Nicole Duennebier

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7 ай бұрын

Nicole Duennebier’s delicately rendered paintings push the boundaries of traditional concepts of the still-life. In the artist’s compositions organic forms appear to be “growing out of darkness.” Some of the subjects are clearly depictions of botanicals and insects, while others are imaginative, strange hybrids. Using acrylic on panel, Duennebier paints a mysterious world where drama unfolds in an arena of darkness.
[from:zam.umaine.edu/exhibitions/pa...]
Natural phenomenon-dermoid cysts, fungus, invasive flora/fauna-and my love of candied, old-master opulence have a constant presence in my work. Through painting with attention to detail, I’ve become accustomed to the fact that nature itself, or anything living really, never totally allows you to have a perfectly idealized experience. Everything is always spewing, dripping, rotting a little. Similar to 17th century still-life paintings with those vibrant lusty fruits that show the light fuzz of beginning decay, I don’t see these works as allegorical depictions. To me it is more the realization that both the rot and the fruit are a textural attraction in their delicacy; both take the same concentration and care to paint.
The classic chiaroscuro darkness in still-life is a primordial soup, a pool of black that springs forth a decadent, and sometimes horrible, growth. I’ve always been attracted to the obsolete idea of spontaneous generation, all that awful stuff popping into existence for no reason. The paintings reflect this; they are more spontaneous generations than firmly rooted in actual living organisms.
[from:nicoleduennebier.com/about-bo...]
Music: Alio Die "Veritas Temporis Filia"

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@erronblack5015 7 ай бұрын

This channel might be the most consistent I've seen jn a long time

@circae2012 7 ай бұрын

Your video added 22 minutes and 25 seconds of pure pleasure to my day! Thank you for all your gorgeous videos! 🌹

@DistantMirrors 7 ай бұрын

So happy to hear that! Thank you for watching and commenting!

@FoursWithin 7 ай бұрын

A baroque fever dream. of Lush, Opulent, Phantasmagoric Nature. Love to see these in person. Thanks for sharing !

@DistantMirrors 7 ай бұрын

Very baroque indeed! Fascinating work. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts.

@danielschaeffer1294 7 ай бұрын

The perfect music for this artist. The primitive string sounds, drones and unresolved dissonances carry the listener back to medieval times, while the artist clearly celebrates a time when, to call oneself an artist, one had to master a craft. These paintings are so ornate I’ll have to spend several hours to take in, and relish, all the details. Superb - and inspiring. Thanks.

@DistantMirrors 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching Daniel! I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed the video.

@danielschaeffer1294 7 ай бұрын

@@DistantMirrors My uncle, Richard Gorman Powers, was a professional illustrator, and he used to say that the reason why most modern art was so mediocre was that the zeitgeist and the “market” convinced art students that it wasn’t necessary to learn the rules before you broke them. His hero was Andrew Wyeth, and he despised Warhol - he was convinced that Warhol was the end of Western civilization. The music here reminded me a bit of the sounds produced by the Pentangle. You know of them? A group in England that took ancient Anglo-Celtic ballads and gave them “jazz” renditions. They were highly influential and worth discovering. You’d love them. Robert Plant and Alyson Krauss recently covered some of their tunes.

@DistantMirrors 7 ай бұрын

I've never heard of Pentangle. Thank you for mentioning the group Daniel, it's always nice to discover something new!

@UntitledKirk 7 ай бұрын

These videos always have such good music. It makes for such a calming viewing experience...

@DistantMirrors 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and for watching!

@UntitledKirk 7 ай бұрын

@@DistantMirrors but of course; always enjoy your uploads!

@d4mdcykey 7 ай бұрын

Nicole creates entire universes, disparate but somehow cohesive, a hauntingly beautiful experience.

@penduclaude8169 7 ай бұрын

Autour du feu de bois mort, je m endors, 🧚‍♀️magnifique, merci pour tous ces partages 🧚‍♀️📬

@DistantMirrors 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching Claude!

@0zzy91 7 ай бұрын

I was just looking at your channel yesterday and I was wondering when a new video would come. Thank you for posting new video i’m in love with your channel and your content’s

@DistantMirrors 7 ай бұрын

I'm happy to hear that you were looking forward to a new video on my channel! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!