Nathaneal Flink ,Catch Another Drift , mixed media sewn ,dyed fabrics, acrylic paint, paint stick, Montana spray paint. 16" x 20", 2022
Nathaneal Flink ,Catch Another Drift , mixed media sewn ,dyed fabrics, acrylic paint, paint stick, Montana spray paint. 16" x 20", 2022
Nathaneal Flink ,Catch Another Drift , mixed media sewn ,dyed fabrics, acrylic paint, paint stick, Montana spray paint. 16" x 20", 2022
Nathaneal Flink ,Catch Another Drift , mixed media sewn ,dyed fabrics, acrylic paint, paint stick, Montana spray paint. 16" x 20", 2022
Nathaneal Flink ,Catch Another Drift , mixed media sewn ,dyed fabrics, acrylic paint, paint stick, Montana spray paint. 16" x 20", 2022
Nathaneal Flink ,Catch Another Drift , mixed media sewn ,dyed fabrics, acrylic paint, paint stick, Montana spray paint. 16" x 20", 2022

Nathaneal Flink ,Catch Another Drift , mixed media sewn ,dyed fabrics, acrylic paint, paint stick, Montana spray paint.

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My work blurs the barrier between disciplines. Like graffiti on the side of a train, the material of the object contributes to the aesthetic experience as much as the gesture. The material is the idea, existing within a painting framework, but not perceptible solely "as a painting." I endeavor to manufacture surprise, to challenge viscerally – sometimes nostalgically – through pattern and a reminiscence to household objects. The shapes and asymmetrical compositional structures reveal contrary and paradoxical elements – I try to expose unobvious relationships. As Jean-Luc Marion writes ...to let burst into the scene much more than what one desires or wills.

My work blurs the barrier between disciplines. Like graffiti on the side of a train, the material of the object contributes to the aesthetic experience as much as the gesture. The material is the idea, existing within a painting framework, but not perceptible solely "as a painting." I endeavor to manufacture surprise, to challenge viscerally – sometimes nostalgically – through pattern and a reminiscence to household objects. The shapes and asymmetrical compositional structures reveal contrary and paradoxical elements – I try to expose unobvious relationships. As Jean-Luc Marion writes ...to let burst into the scene much more than what one desires or wills.

I have striven to hone my craftsmanship and incorporate new processes and materials in my work. A recent development, I have branched out to working with various sewing, embroidery and weaving techniques, that use assemblage and collage as a key strategy. I am especially interested in the possibilities for crossing over between realms of sculpture, craft, painting, and drawing. In these pieces I associate a humoristic, sometimes existential sentiment. Many different ideas collide together in theme and content, all of it is quite personal to me. Mark making is a key mechanism in these works especially where it exists in a raw and unedited format. However the mark making is created through all kinds of different media and techniques, bridging printmaking with soft materials construction methods. These compositions originate from a vulnerability or fragility from inside myself.