Rachel B. Abrams

2011-11-04T23:01:00.001-04:00

untitled (recycled environments II), 2011
Paper Collage on Matte Board, 12.125 x 16.125”

2011-11-04T22:58:00.001-04:00

untitled (recycled environments), 2011
Paper Collage on Matte Board, 11.625 x 15”

2011-11-04T22:47:00.001-04:00

frustrules, 2011
Foam & Metal, Dimensions Vary

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2011-03-26T12:41:00.002-04:00

untitled (frustrule), 2011
Gouache on Matte Board, 6.5 x 8.875"

2011-03-26T12:30:00.000-04:00

economies of nature, 2011
Gouache, Ink on Wood, 15.625 x 10.875 x 2.875"

2011-01-18T18:44:00.002-05:00

diatom (incunabulum), 2011
Ink on Vellum, 8.25 x 11"

2010-11-30T20:17:00.001-05:00

untitled (economy of nature II), 2010
Paper and Ink Collage on Matte Board, 9.75 x 12.25"

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untitled (economy of nature III), 2010
Paper and Ink Collage on Matte Board, 9.75 x 14.5"

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untitled (economy of nature IV), 2010
Paper and Ink Collage on Matte Board, 8.25 x 7"

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untitled (economy of nature), 2010
Paper and Ink Collage on Matte Board, 9 x 7"

2010-09-11T12:06:00.001-04:00

untitled (distorted senses of proportion), 2010
Ink and Paper Collage, 8.5 x 7.75"

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untitled (distorted senses of proportion II), 2010
Ink and Paper Collage, 7.75 x 8.5"

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untitled (distorted senses of proportion III), 2010
Ink and Paper Collage, 8.5 x 7.75"

2010-09-10T18:58:00.000-04:00

untitled (tegument IV), 2010
Coloured Pencil on Felt, 9 x 9"

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untitled (tegument V), 2010
Coloured Pencil on Felt, 9 x 9"

2010-05-09T18:53:00.009-04:00

caustic domesticities, 2010
Paper, Paraffin, Copper Wire, Glass, 33 x 27 x 13", dimensions vary

2010-01-18T17:45:00.003-05:00

Biological Accumulations
Earlville Opera House, Earlville, New York
9 January - 20 February, 2010

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2009-09-12T21:08:00.001-04:00

Biological Accumulations (potentiators), 2009
Cast Paper, Glass Beads, Copper Wire, Heat Shrink Tubing, 11 x 21.5 x 16.875"

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diatoms, from Chimeras, artist book, 2009, Ink, Gouache, Pencil on Paper, 7.75 x 7.75"
diatoms (I), from Chimeras, artist book, 2009, Ink, Gouache on Paper, 7.75 x 7.75"

2009-09-11T14:37:00.002-04:00

zooxanthellae (I), from Chimeras, artist book, 2009, Ink on Paper, 7.75 x 7.75"
zooxanthellae (II), from Chimeras, artist book, 2009, Ink on Paper, 7.75 x 7.75"

2009-02-21T20:21:00.004-05:00

biological accumulations (marine worms), 2009
Ink on Vellum, 5.8125 x 7.375"

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biological accumulations (marine worms I), 2009
Ink on Vellum, 5.8125 x 7.375"

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biological accumulations (marine worms II), 2009
Ink on Vellum, 7.375 x 5.8125"

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untitled (invasives), 2009
Ink, Paraffin on Layered Vellum, 8.25 x 11"

2008-11-22T12:54:00.005-05:00

invasive species (butomus umbellatus), invasive species (lymantria dispar: asian gypsy moth), invasive species (schinus molle) 2008
Ink on Vellum, each 11 x 8.25"

2008-09-07T20:10:00.002-04:00

invasive species (avena fatua), 2008
Ink on Vellum, 11 x 8.25"

2008-09-07T19:38:00.000-04:00

invasive species (acer platanoides), 2008
Ink on Vellum, 11 x 8.25"

2008-09-07T19:35:00.001-04:00

Invasive Species considers the issue of loss due to the introduction of foreign species of insect, fungus, plant, and pathogens. Environmental change in the public discourse has largely been focused on industry and urban sprawl. What of the loss accelerated through the introduction of natural factors via globalization (trade) and climate change (the alteration of migration patterns and temperature changes promoting ideal climates for foreign species to thrive.)

2008-09-07T19:31:00.000-04:00

invasive species (elaeagnus angustifolia), 2008
Ink on Vellum, 11 x 8.25"

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origins (lambent), 2007-2008
Ceramic, Paraffin, Acrylic, 9 x 8.25 x 8.5"

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invasive species (alhagi maurorum), 2008
Ink on Vellum, 11 x 8.25"

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invasive species (water hyacinth), 2008
Pencil, Acrylic, Vellum on Canvas 10" diameter

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susurration, 2007-2008
Ceramic, Paraffin, Acrylic, Wood, 13 x 5.75 x 5.75"

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invasive species 1 (adelgid), 2008
Ink on Matte Board, 8.125 x 9"

2008-02-05T18:00:00.000-05:00

invasive species 1.2 (adelgid), 2008
Gouache, Ink on Matte Board, 8.75 x 10.875"

2007-07-22T23:21:00.000-04:00

Neologisms
Go North, A Space for Contemporary Art, Beacon, New York
September 8 - October 7, 2007

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Precipitates (portent), 2007
Paraffin, Gauze, Nylon, Wire, Cotton, 5 x 7 x 5', dimensions vary

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Precipitates began as an investigation into the apparent over population of bull kelp in the near-shore waters of British Columbia. Was there a causal relationship between global warming, rising sea temperatures, the loss of coastal environments and the prima facie abundance of bull kelp in the northern Pacific waters? On the contrary, bull kelp forest populations, with their preference for cold water conditions, will be adversely affected by the rising sea temperatures associated with global warming. The species, however, thrive in carbon dioxide rich environments, and the presence of higher levels of carbon dioxide could very well offset some of the negative impacts of increased water temperatures. These contradictory connections between cause and effect speak to the complex relationships between action and consequence, specific ecosystems and the environment as a whole.

2007-07-22T23:07:00.000-04:00

Origins, from memes, artist book, 2007
Ink on Paper, 9 x 11"

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Worms, from memes, artist book, 2007
Ink on Paper, 9 x 11"

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Precipitates, 2007
Ink on Matte Board, 14 x 17"

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Precipitates (III), 2007
Pencil, Oil Crayon on Matte Board, 12 x 16"

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Precipitates (origins), 2007
Ink, Pencil, Gouache on Paper, 27.75 x 39.5"

2007-07-21T10:17:00.000-04:00

Second Order Consequences/Precipitates (heuristics), 2007
Gouache, Pencil, Oil Crayon on Paper, 27.75 x 39.5"

2007-07-21T10:16:00.000-04:00

Second Order Consequences is a current in process project developed from collected research on climate, the theory of differentiation, and evolution. The drawings and mixed media works explore memory in terms of cryoturbation (organic material that is slowly pushed below the surface of the active layer [ice] existing for ages in a state of suspended animation) and second-order consequences. The consequences of humans on the environment are exponential: we produce/use, the environment shifts significantly, species ways of life alter, the language we use is forced to adapt. These varied topics all lead to an inquiry into familiar sites and memory, specifically the environment and human biology.

2007-07-21T10:15:00.000-04:00

Second Order Consequences (XIX) precipitates
2007, Pencil on Matte Board, Oil Crayon on Glassine, 7.5 x 9.5"
Private Collection, Beacon, New York

2007-01-07T12:15:00.000-05:00

Precipitates (IV), 2007
Ink, Acrylic, Paper on Matte Board, 11.5 x 16.75"

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Second Order Consequences (XXI)
2007, Ink, Pencil, Paper on Matte Board, 11.625" x 9.125"

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Second Order Consequences (XXV) inverse interstices
2007, Cast Paper, Each 8.75 x 9 x .75"

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Second Order Consequences (XVI) interstices
2006-2007, Plaster, 8.875 x 9 x 1.75"

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Second Order Consequences (XV)
2006, Ink, Oil Crayon, China Marker on Paper, 12 x 8.25"

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Second Order Consequences (IX), 2006
Vellum with adhesive, 13" diameter

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Second Order Consequences (IX), detail, 2006
Vellum with adhesive, 13" diameter

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Second Order Consequences (XII), 2006
Vellum, Pencil, Acrylic, Ink on Canvas, 20" diameter

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Second Order Consequences (VIII), 2006
Gouache, Pencil on Paper, 27.75" x 39.5"

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Second Order Consequences (V)
2006, Gouache, Pencil on Paper, 39.5 x 27.75"

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Second Order Consequences (IV)
2006, Gouache, Pencil, on Paper, 39.5 x 27.75"

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Second Order Consequences (III), 2006
Gouache, Pencil, on Paper, 39.5 x 27.75"

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Second Order Consequences (II) Exponential, 2005
Gouache, Pencil on Paper, 49.5 x 29.5"
Collection of Weil, Gotshal, & Manges, LLP, Redwood Shores, California

2006-04-06T11:05:00.002-04:00

Second Order Consequences, 2005
Gouache, Pencil on Paper, 30 x 22"

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cryoturbation (II), 2005
Ink, Pencil on Vellum, 7.375" x 5.875"

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Second Order Consequences (VI)
2006, Gouache, Pencil on Paper, 39.5 x 27.75"
Collection of Weil, Gotshal, & Manges, LLP, Redwood Shores, California

2006-04-06T10:40:00.001-04:00

Second Order Consequences (VII)
2006, Gouache, Pencil on Paper,39.5 x 27.75"
Collection of Weil, Gotshal, & Manges, LLP, Redwood Shores, California

2006-04-06T10:30:00.000-04:00

vicissitude (second order consequences), 2006
Acrylic, Plastic, Metal on Canvas, 10" diameter

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Second Order Consequences (excursus), 2006
Acrylic, Pencil, Plastic on Canvas, 16" diameter

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Dormants
Artist Book, 35 pages unique drawings
2005-2006

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wind, water, animal from Dormants, artist book
2005-2006, Ink, Charcoal, Pencil on Paper, 7.5 x 7.5"

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foraminifera from Dormants, artist book
2005-2006, Acrylic, Oil Crayon, Pencil on Paper, 7.5 x 7.5"

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anthers from Dormants, artist book
2005-2006, Ink, Pencil on Paper, 7.5 x 7.5"

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Elaborate Mythologies, 2005, Slip Cast Porcelain, Beaded Glass Tubes, Thread, Acrylic, 3 x 4 x 4'

Elaborate Mythologies is an investigation into information placement, memory, and response, created through the repetition and alteration of a unique form based on studies of nudibranchs and tunicate filters. Elaborate Mythologies is an interpretation of relationships: object to object, movement and intentionality, repetition and anomaly. The image is a culmination of studio experiments based on distinct biological forms that I associate with memory filtration, and the consequent movement through a space and time. The hundreds of slip cast porcelain forms with beaded glass tubules areresiduals of experience, sedimentary objects, markers of time and ritual.

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purport, 2005, Glass, Thread, Acrylic on Canvas, 11 x 11 x 1.5"

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Palimpsest (excerpts), 2005, Cast Paper Tiles, Beaded Glass Appendages, Thread, Plastic, Wax, Acrylic, 88 x 88 x 79”

Palimpsest (Excerpts) is an exploration into histories of information; the sources, translations, and inevitable continuation of communication we inherit and develop--be it in the form of biology, experience, or esoteric action. The development of Palimpsest began with a focus on the histories of a space; the gallery, like any environment or individual, is an accumulation of memories and experiences. I associate the gallery with a palimpsest, a document whose history is of numerous writings, with previous texts partially erased though still legible. Palimpsest (Excerpts) is a means to discuss the pull between a marked space and the facade of a sterilized environment, the relationship between human experience and the histories we isolate, both consciously and unconsciously. The cast paper tiles erupt with the flow of information of beaded glass appendages cascading onto the floor. The source of information cannot be traced back to one initial thought, moment, object, or point and begins to put forth a notion of circular information and experience. The expansion of the appendages is equivalent to the ebb of information through synapses. A constant flow can be inferred, through both the construct of the gallery and the work,bringing to question the origins, destination, and effect of the information.

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vademecum, 2005, Acrylic, Plastic on Pre-Stretched canvas, 5" diameter

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synapse caps, 2004, Pencil, Vellum, Acrylic on Canvas, 5" diameter
Private Collection, Virginia

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untitled (elaborate autobiographies), 2004
Ink, Pencil on Paper, 7.75 x 10.5"

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elaborate autobiographies (1,2,3), 2004, Glass, Wax, Thread, Mixed Media, 1.5 x 10.25 x 2.75”, 1.875 x 13.75 x 5”, 1.75 x 9 x 2.5”

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elaborate autobiographies (3), 2004, detail, Glass, Wax, Thread, Mixed Media, 1.75 x 9 x 2.5”

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ersatz, 2002, Acrylic, Metal Regal Clips, Rust,
Time on Pre-Stretched Canvas, 1' diameter