dewi plass
CORRESPONDENCE:
CONNECTIONS MADE IN A UNIVERSE OF DREAMS
solo exhibition
Opening on October 21st, 2022
Arch Enemy Arts is thrilled to present our new solo feature of Dewi Plass entitled: CORRESPONDENCE: CONNECTIONS MADE IN A UNIVERSE OF DREAMS. A magical series of 9 original works, Plass invigorates her cradled panels with awe-inspiring animal subjects, superbly rendered in acrylic paint.
Soft, subdued, and carrying palpable metaphoric weight, Dewi’s work is entrancing to behold. Activating a masterful sfumato, the focal creatures emerge from her compositions in brilliant clarity, their forms and surroundings receding in an unfocused, ethereal haze.
The artist’s personal show statement reads:
When a sense of uncertainty casts a shadow over the world we inhabit, we are forced to re-evaluate the normality of our everyday lives. Familiar patterns all of the sudden become a peculiar fabric through which we construct our being in this world. This change opens up new pathways of thought on how we connect with and within the world, and it is this question that lies at the heart of my new show.
Starting from the premise that the world is a conversation and that it exists in the correspondence between biophysical, human and spiritual elements, the connection between matter and energy - the self and the cosmos - has come to play an important part in this new body of work. I like to believe that lived and dreamed realities inhabit the same realm in which the world is continuously being created. After all, our imagination plays an incredibly important role in the way we are able to live our lives and imbue them with meaning. To explore this premise further, I turned my focus inwards to my own lived and imagined realities and the way they shape my world. Through that exercise I have aimed to (literally) shed light on elements that constitute the correspondence between me and the world- between me and my universe of dreams. This exercise has resulted in nine new paintings for which I’ve drawn on personal experiences and sentiments that I subsequently tried to translate into overarching experiences of being. They highlight fragments and elements of the correspondence that takes place, a kind of correspondence that can be sensed, perceived and hopefully even resonate with others through the social, cultural and spiritual ties that connect us all. “Correspondence” is about our ability to imagine, create and thereupon connect with and within the world and all its elements - which is quite the super power if you ask me, a power that deserves to be celebrated.
CORRESPONDENCE: CONNECTIONS MADE IN A UNIVERSE OF DREAMS is the artist’s 5th solo feature with Arch Enemy Arts following 2020’s Escapism.
- written by Alex Medlin II
Dewi's CORRESPONDENCE solo will be on view from October 21st - November 20th, 2022.
Sold works will begin to ship the week of November 27th unless other rush shipping arrangements have been made.
All pieces marked with a red dot have been sold.
Most pieces are eligible for payment plan options, email to inquire.
"Absence and Wonder (Paths of Presence)" (2022) acrylics on cradled birch panel 20" x 20" $2500 USD
"Absorbed (Constructing the Self)" (2022) acrylics on cradled birch panel 20" x 20" $2500 USD
"Comfort (Textures of Light)" (2022) acrylics on cradled birch panel 19.7 x 19.7" $2475 USD
"Overload (Sensing Realities)" (2022) acrylics on cradled birch panel 19.7 x 19.7" $2475 USD
"Universe of Dreams (Experience of Self)" (2022) acrylics on cradled birch panel 27.6" x 33.5" $4950 USD
"Particles (Hold You Near)" (2022) acrylics on cradled birch panel 9" x 12" $650 USD
"Assemble (Patterns of The World)" (2022) acrylics on cradled birch panel 9" x 12" $650 USD
"Reflection (Loves me / not)" (2022) acrylics on cradled birch panel 16.5" x 16.5" $1650 USD
"Transitory (Set Free)" (2022) acrylics on cradled birch panel 16.5" x 16.5" $1650 USD
Previous Solo Exhibitions from Dewi Plass
ESCAPISM, 2020
"Unity (connections made in a parallel universe)" (2020) acrylic on cradled birch panel 35.5" x 25.5" $3450 USD
"Freedom (and on we go)" (2020) acrylic on cradled birch panel 26.4" x 30" $2650 USD
"My safe haven (where do we go from here)" (2020) acrylic on cradled birch panel 21.7" x 21.7" $1575 USD
"Gamble (no one knows what the future holds)" (2020) acrylic on cradled birch panel 20" x 24" $1850 USD
"The Protectors" (2020) acrylic on cradled birch panel 20" x 24" $1650 USD
"Unknown destinations (follow the light)" (2020) acrylic on cradled on birch panel 21.65" x 16.5" $1150 USD
"The curious story of daydreaming time travelers" (2020) 12.6" x 8.1" $460 USD
"Limbo (back and forth)" (2020) acrylic on cradled birch panel 6.6" x 8.3" $250 USD
"A sense of security is a fragile thing I" (2020) acrylic on cradled birch panel 7" x 7" $200 USD
"A sense of security is a fragile thing II" (2020) acrylic on cradled birch panel 7” x 7” $200 USD
UNCONVENTIONAL FAMILIARITIES, 2019
"Harmony (A Sour-Sweet Symphony is Just My Cup of Tea" (2019) acrylic on cradled birch panel 29.5 x 25.6" $2250 USD
"Gave It My All (A Kind Heart Will Survive)" (2019) acrylic on cradled birch panel 27.6 x 19.7" $1850 USD
"The Caretakers (and their Royal Intentions)" (2019) acrylic on cradled birch panel 19.7 x 23.6" $1450 USD
"Gentle (Preservation and Selfishness" (2019) acrylic on cradled birch panel 19.7 x 23.6" $1450 USD
"Pull The Plug (New Beginnings)" (2019) acrylic on cradled birch panel 20.8 x 25.6" $1675 USD
"Every Fibre of My Being ( I Will Protect You)" (2019) acrylic on cradled birch panel 20.8 x 20.8" $1250 USD
"Precious (Nothing Lasts Forever)" (2019) acrylic on cradled birch panel 17.7 x 17.7" $950 USD
"Crossroads (and The Paths We'll Follow)" (2019) acrylic on cradled birch panel 17.7 x 11.8" $675 USD
"When Tables Turn (and The Music Keeps Playing)" (2019) acrylic on cradled birch panel 8.3 x 12.6" $465 USD
"Delicate (A Fragile Beauty)" (2019) acrylic on cradled birch panel 9 x 9" $325 USD
"By a Thread (Please Hold On)" (2019) acrylic on cradled birch panel 9 x 9" $325 USD
"Nesting" (2018) acrylic on wood panel 19.7 x 23.6" $745 USD
"Surrogate" (2018) acrylic on wood panel 15.7 x 25.6" $865 USD
"Balance" (2018) acrylic on panel 15.7 x 19.7" $725 USD
"Manufacturing Instinct" (2018) acrylic on panel 21.6 x 17.7" $795 USD
"In It Together" (2018) acrylic on panel 6.7 x 13.8" $385 USD
"Nurture" (2018) acrylic on wood panel 9.8 x 13.8" $425 USD
"Beyond Vanity" (2018) acrylic on wood panel 21.6 x 33.5" $1750 USD
"Queen Bee" (2018) acrylic on wood panel 15.7 x 23.2" $850 USD
"Comfort In Being" (2018) acrylic on panel 37.4 x 25.6" $1950 USD
"Treasure It" (2018) acrylic on panel 11.8 x 9.8" $465 USD
"The Knowing Body" (2018) acrylic on panel 6.7 x 6.7" diamond $250 USD
"Embrace" (2018) acrylic on panel 25.6 x 17.7" $895 USD
"Pursuit of Certainty" (2018) acrylic on panel 11.8 x 17.7" $565 USD
"Wandering Souls" (2018) acrylic on panel 6.7 x 6.7" diamond $250 USD
"Between Worlds" (2018) acrylic on panel 6.7 x 6.7" diamond $250 USD
PASSENGERS, 2018
LIMINAL, 2017
"Royal Blue I", 2017 acrylics on panel 9 x 9 x 1.4" $285 USD
"Royal Blue II", 2017 acrylics on panel 9 x 9 x 1.4" $285 USD
"Adapt", 2017 acrylics on panel 13 x 22" $585 USD
"Sacrifice", 2017 acrylics on panel 19.7 x 33.5" $1100 USD
"Celebrate", 2017 acrylics on panel 8.3 x 11.7" $225 USD
"Hegemony", 2017 acrylics on panel 14.6 x 23.6" $650 USD
"Honey, I'm home", 2017 acrylics on panel 17.7 x 17.7" $685 USD
"Divinations", 2017 acrylics on panel 11.2 x 14.5" $450 USD
"Consumed", 2017 acrylics on panel 14.2 x 19.7" $500 USD
"Rite de passage", 2017 acrylics on panel 15.8 x 11.2" $725 USD
"Transient", 2017 acrylics on panel 11.8 x 16.4" $545