Work by Philadelphia-based artist Marcelle Reinecke. A reference to an Appalachian folks tune–an amalgamation of a number of songs with no recognized authorship–“Within the Pines” is a group of labor that blends layers of narratives inside myriad iterations of the tune:
“I like this tune for its eerie magnificence. It’s mysterious and menacing, however nostalgic, and I like how overtly American it’s. For me it speaks to the woodland setting of my work, and strikes the stability between shelter and voyeurism that I’m usually chasing.”
Every of Reinecks’s work are a compilation, drawing inspiration from private expertise, artwork historical past, and pop-culture, and with influences starting from Caravaggio to the illustrations of Rudy Nappi (finest recognized for the quilt artwork of the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys thriller novels). Reinecke additionally performs with the idea of anemoia–a not too long ago coined time period used to discuss with nostalgia for a time or place one has by no means recognized. On this manner, Reinecke’s work seize depictions of queer domesticity and leisure that really feel like a fantasy misplaced in time or parallel universe.
“Within the Pines” is presently on show at Monya Rowe Gallery till February fifteenth. All photos courtesy of Monya Rowe Gallery, NY.
