Nature & Technology, An Inevitable Interconnectedness, December 2022

WELCOME TO OUR GROUP EXHIBITION!

CURATED BY TAM GRYN

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT

Nature & technology are polar opposites, both crucial to the fabric of this generation. They are the two areas in which we are compelled to spend our time or where we strive to spend our time. The sensibility of nature is merging with the increasing tech of our time in a synchronicity that we do not expect. Technology is becoming an extension of the human body and environmental landscape, a condition destined to intensify over time. "Nature and Tech, An Inevitable Interconnectedness" explores the interdependence of natural and man-made, real and surreal, rural and urban tangible and spiritual verities. It is the underlying and eternal interconnectedness of all things that is of the highest spiritual value. The binary preconception of technology as evil and nature as good is superannuated. Acknowledging our two current parallel realities brought together in compatibility, creates a sense of balance. This exhibition is a lyrical perspective for a harmonious relationship between technology and nature, a fantasy of symbiotic unity.

NOTE FROM THE CURATOR

I was very moved by the artists' experiences in what it means to be a human navigating the transitional landscape of technology and nature. Your stories, personality and intention came through in your artwork. This selection is a combination of artists with career trajectories in dialogue with true raw talent that is just now being born. There is so much honesty in the topic of nature and technology, they can be polar opposites but they are both crucial to the fabric of this generation.

The final selection reflects what was most truthful to me subjectively in tandem with what is most true to the times we are living. It covers the sensibility of nature merging with the increasing tech of our time in a hyper rapid synchronicity. Technology is becoming an extension of the human body and our environmental landscape, a condition destined to intensify over time. This show addresses our intimate and collective responses.
I am grateful to Visionary Art Collective for the opportunity to discover new artists to love, and even though it's an impossible task to accept all artists for this show, I will call many of you for other projects.

— Tam Gryn, Curator & Author

IMAGES FROM OUR VIRTUAL EXHIBIT 12/17 - 1/31

Jenna Carlie. 2032. Narrative staged photograph. 81 x 54 inches.

Meredith Starr and Dayna Leavitt. You Are Here...Late Morning Sun. Still from VR experience. 5.75 x 10 inches.

Jennifer Deppe Parker. S Drawing. Offset debossed print. 14 x 10 image on 18 x 12 inch paper.

Justin Robie Wood. A Chance Encounter with Hope. Video projection photography. 30 x 20 inches or 3348 x 2232 px.

Christa Capua. Survey 1. Digital collage. Dimensions varied.

Johanna Reiche Torbenson. What do you see?. Acrylic on canvas. 20 x 24 inches.

Sharon Becker. Eye Candy "Blue". Photo manipulation. 800 x 800 px.

Marsal Hollie. Nature's Will. Acrylic on canvas 48 x 24 inches.

Juliet Anne Fiss. Lucky Numbers. Acrylic on canvas. 40 x 30 inches.

Emre Ozdemir. GRASS. Photography & digital painting. 40 x 22 inches.

Emre Ozdemir. PINE. Photography & digital painting. 40 x 22 inches.

Juliet Drake Hossain. And Make Our Garden Grow. Acrylic on canvas, wood & acrylic sheet. 30.75 x 40.75 x 2.25 inches.

Amy Yoshitsu. Untitled (06/12 2021). Digital photograph of sculpture (paper, thread). 36 x 32.5 inches.

Weina Li. The Wishing Well. Acrylic water tank, water, helium balloons, water balloons, wishes from online wishing well, mini LED lights, fishing line, midi controller touch me, computer & clear acrylic stands. 55 x 42 x height (from floor to ceiling).

Sixue Yang. Surge. Neon & ink on Xuan paper. 12 x 8 inches.

Jackie Brown. Strata Series: Drift. 3D printed ceramic sculpture. 5.5 x 7 x 7.5 inches.

Fanni Somogyi. Janus. Powdercoated steel, soil & cactus. 8 x 13 x 12 inches.

Farhad Nikfam. Untitled. Oil & acrylic on canvas. 19.7 x 15.7 inches.

Tyler J Grimes. Herding the Gaze Away from the Pasture. A self-reflective virtual reality and multimedia installation. Dimensions vary.

Lashayla Stephens. The Choice Is Yours. Acrylic paint on canvas. 48 x 36 inches.

Tyler J Grimes. Herding the Gaze Away from the Pasture. A self-reflective virtual reality and multimedia installation. Dimensions vary.

Lucy Wilner. Rain Shadow. Acrylic on Artboard. 20 x 24 inches.

Jennifer Deppe Parker. H Drawing. Offset debossed print. 10 x 14 image on 18 x 12 inch paper.

Justin Robie Wood. Dawn. Video projection photography. 30 x 20 inches or 3348 x 2232 px.

Rachael Bailey. A Moment of Connection. Diptych Oil paint on Arches oil paper. 27 x 35 inches.

Johanna Reiche Torbenson. Silent. Acrylic on canvas. 20 x 24 inches.

Sharon Becker. Eye Candy "Passion Play". Photo manipulation. 800 x 800 px.

Sharon Becker. Falling. Photo manipulation. 800 x 1091 px.

Marsal Hollie. Shamans Tea. Acrylic on canvas 12 x 24 inches.

Janet Lucroy. Evocation 2. Digital collage. 21 x 24 inches.

Juliet Drake Hossain. Self Portrait of the Sentient Earth II. Acrylic on rock, cherry wood, acrylic sheet. 8 x 8 x 8 inches.

Amy Yoshitsu. We Made It (San Bernardino County, CA). Digital image of sculpture (paper, thread). 36 x 18 inches.

Alex Mihalko. Can You Stay. Graphite, pen & Ink, marker & tape on bristol paper. 11 x 14 inches.

Weina Li. Glorious My Eyes Have Seen. Microscope, microscope slides, monitor, glass table, clear acrylic chair, soil, grass seeds, computer, headphone, beakers, touch control lights, LED ball light, artificial snow, plant, flower petals, mini waterproof speaker, water, music note, candy. 48 x 25 x 58 Inches

Sixue Yang. Lakes. Neon & ink on Xuan paper. 12 x 8 inches.

Meg Quarton. Material Collage 5. Photographic collage. 3300  ×  2550px.

Fanni Somogyi. Soil Crumbled by Bits of Lichen. Photograph & manipulated images printed on poly silk & silk organza, steel frame. 57 x 48 x 7 inches.

Wrenna Monet. Bifrost - The Rainbow Bridge to Asgard. Acrylic, casein & oils. 24.8 x 38.6 inches.

Farhad Nikfam. Work #4 (Flying Carpet series). Oil & acrylic on canvas. 39.4 x 39.4 inches.

Lucy Wilner. Planning for Paradise. Acrylic on canvas. 72 x 60 inches.

Emily Harris. Nomadic 1. Archival inkjet print. 21 x 29 inches.

Thank you for visiting!

To inquire about any of the artworks featured in this exhibition, please contact the artists directly via their websites.

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