02-07-2020
Gabriel Feld "Mediations | Impressions"
Gabriel Feld, "Bad Habits w/ Yellow Stripe"
FXCollaborative presents "Mediations | Impressions," an exhibition of recent work by architect, artist, and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) professor Gabriel Feld.
"I think of my prints as little poems without words. But more than conveying a message, they try to share a material experience, almost a tactile sensibility. They are constructed with different kinds of materials, some from everyday life—such as paper, string, nets, fabric, ribbons, and rubber bands—and others from nature in the city, like petals of fallen flowers, leaves, and twigs. Inspiriation often comes from the traces we leave behind as we go about our lives. I am amazed by the power and beauty of those marks, many casual and unintended, ephemeral and evanescent. And to be candid, I could be perfect content just by looking at them. Yet, I do my prints as a way to explore those observations further and share them."—Gabriel Feld
The event is co-sponsored by RISD Architects, RISD's architecture alumni affinity group. "Meditations | Impressions" is on view at our Manhattan office through February 28, 2020. The FXCollaborative Gallery is open to the public Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.
"Meditations | Impressions," exhibition view
About the Artist
Gabriel Feld is an architect, artist and teacher. A professor at RISD since 1990, he served as head of the Architecture department (1997–2002) and chief critic of the European Honors Program in Rome (2014–16). His teaching includes design studios and lecture courses dealing with urban culture, as well as other professional, cultural, and artistic concerns. His artwork—printmaking and installation—has been exhibited in China, Europe, the US, and Argentina. He received his Architecture diploma from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1980 and his Master in Architecture from Harvard University in 1988.
"I think of my prints as little poems without words. But more than conveying a message, they try to share a material experience, almost a tactile sensibility. They are constructed with different kinds of materials, some from everyday life—such as paper, string, nets, fabric, ribbons, and rubber bands—and others from nature in the city, like petals of fallen flowers, leaves, and twigs. Inspiriation often comes from the traces we leave behind as we go about our lives. I am amazed by the power and beauty of those marks, many casual and unintended, ephemeral and evanescent. And to be candid, I could be perfect content just by looking at them. Yet, I do my prints as a way to explore those observations further and share them."—Gabriel Feld
The event is co-sponsored by RISD Architects, RISD's architecture alumni affinity group. "Meditations | Impressions" is on view at our Manhattan office through February 28, 2020. The FXCollaborative Gallery is open to the public Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.
"Meditations | Impressions," exhibition viewAbout the Artist
Gabriel Feld is an architect, artist and teacher. A professor at RISD since 1990, he served as head of the Architecture department (1997–2002) and chief critic of the European Honors Program in Rome (2014–16). His teaching includes design studios and lecture courses dealing with urban culture, as well as other professional, cultural, and artistic concerns. His artwork—printmaking and installation—has been exhibited in China, Europe, the US, and Argentina. He received his Architecture diploma from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1980 and his Master in Architecture from Harvard University in 1988.