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Liz Rundorff SmithSleep Aid (abstract, bright colors, dark colors, layers)2021
2021
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acrylic on paper
23.25 x 19.25 inches framed
Rundorff Smith deals with central shapes that she develops by referencing urns, shrines, burial mounds and places of veneration. As a current resident of South Carolina, she associates cemeteries, particularly locations in the South, as spiritual spaces of veneration. Her paintings are reliquaries for memories. Urns are vessels to hold ashes while also acknowledging life—what we mourn and what we celebrate.
In the exhibition at SEFA Hudson, Rundorff Smith presents the latest in her series entitled “Trophy.” These small scale encaustic paintings are hung in a grid that mirrors the geometric patterns within each piece. The artist works in layers by melting and combining pigmented wax to create a literal history on the materials’ surface, while simultaneously implying the personal story that each vessel is meant to hold. Rendered in colored wax from sky blue to bright pink to vibrant yellow—a rectangular pattern blankets many of the paintings.
This patternation references the constructions of Rundorff Smith’s father, a builder. Thus, the “Trophy” paintings are manifested into small awards to herself. They are an acknowledgement of her own successes and of the care and work that she does to ensure her daughters are raised differently than herself. She states: “I get into the grid and I lose the state of structure because it is fascinating to destroy the grid itself.” She memorializes her childhood and she leaves other elements behind.
Rundorff Smith is interested in kitsch as an accessible form of beauty, related to the aesthetics of her youth. The nostalgic color choices and build up of encaustic is reminiscent of mid-century American decor. In recent paintings like Good Girls, the artist added fringe to the bottom of the canvas. This tactile embellishment plays into kitsch, reminiscent of party decorations, parade floats and prize ribbons—elevating the vessel to something to be celebrated. Patterning, grids, reflected and mirrored vessels suggest the artist's need to nurture the painting through repetition. It is a means to transfer the desired memories and emotions. The artist associates the vessels with her two daughters—or herself and her sister. While many of the forms are repeated, they are never perfect copies. Color is allowed to bleed; lines cut off; previous marks shine through both paper and encaustic pieces. This undulation between symmetry and irregularity creates a need to examine every inch.
- Creator:Liz Rundorff Smith (American)
- Creation Year:2021
- Dimensions:Height: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU16814341542
Liz Rundorff Smith
Liz Rundorff Smith currently lives and works in Greenville, SC. She received a BA in Studio Art with a concentration in sculpture from the College of Wooster in Wooster, OH and an MFA in Painting from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Rundorff Smith studied abroad at The Marchutz School of Painting in Aix en Provence, France and the British Institute of Florence in Florence, Italy and was awarded a fellowship and residency at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. Her work can be found in private and corporate collections including the Marilyn Monroe Bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel and Sun City Showa Kien Koen, Tachikawa, Japan. Rundorff Smith is a member of the Painting Center Art File in New York. Her work has been featured in Southern Living and Create Magazine Issue 20. Recent exhibitions include the two-person show Counterbalance at Susan Eley Fine Art New York, NY, The Shape of Things at 701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, SC and the 2021 Every Woman Biennial in London, UK.
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1982 B.F.A. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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1997-present - Visiting Faculty, Painting, Drawing, Senior Advising, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA
1996 - Adjunct Lecturer, Design I, 2-D Design 130, City College of New York, NY
1994 - N.E.A., Maryland State Arts Council Grant, Individual Artist Grant
1992-1994 - Adjunct Lecturer, Drawing, Printmaking, Professional Practices and Gallery Management, Modesto College, Modesto, CA
1989 - San Francisco City Location Grant, San Francisco, CA
1984-1986 - Lecturer: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, De Young Museum School, San Francisco, CA
1985 - Instructor: Lithography, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
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1996 - "Symbol: Object, '' Associated American Artists, New York, NY
1995 - "The Idora Park Series," The Marsha Ralls Gallery, Washington, DC
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1991 - "The Fabric Paintings," Owen Patrick Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1990 - "Redeeming Dreams," Saxon Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Double Dreams," Braunstein Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1989 - "Recent Work," Monsoon Restaurant, Opera Plaza, San Francisco, CA
1987 - "The Vegetable Paintings," The Janet Steinberg Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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