Nancy Gesimondo

A Winged Victory for the Sullen, 2016

Assemblage with iridescent feathers, water chestnut seedpods and amethyst crystal in white shadowbox.
20" x 20" x 2"
$650

For all sales inquiries, contact Dan Bamba, Arts Services Director: dbamba@flushingtownhall.org

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Artist Statement

My work is an exploration of materials found in nature that results in new visceral narratives. Surreal landscapes and hybrid creatures emerge from the combination of feathers, shells, seedpods and semi-precious stones.

The afterlife of these materials suggests a sense of mystery and folly of an archeologist assembling vestiges of a distant past with no true reference of their origin. I allow the materials to inform the context and encourage the viewer to search for meaning beyond the surface as there is always more to my work than meets the eye.

The use of dried seedpods and other ephemeral materials point to sustainability and fecundity in the age of the Anthropocene. Rocks, semi-precious stones, and crystal formations reference geological time, as well as metaphysical properties.

The delicate fragments imbue the assemblages with an ethereal quality that draws attention to the preciousness of life. Memento Mori is an undercurrent theme in my work. Native American shamanic motifs and mandalas are other prevalent references.

I draw inspiration from artists such as Eva Hesse for her use of ephemeral materials, Robert Rauschenberg for his poetic combine paintings and Joseph Cornell for his evocative shadow boxes. The fantastic studies of Radiolaria by Ernst Haeckel also inspire surreal combinations of objects.

About The Artist

Artist - Curator - Host/Producer of Access Studio
 
Nancy is a 2020 grant recipient from The Queens Council on the Arts.

Nancy has exhibited her assemblages nationally and internationally, including the Annual Juried Exhibition at The Queens Museum curated by Holly Solomon, and most recently in the Palm Springs Art Museum. Her work is held in private collections throughout the U.S. as well as in Germany and France.

Nancy has curated group exhibitions nationally and internationally 

Her current project is Access Studio, an artist interview series broadcast on public television stations in the NY area as well as on YouTube.
 
AFFLIATIONS
• Artists Council, Palm Springs CA 
• Former board member of LIC-A, Long Island City Artists 2014 - 2019 
• Rockaway Artists Alliance, Ft. Tilden- Rockaway Park NY 
• WEAD, Women Environmental Artists Dialog, a California based group of women artists whose work is about nature and social justice. 
• Openings Collective and has been awarded fellowship at the summer residency program in Lake George in July in 2015, 2016 and 2018.
 
EDUCATION
• Bachelors of Art - Queens College
• Certificate of Interior Design - Parsons School of Design"

 

Nancy Gesimondo

A Winged Victory for the Sullen, 2016

Assemblage with iridescent feathers, water chestnut seedpods and amethyst crystal in white shadowbox.
20" x 20" x 2"
$650

For all sales inquiries, contact Dan Bamba, Arts Services Director: dbamba@flushingtownhall.org

Sales Request

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