Untitled, 1991

Work on Paper

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DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Untitled, 1991

Entry/Object ID

2021.18

Description

Bright, painted elements in the lower right-hand corner and top half. Additionally, the work is punctuated by small cartoon-like drawings in pen lending a dream-like and even pop sensibility to the image. Many of the figures appear to be iterated, which are indicative of the spectral and temporal character of many of Doremus’s works.

Artwork Details

Medium

Mixed media on paper

Context

Doremus worked for some time making maps in the cartography department at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, an experience that informs her mature painting as her work often strikes a careful balance between structure and spontaneity as she layers free-form, blind drawings on top of backgrounds that resemble grids or chalkboards. Like architectural drawings and schematics, Doremus’s work often includes annotations and erasures that emphasize the gestural and processual nature of her studio practice.

Acquisition

Accession

2021.17-19

Source or Donor

Julie Campbell, Shane Campbell

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Julie and Shane Campbell

Made/Created

Artist

Doremus, Susanne

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Painting, Drawing, Abstract works

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

14 in