RiTUAL. A ceremonial act ~ Rites used in the course of worship ~ The performance of ceremonial acts ~ The prescribed form of conducting the ceremony ~ A method of procedure that is followed without variation ~ performance with gestures, words, and objects, often in a sequestered place.

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Stella Untalan

I'm an artist living and working in Philadelphia. I make works on paper.

My drawings focus on measurement and probing.

Each series of marks is made by filling a tool then making marks until the liquid is gone. The repetition allows me to be caught up in a rhythm; the proximity of the marks create rest and action. I touch the surface, make the mark, and then move away. In this work the process defines the outcome. It is minimalist, repetitive, and iterative. In my work a topology of process is revealed.

My work is in several private collections.

point by point

point by point by stella untalan
point by point by stella untalan
point by point a single sheet book by stella untalan

Dark brown Canson paper pierced rhythmically.

Drawing without looking. I made each mark by dragging my hand a perceived distance and then pierced the paper with an awl. I did this point by point, row by row, column by column. The result of the work is less about a visual impression and more about a tactile experience. I folded the single-sheet inside out so that the piercings create a raised edge. One is repelled briefly by the surprise and then drawn to pass fingers across the surface.

$75

Also by this artist in Ritual 2019

Chromadots by Stella Untalan Chromadots by Stella Untalan Chromadots by Stella Untalan
Chromadots    $20      
Color Coded an artist book by Stella Untalan Color Coded an artist book by Stella Untalan Color Coded an artist book by Stella Untalan
Color Coded 01    $40      
Stella Untalan : Dashing toward the Dots, a single sheet book in Ritual 2017 Stella Untalan : Dashing toward the Dots, a single sheet book in Ritual 2017 Stella Untalan : Dashing toward the Dots, a single sheet book in Ritual 2017
Dashing toward the Dots    $20      
Punch List by Stella Untalan Punch List by Stella Untalan Punch List by Stella Untalan
Punch List    $20      

In RiTUAL 2017

A Patch of Landscape by Stella Untalan, micro-pens, ink. weave A Patch of Landscape by Stella Untalan, micro-pens, ink. weave A Patch of Landscape by Stella Untalan, micro-pens, ink. weave
A Patch of Landscape    $75      
Buffing It Out by Stella Untalan Buffing It Out by Stella Untalan Buffing It Out by Stella Untalan
Buffing It Out    $75      
Color Coded 02 an artist book by Stella Untalan Color Coded 02 an artist book by Stella Untalan Color Coded 02 an artist book by Stella Untalan
Color Coded 02    $75      
Stella Untalan : Tiny Boxes, a single sheet book in Ritual 2017 Stella Untalan : Tiny Boxes, a single sheet book in Ritual 2017 Stella Untalan : Tiny Boxes, a single sheet book in Ritual 2017
Tiny Boxes    $75      

RiTUAL 2015 books by this artist

Changing Fields an artbook by Stella Untalan Changing Fields an artbook by Stella Untalan Changing Fields an artbook by Stella Untalan
Changing Fields    $75      
Not A Cypher a book by Stella Untalan Not A Cypher a book by Stella Untalan Not A Cypher a book by Stella Untalan
Not A Cypher    $75      

Artwork in Ritual Single-sheet book show (2013)

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