Dean Ebben

Works

 

Geist is a series of gouache paintings, painted on over beaten Belgian flax that I beat and sheet-formed at Cave Paper in Minneapolis, MN.   The images stem from my mind,  imagination, dreams, and personal mythology.   Other images have been taken from media, art history and popular culture.

When The House Is On Fire What Does It Smell Like, 2010

Gouache on Belgian flax

22 X 30 inches

Ghost Limbs, 2010

Gouache on Belgian flax

11 ½ X 8 inches

The Grand March, 2010

Gouache on Belgian flax

11 X 8 inches

A Natural Progression, 2010

Gouache on Belgian flax

11 X 8 3/4 inches

Revival, 2010

Gouache on Belgian flax

11 X 8 inches

I Jumped A Snake Last Night, 2010

Gouache on Belgian flax

11 1/2 X 8 1/4 inches

Geist, 2010

In the House of the Mineral Spirits, Susan Hensel Gallery

Ebben's shadowy figures are evocative of the show's title, nudging viewers to think of the ethereal. Even his fragile, handmade flax paper presents a certain ghostliness; the dried ink has pulled and subtly contorted each piece. Coco Mault City Pages

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