Lane Twitchell
Lane Twitchell (born 1967, Salt Lake City, Utah) is a visual artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Twitchell's exhibited work primarily deploys techniques of painting, papercutting, collage, and glass lamination.
Twitchell was raised in Ogden, Utah.[1] The beginnings of his projects addressed his Mormon upbringing, drawing from the American religion's history, mythology and iconography. This aspect of the artist's work has expanded as he has sought to address the larger realm of American religious fundamentalism.
His working method involves the use of folded and cut paper. Originally conceived as a means of depicting replication in architecture, the inherently repetitive nature of his process has allowed the artist to reflect on other types of expansionist typologies. This line of conceptual development leads back to Twitchell's personal history and his youth steeped in the quintessential religious exponent of America's push toward continental domination. Additionally, Twitchell's work addresses themes of middle-class American consumerism, architecture, and politics, as well as occasionally referencing the contemporary New York art world and the broader history of modern art.
References
- Anthony, Ted (1998). "LDS Artist Explores the American Suburb" Associated Press, accessed 27 December 2020.
Further reading
- Clements, Derrick (2017). "New Provo Exhibit Reveals, Obscures biography of Artist" Provo Daily Herald
- Christensen, Ruth (2017). "A Refreshing Inversion" Artists of Utah
- Cotter, Holland; Rosenberg Karen (2008). "ART IN REVIEW" The New York Times
- Viveros-Faune, Christian (2005). "Art Column". New York Press. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-01-09.
- Grundberg, Andy (2005) "'Loop': What Goes Around..." Washington Post
- Schmidt, Stacy (2004). "American Paradigms: David Opdyke and Lane Twitchell". Corcoran Gallery of Art. Retrieved 2007-01-09.
- Evenson, Brian (2004). "In Conversation: Lane Twitchell" Brooklyn Rail
- Dawson, Jessica (2004). "Man on a Mission: The Early Lane Twitchell" Washington Post
- Glueck, Grace (2002). "Art In Review; Lane Twitchell -- 'Private Property'" The New York Times
- Woodworth, Cherie K. "Landscape and the American West: The Sacred, the Sublime, and the Suburbs--The Art of Lane Twitchell." Sunstone, October 2002: 34-39.
- Van Doren Waxter (2002). "Lane Twitchell" Press Release; Van Doren Waxter Gallery
- Hogrefe, Jeffrey (1999). "Mormon’s Family Album" Observer
- Cotter, Holland (1999). "ART IN REVIEW'" The New York Times
- Kuang, Cliff (2009). "Everything but the paper cut: Eye-popping ways artists use paper." Fast Company blog, 20 October 2009.