Nathaneal Flink, Fanfare, mixed media, sewn and dyed fabrics, acrylic paint, India ink, 30" X 40", 2021
Nathaneal Flink, Fanfare, mixed media, sewn and dyed fabrics, acrylic paint, India ink, 30" X 40", 2021
Nathaneal Flink, Fanfare, mixed media, sewn and dyed fabrics, acrylic paint, India ink, 30" X 40", 2021
Nathaneal Flink, Fanfare, mixed media, sewn and dyed fabrics, acrylic paint, India ink, 30" X 40", 2021
Nathaneal Flink, Fanfare, mixed media, sewn and dyed fabrics, acrylic paint, India ink, 30" X 40", 2021
Nathaneal Flink, Fanfare, mixed media, sewn and dyed fabrics, acrylic paint, India ink, 30" X 40", 2021

Nathaneal Flink, Fanfare, mixed media, sewn and dyed fabrics, acrylic paint, India ink, 30" X 40", 2021

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A new direction has been emerging in my work in the last two years that connects my past with the present. In a new body of textile works, I stitch together fabrics seeking unexpected visual occurrences. These assemblages are comprised of cut apart fragments combined with various other fiber materials such as yarn, burlap, canvas, drop-cloths or other substrate. Sometimes reminiscent of furniture from one's living room or patio, a drama is played out that suggests the domestic experience, and the emotions that conjures. In this work there are curious tropes and cartoon figures, that operate on a dramatic level stemming from memories or emotive situations.

A new direction has been emerging in my work in the last two years that connects my past with the present. In a new body of textile works, I stitch together fabrics seeking unexpected visual occurrences. These assemblages are comprised of cut apart fragments combined with various other fiber materials such as yarn, burlap, canvas, drop-cloths or other substrate. Sometimes reminiscent of furniture from one's living room or patio, a drama is played out that suggests the domestic experience, and the emotions that conjures. In this work there are curious tropes and cartoon figures, that operate on a dramatic level stemming from memories or emotive situations.

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.