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heather sincavage
About
b. 1973 Allentown, Pennsylvania
My work is the examination of the female archetype. As humans, we develop through experiences, environments, lessons, and opinions. We observe, evaluate, compare, and reassess who we are and what we do on a daily basis. My work focuses on how we question and define our ideal example of the feminine but also the overall accomplishment of a cognizant self. The work is not to be confused as having answers but is more about the methodology one creates to ask the question then further how the journey of answering the question unfolds.
In the context of contemporary portrait, materiality becomes an important conduit portraying ones emotional construct. Using the figure as context for mark making, the image is carved, erased, covered, and rebuilt as a metaphorical dissection and reconsideration of self. The portrait is less about the superficial appearance and more about ones consciousness.
Image making becomes a synergistic collection of various processes. The work begins with a photograph- often shot while the figure is in motion, igniting the momentum for mark making. After mounting the image, the figure is manipulated through working with medium- often obstructing the original image but used as an extension of metaphor. Intrinsic to my work is its use of sugar. Sugar creates a transparent but luminescent skin that often extends off the picture ground. The near bas-relief treatment of my work suggests the tangibility of elements usually considered non-tangible (ie. thoughts and emotions). Its compositional emphasis represents a solidified emotional activity, whether it builds and finishes an image or deconstructs the figure.
The space the work inhabits encroaches on that of the viewer, blurring the line between the physical and cognitive worlds. The cognitive is no longer ether we only assume to exist but instead is the pronounced and dominant element of the portrait. Much of the work is relegated to human scale to indicate the innate possibility of existence. The viewer is demanded to relate with the part of photographic image as a potential depiction of truth.
It is important to me that my work embodies a truthful depiction of ones conscious identity. I realize that my use of the portrait isnt always considered beautiful. My main objective remains to be honesty. I ask the viewer to consider how their emotional state affects their physicality. It is this exploration of depicting emotional constitution that is paramount. … Read More
- Location
- allentown, United States
- Website
- http://www.heathersincavage.com
Education
Master of Fine Arts; School of Art, University of Washington; Seattle, Washington; 2000
Bachelor of Fine Arts; Tyler School of Art, Temple University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 1995
Selected Exhibitions
2010
More Serious Business; NCC Fowler Center; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Self; Croft Art Gallery; Waco, Texas
A Pendulum Swings; Banana Factory; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Aut(e)omatas; Centro de Historia de Zaragoza; Zaragoza, Spain
Architects Daughter (installation- solo exhibition); Arts Lehigh, Lehigh University; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
2009
Visual Notations and Mark Making; Girdler Gallery, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Anything Goes- todo vale-; El Jardin de las Delicias, Zaragoza, Spain
The Banana Factory Artist Annual Exhibition; Banana Factory Kress Gallery; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Baum School of Art Faculty Exhibition; David E. Rodale Gallery, Baum School of Art; Allentown, Pennsylvania
Heather Sincavage: Curator Showcase (solo exhibition); Asociacion de Venecinos o San Jose, Zaragoza, Spain
Gift (solo exhibition); Banana Factory, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
End of winter: Featured Artist Exhibit (solo exhibition); Banana Factory; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The (third annual) Red Show; Banana Factory Third Floor; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
2008
she her i: a portrait of women (solo exhibition); Rodale Family Gallery, Baum School of Art; Allentown, Pennsylvania
The Red Show; Banana Factory Third Floor; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Releasing Butterflies (solo exhibition); Gallery 908; Reading, Pennsylvania
The Banana Factory Artist Annual Exhibition; Banana Factory Kress Gallery; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
2007
18th Annual New Arts Program Salon Invitational; New Arts Program; Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In Response to Healing; traveling nationally to Kutztown University; Gallery 908, Reading, PA; Penn State University, State College, PA; Ohio State University, Newark, OH; University of Arkansas
2006
Bridging the Divide; Monsoon Gallery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Drawing Conclusions; project Blue Gallery and Workshop; Easton, Pennsylvania
2005
Collector (solo exhibition); North Light Loft; Allentown, Pennsylvania
16th Annual New Arts Program Salon Invitational; New Arts Program; Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Bringing the Outside In; David E. Rodale Gallery, Baum School of Art, Allentown, Pennsylvania
2004
Womenkind; Black Cultural Arts Center, Lafayette College; Easton, Pennsylvania
Crossing the Line: Wearable to Unwearable; Ben Shahn Court Gallery, William Paterson University; Wayne, New Jersey
(un)Wearable; Williams Center for the Arts, Lafayette College; Easton, Pennsylvania
2003
Ballad (solo exhibition); project Blue Gallery; Easton, Pennsylvania
Marywood Faculty Biennial Exhibition; Mahady Gallery, Marywood University; Scranton, Pennsylvania
Baum School of Art Faculty Exhibition; David E. Rodale Gallery, Baum School of Art; Allentown, Pennsylvania
2002
Armored Vulnerability (solo exhibition); David E. Rodale Gallery, Baum School of Art; Allentown, Pennsylvania
2001
Nesting/Finding (solo installation); Allentown Art Center; Allentown, Pennsylvania
28th Annual Juried International Exhibition; Allentown Art Museum; Allentown, Pennsylvania
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