

Original Print $NFS

2009-09-04T13:25:00.000-07:00

"Nurse Plays for the Pictures",

11” x 12.5”, Wintergreen Print, Acrylic, Graphite, Wax.

Giclee Print $45.00

Original Print NFS

2009-09-04T13:17:00.000-07:00

"Artist Collective",

11” x 12.5”, Wintergreen Print, Acrylic, Graphite, Wax.

Giclee Print $45.00

Original Print $300.00