Jacqueline Surdell b. 1993
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On large-scale looms, Jacqueline Surdell employs the full force of her body, weaving sculptural topographies that physically and metaphorically investigate material, space, and time. Her woven reliefs—composed of twisted, bound, and tightly or loosely wefted ropes—pay homage to painterly traditions of depth and perspective while simultaneously exposing the illusionistic nature of the picture plane. Moving fluidly between these disciplines, she establishes her practice as one of transformation. Her exploration of landscape—particularly the interaction between the built and natural worlds—draws on familial Dutch and Midwestern narratives as it does Catholic creations of space, both physical, spiritual, and through painting. Through this lens, she considers the ontological nature of ritual, myth, the sacred, the monumental, and the sublime, questioning where she, and by extension, the body, are situated within these structures.
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Exhibitions
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Works
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Jacqueline SurdellBlue; primordial egg, 2024Nylon rope, steel86 x 18 x 8 inches -
Jacqueline Surdellby the skin of my teeth, 2024Nylon rope, steel106 x 61 x 7 inches
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Jacqueline SurdellDejma at night; contemporary perspective (after Kawahara Keiga), 2024Nylon cord, cotton cord, custom steel frame70 x 105 x 15 inches
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Jacqueline SurdellSuddenly, she was hell-bent and ravenous (after Giotto), 2024Nylon cord, steel, polyester fabric, steel spool top, steel chain and meat hooks165 (body) x 252 (pole to pole) x 7 inches
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Jacqueline SurdellOur Light, 2023Nylon cord, steel, polyester fabric, steel spool top, steel meat hooks120 x 96 x 12 inches
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