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DUSTIN YELLIN’S SCULPTURES ON VIEW AT ROBERT MILLER GALLERY MAY 23

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NEW YORK CITY — Robert Miller Gallery announces an exhibition of new works by Dustin Yellin, on view May 23–July. A reception for the artist will be Wednesday, May 23, from 6 to 8 pm.

For his second exhibition with the gallery, Yellin presents large scale, cast resin sculptures. Some tower more than 8 feet in height. His works, reminiscent of insects and plants captured in amber, are a fusion of sculpture and drawing.

The illusion of encapsulated specimens in suspension is achieved by layering drawings in acrylic or India ink on resin. Yellin builds his drawings, sometimes as many as 200, one on top of the next in precise orientations. The overlap and transparency of each layer result in an effect of three-dimensionality.

When viewed in the round, a new set of ideas surfaces. Seen from the side, the images mimic the optical trickery of holograms, disappearing and reappearing at once. As portions of the image fall in and out of focus, the underlying, individual layers reassert themselves and reinforce the mutually supportive relationship between drawing and sculpture and the deliberate construction of illusion.

The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated catalog.

The gallery is at 524 West 26th Street. For information, rmg@robertmillergallery.com or 212-366-4774.