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Carrie Ann Plank
In collaboration with the Playground, Themes+Projects galley presents art by Carrie Ann Plank. As you make your way around the campus, a total of thirty-two works can be found in the communal spaces and meeting rooms.
Exhibition
Superposition Loop #4
enamel and ink on panel, 31 x 31 inches
$4,000
Superposition Loop #5
enamel and ink on panel, 31 x 31 inches
$4,000
Superposition Loop #6
enamel and ink on panel, 31 x 31 inches
$4,000
Statement
The major focus of my work deals with visual portrayals of information systems. The work considers reinterpreting and reorganizing visual information systems and how context shifts meaning. I've always been fascinated by how principal and equation can be visually rendered and how this translation impacts the comprehension of data - be it obfuscation or clarification. I work with many layers of data visualization, from charting to mathematical equations to scientific principles. Mapping, numerical sequences, fractals, wave patterns, sound sources, magnetic field variations and other systems of scientific observation, overlay one another to create a pastiche of information visualization. I'm interested in the resulting noise of these visual systems, be it organically or theoretically derived, and how they interact. Layers overlap and interfere while creating abstraction from the concrete.
I work with multiple mediums including painting, glass work, traditional and experimental printmaking techniques, and mixed media instillation. I often employ emergent technologies to create matrices to work from, such as use of CNC routers and laser cutters. The amalgamation of technological assistance and traditional hand skills plays a large role in the work. Many pieces begin as digital rendering which become the matrix by routing, cutting, or hand carving, while ink is hand mixed by eye and traditionally applied. This results in works that straddle the hand and digital spheres. Works do not fall easily within a specific realm but encompass works on paper conventionally framed, mixed media pieces on panel, multiples and installation pieces utilizing a wide variety of materials, and site-specific installation pieces. Experimentation has always been a component of my studio practice.
-Carrie Ann Plank
Interference Series 1-4
Pigment and enamel on panel, 48 x 48 inches
$8,000
Interference Confluence 1
enamel and ink on panel, 31 x 31 inches
$6,500
Interference Confluence 2
enamel and ink on panel, 31 x 31 inches
$6,500
Interference Intercession 1
Screen print on panel with matte soft finish, 28.5 x 28.5 inches
$3,800
Interference Intercession 2
Screen print on panel with matte soft finish, 28.5 x 28.5 inches
$3,800
Durchsicht Intercession 10
Polychrome woodcut
on panel, 27 x 27 inches
$3,800
Durchsicht Intercession 39
Polychrome woodcut
on panel, 27 x 27 inches
$3,800
Durchsicht Intercession 9
Polychrome woodcut
on panel, 27 x 27 inches
$3,800
Durchsicht Intercession 7
Polychrome woodcut
on panel, 27 x 27 inches
$3,800
Durchsicht Intercession 13
Polychrome woodcut
on panel, 27 x 27 inches
$3,800
Durchsicht Intercession 15
Polychrome woodcut
on panel, 27 x 27 inches
$3,800
Elemental Lattices Octagon Bonded Pair
Ink, acrylic and tar paper on shaped panel, 72 x 36 inches
$8,000
Elemental Lattices Octagon Triad Form
Ink, acrylic and tar paper on shaped panel, 87 x 62 inches
$12,000
Intercession Round Series 4
Screen print on CNC wood form
27.5in diameter
$4,000
Intercession Round Series 2
Screen print on CNC wood form
27.5in diameter
$4,000
Intercession Round Series 6
Screen print on CNC wood form
27.5in diameter
$4,000
Intercession Round Series 9
Screen print on CNC wood form
27.5in diameter
$4,000
Intercession Round Series 1
Screen print on CNC wood form
27.5in diameter
$4,000
Superposition
Ink and acrylic on panel, 47 x 47 inches
$6,000
Black on Black Loop
Ink and acrylic on panel, 31 x 31 inches
$4,000
Superposition Matrix 2
Oil and ink, on wood, 47 x 47 inches
$8,000
Superposition Matrix 3
Oil and ink, on wood, 47 x 47 inches
$8,000
Incursive Series 2
Ink and acrylic on panel, 31 x 31 inches
$4,000
Durchsicht Intercession Series 44
Polychrome woodcut on panel
27 x 27 inches
$3,800
Durchsicht Intercession Series 47
Polychrome woodcut on panel
27 x 27 inches
$3,800
Pullulate 2
Ink, dye, and resin on panel, 35 x 35 inches
$4,500
About the Artist
Carrie Ann Plank is a San Francisco based artist working in the mediums of installation, printmaking, and painting. Plank’s work is included in many private and public collections including the Fine Art Archives of the Library of Congress, Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Guanlan Print Art Museum in China, Museum Meermanno in The Hague, Netherlands and The Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba, as well as corporate collections including Google, Genentech, and Norwegian Cruise Lines. Recent noteworthy solo shows include Themes + Projects in San Francisco, Bryant Street Gallery in Palo Alto, CA, DZINE Gallery in San Francisco, and Local Language, Oakland. Recent residency projects include KALA in Berkeley, CA, Konstnärernas Kollektiva Grafikverkstad in Malmo, Sweden, Local Language, Oakland, CA, Edition/Basel: Printed in Cuba at the Taller Experimental de Gráfica de La Habana in Havana, Cuba, the Íslensk Grafík in Reykjavik, Iceland, Edition/Basel: Printed in Basel at Druckwerk in Basel, Switzerland, Mullowney Printing in San Francisco, CA, Haystack Mountain School of Craft in Deer Isle, ME, and Bullseye Glass in Emeryville, CA. Additionally, Plank has had a 20 year teaching career and most recently served as the Director of the Printmaking MFA & BFA Programs at the Academy of Art University before devoting herself solely to her artist practice in 2018. She is active in the local arts community and sits on the board of Root Division. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking from East Carolina University and her Masters of Fine Arts in Printmaking from the Pennsylvania State University.
Focusing on layers of sophisticated geometry, Plank examines the space of intersecting patterns to describe new structures. The work utilizes mathematical equations to create multiple overlapping impressions that reveal additional distinct pattern formations. The resulting forms seen through mathematical plotting are space in between, the intercession, of concrete data.
(image) Installation view of Carrie Ann Plank’s exhibition, Superposition, at Themes+Projects during the spring 2022.
About Themes+Projects
Themes+Projects gallery specializes in exhibiting contemporary and innovative fine art. The gallery works with artists that span from traditional practices; venture into the realm of alternative or mixed media; or experiment with digital technology. Our exhibition program consists of six shows a year that last two months in length.
Themes+Projects is located inside the Minnesota Street Project, which is in San Francisco’s burgeoning art district of the Dogpatch neighborhood. General days of operation are Tuesday to Saturday, from 11am to 5pm.
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