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CHARLOTTE RODENBERG

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“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.

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Deconstructing Ideas of Home 200, 2021

Monotype silkscreen print

24.5 x 29.5 inches, framed

$1,200 framed

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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

Catalog Design

Rachel Crawford, Registrar

To purchase or inquire, please email us at page@pagebondgallery.com or rachel@pagebondgallery.com

804-359-3633

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