Dewi Plass - “Imaginary Menageries”
September 7th- 28th 2024
Opening night reception Saturday September 7th 6-9pm
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We are thrilled to welcome self taught Dutch painter Dewi Plass to the gallery for her first solo show at Roq La Rue. Dewi's work on the surface features a veritable "Carnaval Des Animaux" - a tumbling fairytale mix of creatures interacting in a veritable Peacable Kingdom. Painted with a soft focus effect with creamy, moody backdrops, Dewi's work seeks to understand the natural world, and our place within it. We are continually finding new breakthroughs in science that reveal what the naturalist already knows- that the world is infinitely more complex and wondrous, and connected, than we can possibly imagine. And while nature is "red in tooth and claw", there is also a current of gentleness, of interspecies communication and contact that speaks to a wonderful inquisitive nature to the natural world as well, and Dewi's painting seek to explore that connection- between various species- but also ourselves and our place in that current.
“Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager managing an imaginary menagerie”. It surely is a tongue-twister that is expected to put one’s pronunciation skills to the test. But what if we’d move beyond that test and ask what it could actually entail. What do these unfamiliar, exotic animals look like? What do they do? What is it they need? And what do they tell us? With this collection of imaginary menageries I try to open up a conversation with these things- these most unique and marvelous beings, and reaffirm curiosity as an incredibly powerful and wonderful means through which we can connect with and within the world." - Dewi Plass 2024
Dewi Plass Menagerie (a collection of being most strange and wonderful) Acrylic on cradled panel 28.6” x 25.6”
$6,000
Dewi Plass Spectacle (reflections of curiosity) Acrylic on cradled panel 23.6 x 17.7
$3500
Dewi Plass Conservation (All I have / what you need) Acrylic on Canvas 17.7 x 27.5
SOLD
Dewi Plass These Strange Horses Acrylic on cradled panel 23.2 x 21.7
$ 4000
Dewi Plass Assemblage (the exotic collection that drew a crowd) Acrylic on cradled panel 20.5 “x 16.5”
SOLD
Dewi Plass Instinct (an extraordinary allure) Acrylic on cradled panel 14.6” x 14.6”
SOLD
Dewi Plass Humblebees (a gathering so unusual & enchanting) Acrylic on panel 7.6”x7.6”
SOLD
Dewi Plass Perspectives (on a quest for meaning) Acrylics on cradled panel 18.9”x 26”
SOLD
Dewi Plass Captivated (the innocence of curiosity) Acrylic on cradled panel 10.1” x 9.8”
SOLD
Dewi Plass Constructing wonder Acrylic on cradled panel 10”x 6.6”
SOLD