Regan Rosburg

Denver

Regan Rosburg’s current exhibition at Denver-based David B. Smith Gallery features the artist’s signature multimedia and painted compositions, suspended in thin layers of clear resin, with a medley of sea life and birds interacting amidst abstracted planes and among signs of perceived human comforts, such as sheltering walls or a soft bed. Rosburg completed this body of work in response to the Pacific trash vortex located in the North Pacific Gyre. In Rosburg’s own words:

„Over the years I have harbored a conflicted relationship with my medium, which is polymer resin, known simply to most by its common name, plastic. The luminescent properties of polymer resin give me the ability to preserve and suspend objects in time. Using bones, lace, animals, and insects, and my own hand-painted images, I strive to capture the beauty of nature in this material. Now, as I have become more and more aware of the detriment plastic has caused to our environment, the material itself has become the focus of my work.“

With Maelstrom, Rosburg’s finely tuned narratives are set in spaces created by humans to be a secure and comforting habitat. Just as human spaces decay when abandoned, here Rosburg questions the possibility for comfort or stability, when the ecological challenges presented to humanity are so very vast, and the global commitment to preserving natural spaces across the world and in the oceans seems disappointingly low. As she explores these themes, Rosburg does maintain a level of optimism, with works such as ‚The Nursery‘ and ‚The Ballet‘, which hint at the potential for new life if it is protected, or the possibility for transcendence; these works suggest there is hope after all.

Regan Rosburg

David B. Smith Gallery

June 21 – July 20, 2013
1543 A Wazee Street
Denver, CO 80202
USA

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