Charlotte Rodenberg - BUZZ! BUZZ! Spotlight

CHARLOTTE RODENBERG BUZZ! BUZZ! SPOTLIGHT “Deconstruction, Reconstruction”

CHARLOTTE RODENBERG Artist Statement - “Deconstruction, Reconstruction” This work is a direct response to my relocation to Qatar from the United States. Upon moving here, I began to question my inherent idea of what home looks like. I became interested in the blocky, geometric villas (houses) in my compound (neighborhood). While I experienced feelings of dislocation, I found peace in the golden sunsets and cool shadows cast upon the landscape at sunrise and sunset. My sketchbook practice became a way of observing and reflecting on these new surroundings, recording the way light reflected upon the villas. These drawings became the foundation for this series of screenprints.

The meditative act of printmaking, in this experimental style, allowed me to reflect on the imagery and build each composition organically. Each print is a monotype (unique print) using a set of silkscreen matrices, allowing me to further explore color, line, form and composition.

The act of deconstructing and reconstructing the home image became a metaphorical and literal act of assimilation.

As an artist, my practice has always provided me with a sense of identity. Previously, while living in Virginia, my work was a reflection of national and local politics. After arriving in Qatar, it was important for me to begin a new body of work which documented my life as an expat in order to adapt and find purpose here. Through this process of drawing, printing, deconstruction and reconstruction, I processed my location and changing ideological understanding of home.

“This reflection on home created a therapeutic foundation to stand, allowed me to establish myself as a local artist and find necessary purpose. The studios at VCUarts Qatar provided me with the essential time, space and community to make myself feel at home. My practice has allowed me to process emotions, adapt and assimilate to expat life.

BUZZ! BUZZ! SPOTLIGHT Deconstructing Ideas of Home 200, 2021 Monotype silkscreen print 24.5 x 29.5 inches, framed $1,200 framed

BUZZ! BUZZ! SPOTLIGHT Blue Green Goddess, 2017 Monotype Screenprint 28 x 18 inches $2,000 framed

Deconstructing Ideas of Home #201-202, 2021 Monotype screen prints on paper 26 x 21 inches each $600 unframed

Deconstructing Ideas of Home #203-204, 2021 Monotype screen prints on paper 26 x 21 inches each $600 unframed

Deconstructing Ideas of Home #101, 2021 Monotype screen prints on paper 26 x 21 inches $600 unframed

Deconstructing Ideas of Home #102, 2021 Monotype screen prints on paper 26 x 21 inches $600 unframed

Deconstructing Ideas of Home #103, 2021 Monotype screen prints on paper 26 x 21 inches $600 unframed

Deconstructing Ideas of Home #110, 111,112,113, 2021 Monotype screen prints on paper 26 x 21 inches each, 52 x 42 inches as installed $600 unframed, each

Deconstructing Ideas of Home #004, 2021 Monotype screen prints on paper 26 x 21 inches $600 unframed

Deconstructing Ideas of Home #002, 2021 Monotype screen prints on paper 26 x 21 inches $600 unframed

Charlotte Rodenberg Abbreviated CV

EDUCATION 2009 MFA- Department of Painting & Sculpture, Tyler School of Art /Temple University, Philadelphia PA 2005 BA- Magna Cum Laude, Department of Art, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville IN SELECT EXHIBITIONS 2022 Relocation: the Deconstruction and Reconstruction of Home, Solo exhibition VCUQ Project Space, Doha Qatar 2019 Glitch History and the American Icon, Solo Exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond VA 2019 Your Plus One, Group Exhibition, Mac Gallery, Philadelphia PA 2018 Hot Hot Hot, Group Exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond VA 2018 Gather, Group Exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond VA 2018 More Fun, Curated Group Exhibition, Ruffin Gallery, Charlottesville VA 2018 Time Space Transcendence: Solo Exhibition, The Anderson Gallery, Richmond VA SELECT COLLECTIONS 2017 Pam and Bill Royall Collection, Try Me Gallery, Richmond VA 2015 Wildlife VA Mural, Marguerite Christian Elementary School, Richmond VA

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