John Wittenberg
4:58 PM (2022)
Media: pigmented abaca, flax, cotton, mica
Statement: These works draw from the physical world;how light and shadow play on surfaces, the way that nature cycles between growth, decay and renewal. The combination of pulp and mica allow me to mimic nature as thing are wet then dry, changing their shapes and reflecting light in many subtle ways.
Winters End (2021)
Media: pigmented cotton, mica
Statement: Part of my ongoing series which is based on the farm fields of the North Fork of Long Island. I have been fascinated by the constantly changing light which plays over newly ploughed and barren fields. The random patterns formed as the elements carve and polish the rutted surfaces.
Vanishing Point (2021)
Media: pigmented, cotton, flax, abaca, mica
Statement: An additional work in my ongoing series exploring the shapes, forms and textures of the farm fields of the North Fork of Long Island.
John Wittenberg Studio is based in New York City and Southold, N.Y. My work employs a wide range of materials that include stone, steel, wood, and paper. Recently working in the community studio at Brooklyn’s Dieu Donne added new emphasis to works on paper and has become a significant part of my visual vocabulary.
Public art commissions include South Burlington Middle School, South Burlington, VT, Battery Park Urban Renewal, Burlington VT, Brooklyn Public Library, Cortelyou Branch. Recent group exhibitions include: VSOP Gallery, Greenport, NY, East End Arts, Riverhead, NY and Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY, Dieu Donne ,Brooklyn NY.
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