NYAB Event - Daniel Zeller "Incomplete Analysis"

Daniel Zeller "Incomplete Analysis"

Pierogi

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Pierogi presents an exhibition of new work by Daniel Zeller. Zeller’s drawings continue to oscillate between micro and macro views of invented worlds. His imagery derives from his interest in satellite images, topographical maps, electron micrographs, anatomical drawings, among others. He refers to the thin layer of life on the surface of the earth as a skin, and the language of mark-making that he has developed explores at once the texture of this skin and its deep cellular level. He is fascinated by the simultaneous dichotomy and interwoven relationship between these two views of our world, and constantly moves back and forth between them.

Zeller’s references tend to be two dimensional-representations of three-dimensional phenomena. He originally studied and worked as a sculptor and the residue of his interest in three-dimensionality is obvious in his drawings. “It’s only relatively recently—in terms of evolutionary time—that we’ve been making and referring to two-dimensional representations of our world, and very recently since we’ve had the kinds of imagery that we can create today, through modern technology. We can translate it, and even mostly understand it, but who knows how it is affecting our subconscious.” (Zeller, Architextures interview)

Zeller’s process is dynamic and direct, what he describes as “a fluid series of spontaneous choices governed by self-imposed rules and conditions. The main rule is to …respect what has already been put on the page,” not to cross or obscure lines already laid down. A tension between spontaneity and predictability is central to this process. Through it his goal is to discover new vocabulary and new rules to incorporate, allowing the cycle to expand and evolve.