ha nna ten do o r n k a a t DISSONANC E + HA R M ONY 4 - 29 september 2021
hanna ten doornkaat DISSONANCE + HARMONY 4 - 29 september 2021
Cover: If you don’t change direction…. Gesso, graphite pencil, oil, found wood, dowel, 30 x 30 x 2cm
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Working predominantly in graphite, Hanna ten Doornkaat’s work is an ongoing investigation into the meaning and concept of drawing. Her practice is defined by a complex process of repetitive mark making and erasure, of revealing and concealing. Layers bear witness to the tension between silent contemplation and the cacophony of modern life, the spaces between as noteworthy as the lines themselves. In preparation of her solo exhibition with &Gallery the artist revisited formal line drawings on solid board and placed these in dialogue with the more amorphous aesthetic of works created within the constraints of last year’s lockdown. Initially trained in sculpture, ten Doornkaat not only questions the purity of abstracted lines and shapes, but also challenges the boundaries between two and three dimensions – always in pursuit of a balance between dissonance and harmony. Often initiated by a fleeting glimpse, overheard phrase or fragmented memory, an idea may be concealed until ten Doornkaat adds a final layer when naming her works. Whether paying homage to conceptual artists whose theories have influenced her practice, offering a pragmatic description of a drawing’s formal characteristics, or providing a glimpse into her state of mind, words not only inspire the work but complete the artist’s contemporary palimpsests. German-born mixed media artist Hanna ten Doornkaat holds an MA (Sculpture) from Wimbledon School of Art and lives and works in London. Her work has been widely exhibited and is held in collections across the UK and internationally.
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Neither Black nor White I + II Gesso, graphite pencil, wood , plywood disc, 170 x 6 x 4 cm & 15 x 15 .05 cm Grey is for cowards I Gesso ,graphite pencil, board, 61 x 51 x 2 cm Untitled (grid) #240 Gesso, graphite pencil, board, 90 x 61 x 2 cm
‘…under my skin’ Gesso wash, acrylic, ink, canvas, board, 50 x 40 cm
Silence Gives Answers… Gesso, ink liner, canvas, jute, felt, honeycomb cardboard, 40 x 30 x 2 cm
Untitled (I am cause + effect) Gesso, ink liner, acrylic, pulp tray, honeycomb cardboard, 20 x 14 x 4 cm
Untitled (wrap) & B/W Grid Series #245 Gesso, graphite pencil, board, 18 x 13 x 2 cm each
Who Needs a Title Gesso, acrylic, graphite pencil, board, 18 x 13 x 2 cm Moody Blues Gesso, acrylic, graphite pencil, board, 27 x 21 x 1 cm Moody Blue Gesso, acrylic, graphite pencil, board 18 x 13 x 2 cm
Untitled #555 Gesso, acrylic, graphite pencil, 10 x 10 x 5 cm
Grey is for Cowards 001 Gesso, acrylic, graphite pencil, board, 20 x 15 x 2 cm
Blinky on my Mind II & Blinky Too Acrylic, ink liner, jute bag, waxed cotton thread, padding, honeycomb cardboard, 17 x 13 x 3 cm each
Blinky I, II & III Gesso, acrylic, graphite pencil, board, wood support, 15 x 10 x 1 cm each
Blush & Whereof One Can’t Speak I Gesso, acrylic, graphite pencil, board, 20 x 15 x 2 cm each
Picasso’s Baby I + II Acrylic, ink, canvas, pencil, fabric, jute bag, honeycomb cardboard, 19 x 15 x 3 cm & 17 x 13 x 3 cm
Touched by Time Acrylic, ink, ink liner, canvas, felt, 115 x 79 x 1 cm
Layered Memory Gesso, acrylic, graphite pencil, board, 20 x 15 x 2 cm
Dissonance + Harmony II Gesso, acrylic, graphite pencil, board, 25 x 20 x 2 cm
Lines for Agnes Gesso, acrylic, graphite pencil, board, 40 x 30 x 2 cm
It’s the Gap that Matters (after Marcel Duchamp) I + II Acrylic, ink, honeycomb cardboard, waxed cotton thread , 18 x 13 x 3 cm & 19 x 14 x 3 cm
Between the Lines Card, gesso, acrylic,ink liner, metal frame with non reflective glass, 62 x 45 x 3 cm
Unseen I Gesso, graphite pencil, board, 40 x 30 x 2 cm
Grey is for Cowards Gesso, acrylic, graphite pencil, board, 20 x 15 x 2 cm
The Beat that my Heart Skipped Black gesso, ink liner, colouring pencil, chalkboard, 42 x 30 x 1 cm Self Portrait (Me) Black gesso, ink liner, acrylic, vinyl lettering , chalk board, 60 x 40 x 1 cm
Kazimir III & Red Horizontal Gesso, acrylic, graphite pencil, biro, board, 20 x 15 x 2 cm
Kazimir I, Lines for Agnes & Blinky Gesso, acrylic, graphite pencil, board, wood fixing, 18 x 13 x 2 cm
H A N N A T E N D O O R N K A AT Born in Heidelberg, Germany UK resident since 1992 E D U C AT I O N 2000 - 2002 MA Sculpture, WSA 1995 - 1998 BA Fine Art - Kingston University 1990 - 1992 Schule für Gestaltung, Switzerland SELECTED EXHIBITIONS SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2021 Dissonance + Harmony, &Gallery, Edinburgh, UK Making a Mark, One Paved Court, Richmond 2020 Essentially Grey, The Muse Gallery, London, UK 2018 In the Zero of Form, One Paved Court, Richmond, UK 2016 Moments in Time, BBK,Oldenburg, Germany 2004 Focal Point Gallery, Southend-0n-Sea 2003 Raum 3, Natura Morta, Mannheim, Germany 1998 Scapes, Cable Street Gallery, London GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2021 AIR Open 2021, Manchester Baf_baf expo, Paris, France Leeds Summer Group Show, online exhibition Too young to Fruit, Coachworks Studis, Brighton Tiny but Mighty, &Gallery, Edinburgh The Land of SOL, Nouic, France 2020 trace_thread_text, online project, terra arte Winter show, &Gallery, Edinburgh The art of the paper bag award show, Cross Gallery, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Black or White show, Cross Gallery, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Drawing Beyond Itself, Air Gallery, Manchester 2019 Out of Place, One Paved Court, Richmond, UK Personal Structures, GAA Foundation, Venice Biennale Small Worlds, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne, Germany [Un]Seen, Arthouse1, London PaperLight - works on Paper, Leyden Gallery, London Past and Present Tense, The Crypt Gallery, London,UK Lines etc., WhiteNoise_projects, One Paved Court, Richmond, UK Squared, Studio Expurgamento, London, UK &Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Juxtapositions, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne, Germany Kunsthuis, Crayke, Yorkshire Open2018, air gallery, Manchester, UK Visually Literate, The Fitzrovia Gallery, London RA summer exhibition 2017 State of Line, The Artworks, Halifax Construct, &Gallery, Edinburgh SE9 Container Gallery, London Whitenoise, The Crypt Gallery, St Pancras, London (a)chromatic, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne, Germany Scarborough Prison Drawing Project, Scarborough Works on paper, Leyden Gallery, London LemoArt Galerie, Berlin, Germany Draw to Perform 3, London with/draw, Leyden Gallery, London monoCHROMA: Black&White issues, Crypt Gallery, St.Pancras,London Ivooo Galerie, Berlin Derwent Art Prize, London RA summer exhibition 2016 Nassau42 Fine Art, Antwerp Jerwood Drawing Prize 2015, London Lines for Agnes, The Crypt, St.Marylebone Parish Church, London National Open Art competition, London BBK Gallery, Oldenburg, Germany Drawn Abroad, Gallery Eight, Sydney, Australia Affordable Art Fair, Singapore with Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London UAMO Playtime, Signal Gallery, London UAMO Playtime, Munich, Germany
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