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Artist Michelle Grabner (courtesy of James Cohan Galleries)
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Michelle Grabner
Artist, teacher, writer, and critic Michelle Grabner creates art outside dominant systems and styles. Her work spans a wide range of mediums. From oil and acrylic to bronze and jam jar lids, Grabner reinvents the relationship between material and representation. She envisions alternatives to dominant narratives through these relationships, bringing new and often overlooked perspectives and conversations to the forefront. As an educator, she has been working at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago since 1996 and currently serves as the Senior Chair of the painting and drawing department. The Schneider Museum of Art's exhibition Underdone Potato features Grabner's decades-long collection of work. Find her art in the Main, Heiter, and Treehaven Galleries.
https://www.jamescohan.com/artists/michelle-grabner
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Michelle Grabner, Untitled, 2019, oil and acrylic on burlap, courtesy of the artist
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Gingham
India, Indonesia, and Dutch-colonized Malaysia are all credited with the invention and early production of gingham printed fabric. The name is said to originate from the Malayan word “genggang” which translates to “striped.” The material made it to England through the East India Company and subsequently to the United States. Due to its inexpensive production cost, the pattern became popular during and after World War I. Dorothy’s iconic blue and white Gingham dress in the original Wizard of Oz movie solidified the pattern’s presence in fashion history, with big names like Miu Miu, Biba, and Comme des Garçon. Today, the print can be found on everything from patterned shirts to napkins and has a distinctly Americana association. Artist Michelle Grabner plays on this association in her Untitled series. The collection features oil and acrylic paintings of different colors of gingham. The repetitive pattern of the collection makes their differences stand out. Contrast, base tones, and hues all become part of the foreground of the work. Learn more about the history of gingham with the link below, and find Grabner’s Untitled series in the Main Gallery of the Schneider Museum of Art.
https://plumager.com/blogs/plumager-print-design/history-of-gingham
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Michelle Grabner, Untitled (cabbages), 2024-25, slip-cast vitreous china, courtesy of the artist
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Slip-Casting
Slip-casting refers to the process of using plaster molds to create ceramic forms. While it is mostly used for mass production of goods today, artists use slip-casting to create shapes that would be hard to do through traditional means like throwing and hand building. The molds allow for more complex shapes and more vivid details and texture. Porous materials like plaster, silicone, and latex are most commonly used as the “slip” because of their ability to maintain shape and wick moisture out of clay. Artist Michelle Grabner uses this process for her piece Untitled (cabbages), a collection of 55 porcelain cabbages. Learn more about the slip-casting process with the link below, and find Untitled (cabbages) in the Main Gallery of the Schneider Museum of Art.
https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/how-to-slipcast-ceramics-4154220
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