An exhibition of new work by New York-base artist Josh Dorman. His fourth solo show at the gallery includes mixed media on panel and works on paper. Dorman uses antique maps to find his way exploring and expanding the spaces between borders. His topographical navigations forging latitude and long... Read more
An exhibition of new work by New York-base artist Josh Dorman. His fourth solo show at the gallery includes mixed media on panel and works on paper. Dorman uses antique maps to find his way exploring and expanding the spaces between borders. His topographical navigations forging latitude and longitude with ink, pen, and pencil draws the viewer deep into his fantastical voyages. The New York Times has called him a “postmodern Brueghel.” Dorman becomes a wilderness guide teaching us a new way to navigate space.
What began with drawings on antique ledger pages in 2000 has evolved into a fully formed mature body of work. Dorman writes, “I love paper that has lived a life and shows its age. I use only topographic maps printed before 1940 (when a full palette of colors was introduced) and imagery from books published before photography became common.” This sense of a narrative that exists outside of our reality in the same way that dreams do is a recurring element in Dorman’s work – they contain their own internal and intuitive logic and journey (often literally with creatures on walkways on voyages through the works).
