Ati
Maier lives and works
in Berlin and Brooklyn, New York. Her vividly detailed drawings
of imagined galaxies, exploding stars, stratified terrain, and free-floating
space stations
are done in colored ink and woodstain on paper. Her skillful mix of
Fauvist color,
Bauhaus design, and images culled from old books, channel surfing,
and the Internet
heighten the indeterminate time frame of her narratives. In each drawing,
Maier renders
a different mental map in which fantastic imagery and magical relationships
form
dreamlike worlds where anything seems possible. At once nostalgic and
futuristic, her
whimsically elegant drawing style recalls outmoded sci-fi visions from
a bygone era,
while her euphoric imagery suggests the promise of brighter days.
Ati Maier
Born 1962 Munich, Germany. Lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Maier has had recent solo exhibitions at Pierogi in Brooklyn, New
York (2003) and Dogenhaus Galerie in Leipzig, Germany (2002). Selected
group exhibitions include Public Notice at Omni International
Arts Center in Ghent, New York (2004); Art Forum Berlin 2004 at
Julie Saul Gallery in Berlin (2004); Hier Und Jetzt at
Galerie Anita Beckers in Frankfurt, Germany (2004); drawing
on landscape at Gallery Joe in Philadelphia (2003); and MARKERS at
the Venice Biennal (2001).
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