Suzanne Song USA, b. 1974
Overview
Suzanne Song has been exploring ’space’ as a nonmaterial being and a conceptual object. Song sets aside the notion that space is a singular form and conveys it as an incorporeal and abstract concept. She combines geometric patterns on the canvas with shadows on the background to make a two-dimensional unfold into a multifaceted dimension and represent her own specific ‘space' by focusing on the dynamic spatial relationships between the spaces.
Suzanne Song creates the visual experience of multifaceted dimensions which embody the dualities of reality and illusion. While a shadow defines its plane or dimensionality, the composition of multiple shadows show how different dimensions exist interdependently and in perceptual harmony. In Song’s new works, the technique of combining porous rock such as pumice in powder form and acrylic paint to buildup several overlapping layers physically imitates more closely the space she works to represent, specifically certain building interiors. The paintings composed of flat forms or patterns, reminiscent of grey walled school rooms or institutional offices, create optically charged configurations through the correlation and juxtaposition of geometric elements. The repeated layering of the pumice and paint mixture creates a physical volume on the applied surface as a positive space, consequently creating a furrow on the unapplied surface as a negative space. This action not only makes the conventionally regarded concept of 'space' become accepted as a necessary sensorial element in real life, but also documents the process of a natural substance such as rock powder transforming into an artificial manmade object.
Suzanne Song lives and works in New York, USA. She has received the B.F.A. from Clemson University and the M.F.A. from Yale School of Art at Yale University. Song has presented her work at The Drawing Center, New York; Doosan Gallery, New York. Her recognitions include the Smack Mellon Studio Fellowship, George R. Bunker Award (Yale University), and the New York Foundation of the Arts (NYFA) Fellowship.
Suzanne Song creates the visual experience of multifaceted dimensions which embody the dualities of reality and illusion. While a shadow defines its plane or dimensionality, the composition of multiple shadows show how different dimensions exist interdependently and in perceptual harmony. In Song’s new works, the technique of combining porous rock such as pumice in powder form and acrylic paint to buildup several overlapping layers physically imitates more closely the space she works to represent, specifically certain building interiors. The paintings composed of flat forms or patterns, reminiscent of grey walled school rooms or institutional offices, create optically charged configurations through the correlation and juxtaposition of geometric elements. The repeated layering of the pumice and paint mixture creates a physical volume on the applied surface as a positive space, consequently creating a furrow on the unapplied surface as a negative space. This action not only makes the conventionally regarded concept of 'space' become accepted as a necessary sensorial element in real life, but also documents the process of a natural substance such as rock powder transforming into an artificial manmade object.
Suzanne Song lives and works in New York, USA. She has received the B.F.A. from Clemson University and the M.F.A. from Yale School of Art at Yale University. Song has presented her work at The Drawing Center, New York; Doosan Gallery, New York. Her recognitions include the Smack Mellon Studio Fellowship, George R. Bunker Award (Yale University), and the New York Foundation of the Arts (NYFA) Fellowship.
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Exhibitions
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Faint Afterglow
Aki Inomata, Bae Yoonhwan, Park Sukwon, Chung Heeseung, Ham Jin, Suzanne Song, Kim Oksun, Lee Jaeseok, Choi Jimok 11 January - 18 February 2023 -
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Open Surface 27 December 2018 - 9 February 2019Gallery Baton is pleased to present a solo exhibition ”Open Surface” with the new works by Korean American artist Suzanne Song (b. 1974) from December 27th, 2018 to February 9th, 2019. Suzanne Song has been exploring ’space’ as a nonmaterial being and a conceptual object. To Song, the reproduced subject, space, is not something that can be defined in philosophical or physical terms but a 'specific and concrete space' that can be compiled and collected in her perceptual domain through experience. The viewer perceives this 'space' with a familiar feeling because this 'space' reminds one of the commonplace walls of schools, public institutions, and office spaces in many cultures.Read more -
Suzanne Song
Intervals 23 October - 24 November 2015Gallery Baton is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Korean-American artist, Suzanne Song.Read more
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Suzanne Song
'EFAbstract' at EFA Project Space 15 January 2020Suzanne Song is participating a group exhibition, ‘EFAbstract’ at EFA Project Space, New York. This exhibition is curated by Bill Carroll, featuring nine member artists...Read more -
Suzanne Song
'ACTIVE BEIGE' at Foley Gallery 12 January 2018Suzanne Song group show 'Active Beige' will be seen in Foley Gallery. 'Active Beige' shows aspure manifestations of the artist's abstract mind, their practice, complexities,...Read more -
Suzanne Song
'ARMORY ARTS WEEK: EFA OPEN HOUSE' at The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts 28 February 2017Suzanne Song, a member artist of EFA Studio Program, is participating in Armory Arts Week: EFA Open House. Exhibition Title : Armory Arts Week: EFA...Read more
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