{"id":1142,"date":"2025-08-20T14:03:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2025-08-21T09:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T09:10:00","slug":"junk-mail-and-found-papers-undulate-in-agate-like-wall-sculptures-by-jessica-drenk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.beatlesfansunite.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/junk-mail-and-found-papers-undulate-in-agate-like-wall-sculptures-by-jessica-drenk\/","title":{"rendered":"Junk Mail and Found Papers Undulate in Agate-Like Wall Sculptures by Jessica Drenk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you\u2019ve ever studied the rainbow-like mineral rings of petrified wood or observed light filter through the striations of a slice of agate, you\u2019ll understand Jessica Drenk<\/a>\u2019s fascination with geology. The New York-based artist upcycles objects like junk mail and pencils<\/a> to create elaborately layered, sculptural pieces evoking banded crystals and colorful sedimentary stone.<\/p>\n

Drenk\u2019s forthcoming solo exhibition, Elemental Form<\/em> at Galleri Urbane<\/a>, continues to plumb the relationship between ephemerality and eternity. The gallery says, \u201cBuilding in layers, Drenk renders erosion, sedimentation, and crystallization human-made.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAgate 3\u201d (2025, junk mail and used paper, 57 x 79 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many of Drenk\u2019s wall pieces are made solely of paper, while some new pieces, like the Slice <\/em>series, incorporate plaster. Redolent of the way marble is sliced from quarries in neat slabs, \u201cAggregate Triptych\u201d or \u201cFlow\u201d look as though they have been hewn directly from some much more expansive deposit. Panning out, we might see streams and oxbows amid a vast natural landscape.<\/p>\n

Drenk emphasizes flow in the sense that earth, water, and our perception of time can be fluid, as can be the nature of art-making itself. Creatives often strive for moments in which they experience being in \u201ca state of flow.\u201d From the perspective of both making the work and the way it is viewed, the artist describes this guiding ethos as \u201can aqueous sensibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elemental Form <\/em>runs from September 6 through November 8 in Dallas. Find more on the artist\u2019s website<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAggregate Triptych 4\u201d (2025), junk mail and used paper, 42 x 88 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cAgate 2\u201d (2025), junk mail and used paper, 66 x 44 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Detail of \u201cAgate 2\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cSlice 2\u201d (2025), junk mail and plaster, 66 x 64 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cAggregate Strata 3\u201d (2025), junk mail and used paper, 75.5 x 81.5 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cAgate 1\u201d (2025), junk mail and used paper, 50 x 78 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Detail of \u201cSlice 2\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cSlice 3\u201d (2025), junk mail and plaster, 54 x 79 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cFlow 1\u201d (2025), junk mail and used paper, 74 x 56 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Junk Mail and Found Papers Undulate in Agate-Like Wall Sculptures by Jessica Drenk<\/a> appeared first on Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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