Jared Deery & Dini Dixon
July 24 - Sept 15, 2024
Natural Resilience
Opening Reception: July 24th, 6 - 8 PM
On view until September 15th, 2024
Tappeto Volante Projects proudly presents Natural Resilience, featuring paintings by Jared Deery and ceramics by Dini Dixon. This exhibition explores these artists' inherent capacity to respond to the unexpected nuances of their chosen mediums.
Jared Deery's vibrant still lifes, primarily depicting imaginary potted plants and flowers, transcend mere representation by imbuing narratives of transition and transformation. Through meticulous manipulation of color and texture, Deery blurs the boundaries between realism and imagination, eliciting wonder and introspection.
Color assumes a pivotal role in Deery's artistic methodology, influencing his compositional decisions and emotional response to the painting process. It serves not only as a visual element but also as a tactile experience that shapes the viewer's sensory perception. His idiosyncratic approach allows color to symbolically deconstruct and reconstruct elements, embodying the artist's engagement with his craft.
Dini Dixon's ceramics provide a complementary exploration of resilience, reflecting an intuitive balance between fragility and strength reminiscent of nature's adaptive qualities. Her work celebrates nature's malleability, illustrating how flora and environments adapt to climatic changes and other challenges. Similarly, Dixon's ceramics address internal emotional struggles, advocating for transparency and mental health awareness through the disfigurement of her forms, and irregular tactility of her surfaces.
Dini Dixon, "Little Spiky," 2023 Glazed Ceramic 5 × 5.5 × 7 in
Jared Deery, "A Still, Volcano Flower," 2018, Acrylic on Canvas, 72 × 48 in
Dini Dixon, "Overgrown and Left Unattended," 2023, Glazed Ceramic, 5.5 × 8 × 12.5 in
Jared Deery, "Another under water flower," 2021, Acrylic on Canvas, 72 × 48 in
Dini Dixon, "Sprout," 2023, Glazed Ceramic, 6 × 6 × 8 in
Jared Deery, "Water Flower," 2023, Oil on Canvas, 72 × 62 in
Dini Dixon, "Court Jester," 2024, Glazed Ceramic, 8 × 8 × 10.5 in
Jared Deery, "Dreaming of Cacti," 2017, Oil on Canvas, 60 × 48 in
Dini Dixon, "I Dreamt of Her Last Night," 2023, Glazed Ceramic, 4 × 7 × 10.5 in
Dini Dixon, "Quick Convo with Cricket," 2024 Glazed Ceramic, 7 × 8 × 14.75 in
Dini Dixon, "Little Sleepy," 2023, Glazed Ceramic, 7 × 9 × 6.75 in
Dini Dixon, "Froggy Finger Amaryllis," 2023, Glazed Ceramic, 6 × 9 × 9.5 in
Dini Dixon, "Spirit Scan," 2024, 3D Printed Plastic, 5.5 × 8 × 9.5 in
Jared Deery, "Shed the Skin your Living In," 2018, Acrylic on Canvas, 72 × 48in
Dini Dixon, "Wellness Manual," 2023, Glazed Ceramic, 5 × 10 × 18 in
Jared Deery, "For Everytime, A Blossom," Finally, 2012/2028, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 48 × 36 in
Dini Dixon, "Belly Flower," 2024 Glazed Ceramic 6 × 7 × 11 in
Jared Deery, "Days after the Seeds were Sewn," 2018, Acrylic on Canvas, 72 × 48 in
Dini Dixon, "Please be Fair," 2024, Glazed Ceramic, 9 × 8.5 ×8 in
Jared Deery, "Langhe Landscape," 2024, Ink on matboard, 9.75 × 8 in
Jared Deery, "Through an opening," 2018, Oil and pastel on canvas, 54.75 × 36.75 in