Catherine Owens - SLIVER II
56 Ludlow’s inaugural exhibition is: Catherine Owens’ SLIVER II, which comprises seven LED inlayed paintings that were commissioned for the lobby of The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. This is the only New York City installation of the SLIVER II before it is permanently installed in The Capitol Theatre later this year.
SLIVER II comprises a series of seven slender color field paintings with LED light reverse inlaid into a set of custom-made frames. A sequence of color changes creates a wash of light that spills out across the room, reflecting and transforming the paintings to suggest a 24-hour cycle. The wash of color across the space will create a slow-moving contemplative environment.
Catherine Owens’ use of traditional mark making art combined with technology creates a experiential space for the viewer and encourages them to remain a little longer.
About the artist:
Catherine Owens is an award-winning artist, living and working in New York City. Her work is largely installation based, originating from ideas that evolve through drawings, painting, sculpture, film, video, sound, LED Lighting, and 3D technology.
She has exhibited works at Oliver Sears Gallery, Dublin, Ireland, Kustera Projects, Brooklyn, New York, Ronald Feldman Gallery and Morris Healy Gallery, New York, Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan; and the Kerlin Gallery and The Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
In addition to Catherine Owens’ individual art practice, Owens is known for her collaborative work with the band U2. As creative director of screen imagery for animation, film and video, she created the key visual content for five of U2’s world tours from 1992 to 2010. Perhaps one of her most memorable and profound work was in designing the U2’s Super Bowl appearance after 9/11 where the names of the departed were projected on a scrim.
Catherine Owens directed and was a producer of the first digital 3D film, U23D made for IMAX theatrical release in 2008. Shot in South America, this award-winning film spearheaded a series of major technological breakthroughs in 3D filmmaking. The New York Times hailed U23D as “The first IMAX movie that deserves to be called a work of art.”
Other collaborative projects include directing visual content and animation for Kronos Quartet and for WU Man, Chinese Pipa musician.
Catherine Owens has presented many keynotes about The Interaction between Art and Technology. She has delivered speeches at the VR On The Lot at Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, The Art Of VR, Sotheby, New York, and InspireFest17, Dublin, Ireland.
For Information on the artist please contact:
Karen Pohlman at (413) 695 6541
Or email Info@catherineowens.net
