Borrowed Light by Christian Feneck
Borrowed Light, a solo exhibition by Christian Feneck, explores the relationship of vision and the understanding of space by using architectural perspective conventions in combination with a layered series of translucent color fields. This body of work is a study of the interaction of the various types and amounts of colors, along with the seemingly infinite degrees of change between them. Feneck skillfully creates movement and depth, by forming layered compositions with widely varied spatial conditions. In this way, his work highlights the fundamental role perception plays in our engagement and understanding of the world. It is the truth of our experience. Our perception is our reality.
Artist Reception during Old Town Untapped will be held on May 5th 6:00 – 10:00 PM, click here to register.
About Christian Feneck:
Artist Christian Feneck combines his architectural training with painting, print, and installation art to create visual experiences of space using color. Through the writings of Merleau-Ponty, the process of Josef Albers, and his studio practice he has found visual perception to be the primary motivation for the design and understanding of space and has developed a painting technique to further explore this belief. Feneck’s paintings explore the relationship of vision and the understanding of space by using architectural perspective conventions in combination with a layered series of translucent color fields. The interaction of the various types and relative amounts of colors, and the seemingly infinite degrees of change between them creates movement and depth, forming layered compositions with a wide variety of spatial conditions. In this way, Feneck’s work highlights the fundamental role perception plays in our engagement and understanding of the world. It is the truth of our experience. Our perception is our reality.
Born in Massachusetts but raised primarily in Hawaii, California, and Florida, Feneck has resided in Fort Lauderdale since 2004. Feneck has been a Visiting Professor of Architectural Design and Theory at Florida Atlantic University and has participated in the FATVillage Artist Incubator Residency and the IS Projects Existent Books Residency programs. Feneck has contributed to numerous group and solo exhibitions throughout South Florida as well as curated several installation art exhibitions.
In addition to having work in many private collections, Feneck’s work is currently in the following public collections:
- Helen C Purdy Collections, Special Collections, University of Miami Library
- Brazil-Schoenberg Special Collections, Alfred R Goldstein Library, Ringling College of Art and Design
- Books as Aesthetic Objects Collection, Jaffe Center for Book Arts, Florida Atlantic University
