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Ingrid Dee Magidson is an American artist known for her use of combining industrial materials, collage, paint and Renaissance and Baroque images into transparent layers or shadow boxes. Influenced by Joseph Cornell, Salvador Dalí and the Surrealists in her use of antique objects, butterflies and insect specimens. She is largely self-taught, but is heavily involved in contemporary art and in contact with many well known contemporary artists.
Ingrid Dee Magidson | |
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 Magidson in her studio 2013 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Self-taught |
| Known for | Assemblage |
| Movement | Contemporary |
Career edit
Her art career began in 2005 when she started experimenting with flexible transparent sheets of acetate on which Renaissance images had been transferred. Behind this semi-clear sheet she laid collage, paint and antique objects into a kind of sandwich. The acetate was not transparent enough to elicit the floating quality of the subject she was searching for and soon moved to rigid panels of clear acrylic or Plexiglas. By increasing the space between the collaged background, she was able to put more objects and place butterflies into work. Of particular interest to her work are the Morpho butterflies with their huge wings, intense cobalt blue and reflective surfaces; though she often includes other native and exotic species of butterflies and large insects in her work. By 2007 she had perfected her technique and amassed enough work to present her art for her first one-woman exhibition. In 2008, actors Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas acquired a large work for their NYC home.[citation needed] In 2011, the Hermitage Museum Foundation in New York City, a non-profit arm of the Hermitage Museum, featured a work of Magidson's dedicated to Catherine the Great at their annual dinner hosted by Sotheby's Auction House. They continued to feature Magidson's work honoring Catherine the Great at their annual dinners in 2012 at Phillips de Pury and 2013 at the Urban Zen Center.[1] Dara Mitchell, Executive Vice President of American Paintings at Sotheby's saw her work at the close of the 2011 Hermitage Museum Foundation Gala and acquired multiple works.[citation needed] Magidson has had over 30 one-person exhibitions, and 20 group exhibitions to date (2017), including having her work exhibited in international art fairs, such as The Armory Show, New York City, Art Basel Singapore, Zona Maco in Mexico City and Art Toronto, Canada.[citation needed]
Selected exhibitions edit
- ArtBase Annex Museum, Basalt, CO 2015[2]
- Hermitage Museum Foundation, NYC, 2011, 2012, 2013[1]
- ArtCrush, Aspen Art Museum annual gala, 2013
- Unix Gallery, NYC, 2013[3]
- Ann Korologos Gallery, Basalt, CO, 2012
- Singleton-Biss Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, MN, 2010[4]
- Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2009[5]
- Marion Meyer Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, 2008, 2009[6]
- Anderson Ranch Art Center, 2008 [7]
- Magidson Fine Art Gallery, Aspen, CO, 2007[citation needed]
Notable collections edit
- Alpina Gstaad[citation needed][8]
- Antonio Banderas[citation needed]
- Jackie Bezos (philanthropist, mother of Jeff Bezos)[citation needed]
- Gideon Gartner[citation needed]
- Dara Mitchell (former Executive V.P. of American Paintings, Sotheby's Auction House, NYC)[citation needed]
- Lloyd Schermer[citation needed]
- Sam Wyly[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ a b "Hermitage Museum Foundation :: Contemporary Art Auction at The Hermitage Dinner". www.hermitagemuseumfoundation.org. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ "Ingrid Dee Magidson Art Talk - The Art Base". The Art Base. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ "Ingrid Dee Magidson - Exhibitions - Unix Gallery". www.unixgallery.com. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ "Gib Singleton Museum of Fine Art". gibsingletonmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ "Gallery". Bill Lowe Gallery. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ "Marion Meyer Gallery :: Art Gallery Laguna Beach". www.marionmeyergallery.com. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ "Ingrid Dee Magidson Biography – Ingrid Dee Magidson on artnet". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ Montreux, L'elixir Sàrl -. "Hotel The Alpina Gstaad in Switzerland - Permanent Collection". www.thealpinagstaad.ch. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
Further reading edit
- Editor's review. Womankind (magazine), Australia, November 2015 - January 2016.
- Cover of Miami Magazine. Modern Luxury, Article with images, December 2013.
- Cover Miroir Magazine. Review with images, April 2013.
- Exhibition review. The Aspen Times, August 2, 2013.
- Exhibition review. The Aspen Times,, July 5, 2007.
External links edit
- Artist website
- Alpina Gstaad permanent collection
- Houston Press review of exhibition in Houston
- Professional Artist Magazine article
- ArtCrush, Aspen Art Museum
- Hermitage Museum Foundation Benefit, featuring Ingrid Dee Magidson's homage to Catherine the Great
- From Basalt to St. Petersberg - Hermitage Museum Foundation article
- Elusive Muse review of Magidson's work
- Words Social Forum - artist review (English, Italian)
- Local Houston exhibition review