This Portion of Utopia
by Daphne Sweet
OPENS First Friday May 3rd- June 1st, 2024
This May, 2024, The Palace Gallery is pleased to introduce Daphne Sweet. Daphne is a multimedia artist who's work projects its aura beyond the threshold of the studio and gallery into the hearts, minds, and culture of our time. Her work is visceral and textural, smooth and buoyant. Sweet oscillates our focus between form and color, playfully, and precisely, aligning technique and concept which reframes myths, tropes, and narratives infused with symbols.
"Daphne Sweet is a contemporary artist based in Butte, Montana. Born in Los Angeles, she was raised in an environment shaped by strong matriarchal figures with artistic inclinations. The stories and creative experiences shared with these women served as the foundation of Sweet’s artistic journey.
Sweet’s artistic practice involves a fusion of personal narrative and mythology, expressed through a diverse range of mediums including painting, watercolor, drawing, clothing, and ceramics. Regardless of the medium or surface, the consistent thread in her work is the strong connection to her illustrations and distinctive rendering style. Sweet's work encompasses intricate brushwork and 2-dimensionality reminiscent of illuminated manuscripts. It echoes themes and stylized figures characteristic of the High Renaissance and embraces the dynamic movement synonymous with Rococo.
Having pursued education in studio art and art history at the University of Montana, Sweet's work has been exhibited nationally. Her artistic footprint extends from galleries in New York City to murals in Miami."
Sweet’s artistic practice involves a fusion of personal narrative and mythology, expressed through a diverse range of mediums including painting, watercolor, drawing, clothing, and ceramics. Regardless of the medium or surface, the consistent thread in her work is the strong connection to her illustrations and distinctive rendering style. Sweet's work encompasses intricate brushwork and 2-dimensionality reminiscent of illuminated manuscripts. It echoes themes and stylized figures characteristic of the High Renaissance and embraces the dynamic movement synonymous with Rococo.
Having pursued education in studio art and art history at the University of Montana, Sweet's work has been exhibited nationally. Her artistic footprint extends from galleries in New York City to murals in Miami."
Daphne Sweet's visual artworks hinge on classical references and personal allegory. Her paintings and found objects reanimate historical motifs with bold color, heavy patterning, and playful mark making.
Her works use myths which are recontextualized within a modern narrative using a visual vocabulary of her personal emojis, such as vases, flames, oranges, grapes, cows, phones, cherubs, arrows, and droplets, to name a few. "By co-opting familiar tropes of antiquity, my work reimagines the narratives and symbolism of art history. The bold color and large figures in the work crowd into the compositions, the prominent color and excessive line work are continuously informing each other." |
P.I.E.
Poetry In Ellensburg
Saturday, May 18th, 4pm-6pm
The Palace Gallery is excited to announce it will host a variety of free poetry reading events throughout the summer!
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The Palace Gallery opens the First Friday of the month at 5:00pm for Ellensburg's First Friday Art Walk!
Exhibits run through the month!
We are open Saturdays 12p-4p or by appointment.
Come join us downtown at 210 W. 4th Ave, Suite X!
Free Admission!
Exhibits run through the month!
We are open Saturdays 12p-4p or by appointment.
Come join us downtown at 210 W. 4th Ave, Suite X!
Free Admission!
COMING UP at THE PALACE GALLERY:
JUNE 7th-JULY 27th
Visual Artist and Art Historian:
Jarod Pietsmeyer
The Palace Gallery / Art Is Fine LLC / 2024