Danielle Durchslag's striking portraits look like oil paintings from a distance but up close you can see that her work is in fact constructed from hundreds of pieces of cut paper. She uses layered paper to explore the subtle, powerful process of human emotional development. As in human psychology, each new layer is crafted and informed by the one beneath it, to create a seemingly complete whole.
"The Loved Ones" focuses on babies to emphasize how quickly each of us crafts a particular emotional outlook and how suddenly that outlook can change. Babies, more than adults, fully inhabit emotions without clinging to them - they are open and present in each new moment. Durchslag is a master at capturing the very essence of a child's fleeting emotional outburst and in doing so she pushes her material - paper - to its absolute limits.
Born in Chicago, Durchslag completed her Masters at New York University in 2011. Since graduating the artist has been invited to participate in a number of artist residencies including; the SIM residency in Reykjavik and closer to home, at Wave Hill, Bronx. Works from "The Loved Ones" series will be included in a group paper exhibition at the Christopher Henry Gallery, New York from May 10 - June 24.
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| Baby III, paper, tape and glue, 2010, Image Courtesy of the Artist |
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| Baby IV, paper, tape and glue, 2010, Image Courtesy of the Artist |
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| Eileen, paper, tape and glue, 2010, Image Courtesy of the Artist |
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