Mark-Making: Dots, Lines and Curves

Noriko Ambe
Cracking, 2006
cut yupo
25 x 36 x 1 inches, diptych

Benjamin Butler
Dark Forest, 2007
etching
8 x 10 inches

Graham Dolphin
3 Bob Dylan Songs, 2008
ink on record cover
25-1/2 x 13 inches

Graham Dolphin
Sinatra Spiral, 2008
ink on album cover
12-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches

Graham Dolphin
Johnny Cash Spiral, 2008
ink on album cover
12-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches

Tara Donovan
Untitled, 2008
ink on paper
42 1/4 x 51 5/8 inches

Tara Donovan
Untitled, 2008
ink on paper
51 7/8 x 42 5/8 inches

Tara Donovan
Untitled, 2008
ink on paper
25 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches

Teresita Fernández
Pinhole Series (Blurred Vision), 2007
pencil and ink on mylar
11 x 14 inches, paper
16-1/2 x 19-1/4 inches, framed

Teresita Fernández
Pinhole Series (Shadow 1), 2007
pencil and ink on mylar
11 x 14 inches, paper
16-1/5 x 19-1/4 inches, framed

Teresita Fernández
Drawn Ring, 2009
graphite
18 inches in diameter

Dan Fischer
Francis Bacon, 2009
graphite on paper
3-1/8 x 2-5/8 inches, image
15 x 11 inches, paper

Ceal Floyer
Ink on Paper, 2009
ink on paper
6 pieces: 9-7/8 x 12-7/8 inches each

Ewan Gibbs
New York, 2009
pencil on paper
8 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches

Joseph Grigely
8 Pink Conversations, 2000
ink and graphite on paper, pins
11 1/4 x 20 1/2 inches

Mitzi Pederson
Untitled, 2009
wood and silver leaf
88-3/5 x 12-3/5 x 22-4/5 inches

Ed Ruscha
Ghost, 1986
dried pigment and acrylic on paper
60 x 40 inches

Ed Ruscha
des Artes, 1966
pencil on paper
10-1/8 x 8-1/8 inches

Cordy Ryman
V4, 2008
acrylic, velcro and shellac on cardboard and wood
17-1/2 x 17-1/2 x 1-1/2 inches

Cordy Ryman
Bars, 2008
acrylic and enamel on wood
12-1/2 x 12 x 2-1/2 inches

Fred Sandback
Untitled, ca. 1971
black ink on Arches paper
22 1/4 x 30 inches

Fred Sandback
Blue Day-glo Corner Piece, 1968/2004
blue Day-glo acrylic on 1/32” Elastic Cord & Spring Steel
14 x 12 x 6 inches
edition 24 of 25

Kate Shepherd
Data Interpolation Is Complete, 2009
graphite transfer on screen print
11 x 6-3/4 inches

Kate Shepherd
The Maxim That Actions Speak Louder, 2009
graphite transfer on screen print
11-3/8 x 9-3/4 inches

Tony Smith
Untitled, 1962
two sheets: ink on paper
4 3/4 x 3 inches

Robert Therrien
No Title (Pico Blvd.), 2001
ink and graphite on paper
6 x 4-3/4 inches, paper
11 x 10-1/2 inches, framed

Robert Therrien
No Title (Ted, Carol, Alice), 1985
graphite on paper
8-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches, paper
11-1/2 x 10-1/2, framed

Robert Therrien
No Title (Bob), 1996
graphite, ink, gouache on paper,
5-1/2 x 5-3/4 inches, paper
10-3/4 x 11-1/4 inches, framed

Jim Torok
You Are Here, 2008
acrylic and ink on panel
30 x 22 1/2 inches

Terry Winters
Untitled (12), 2004
graphite on paper
22 1/2 x 30 inches

Daniel Zeller
Merger Study, 2009
ink and acrylic on paper
13.5 x 11 inches

Daniel Zeller
Downgrade, 2009
ink and acrylic on paper
13.5 x 11 inches

Daniel Zeller
Cohesive Extrusion, 2009
ink and acrylic on paper
13.5 x 11 inches

July 11 – September 19, 2009

Opening reception: Saturday, July 11, 6–8 pm

Lora Reynolds Gallery is pleased to present Mark-Making: Dots, Lines and Curves, a group exhibition.

This exhibition brings together works that are concerned with the act of mark-making, including drawing, sculpture, video, cut paper, and painted wood. The show considers the primacy of how the pen or pencil hit the page, how the artists have controlled and exploited the possibilities of their mark, and how a line or curve can
occupy a space.

Noriko Ambe’s piece entitled “Cracking” is a topographical, three-dimensional drawing made by hand-cutting paper or, as the artist describes it, using “linear action”. The
inclusion of Ambe previews her solo exhibition at the gallery this fall. Also included are new works on paper by Tara Donovan in which the artist has coated tempered glass with
ink and shattered it, then pressed the ink onto the paper. This process captures the raw, aggressive energy of the material itself. Dan Fischer takes his subject matter from art
history, using “Xerox Realism” – drawing from photocopies of photographs. His laborious process of working in a grid and meticulously copying the copy of the photographs is a
conceptual tribute to the image itself. In Fred Sandback’s spare wall installation of yarn, line is utilized in several ways - the physical presence, color and materiality of the line, the shadow the line casts upon the wall, and the line in relation to the space it inhabits.

Two of the artists included in the show simultaneously have sculpture on view on The University of Texas campus – a site-specific installation in the atrium of the Jack S. Blanton Museum by Teresita Fernández and a large-scale sculpture by Tony Smith outside the Fine Arts building. We will be showing drawings by each artist.

Artists included in the exhibition are: Noriko Ambe, Benjamin Butler, Graham Dolphin, Tara Donovan, Teresita Fernández, Dan Fischer, Ceal Floyer, Ewan Gibbs, Joseph Grigely,
Mitzi Pederson, Ed Ruscha, Cordy Ryman, Fred Sandback, Kate Shepherd, Tony Smith, Robert Therrien, Jim Torok, Terry Winters, and Daniel Zeller.