John Wittenberg
John Wittenberg received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Vermont in Burlington, has studied at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts, apprenticed to sculptor, Paul Aschenbach, in Hinesburg, Vermont, and studied at the Dieu Donne, a community studio, in Brooklyn, New York.
Carter Burden Gallery has shown John Wittenberg's handmade paper works, which rippled and furrowed surfaces are delicately embedded with found stones. Complementing these are his abstract monotype prints in black and white, evocative of natural forms like sticks and rocks. Wittenberg's work is deeply rooted in his observation of the physical world. His eye is drawn to the interaction of light and shadow and the natural cycle of growth, decay, and renewal. He is inspired by the transformations of objects in varying light and at the meeting points of different surfaces—a theme that has influenced his entire career. Wittenberg's sculptures vary in scale, from intimate pieces to large works that interact with their environment. He prefers working with materials such as steel, stone, wood, and paper, allowing his ideas to evolve organically through the creative process. His hope is that viewers will come to appreciate the forms and abstractions of nature, its weight, and the play of light, ultimately seeing the world through a new perspective.
Wittenberg’s public art commissions include: South Burlington Middle School, South Burlington, Vermont, Battery Park Urban Renewal, Burlington, Vermont, and Otter Creek Park, Vergennes, Vermont. Wittenberg was awarded a grant through the Percent for the Arts Program to create a public sculpture for the Brooklyn Public Library, Cortelyou Branch. His recent group exhibitions include: VSOP Gallery in Greenport, New York; East End Arts in Riverhead, New York; Guild Hall in East Hampton, New York; Dieu Donne in Brooklyn New York; and North American Hand Papermakers in New York, New York.
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Exhibitions
September 5 – October 2, 2024
Shade and Shape