alexandra limpert

that's me 

The "Project Diversity" exhibition encompasses 200 Brooklyn artists and 16 Brooklyn galleries. I am only paraphrasing here to tell you about the 2 shows I am in! It is worth looking at the list because you have probably not heard of most of them. If you want further info about all of the exhibitions please go to :

http://rushphilanthropic.org/Content/Main.aspx?pageId=38

Project Diversity was created to help us unite audiences and artists across lines of ethnicity, gender, age and neighborhood. This multi-venue exhibition will also celebrate Brooklyn's tremendous diversity, cultural vision and cutting-edge style. Project Diversity was conceived by artist and Brooklyn gallery owner Danny Simmons, cofounder of Rush Philantrophic Arts Foundation, and developed in partnership with the borough's key cultural leaders.

Red Clay Arts @ The Skylight Gallery (This is a beautiful space!)
Random Occurrences: Deconstructing Images, Icons, and Identity
April 30- June 11, 2005
Reception, Saturday April 30, 6pm Music provided by DJ cousin Pete
Artists' Talk: May 7, 2005 2pm-4pm
Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-6pm
Sat 11am - 5pm

featured sculpture: Relic

1368 Fulton St, 3rd Floor
Restoration Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718)636-6976
(718)230-0693
www.restorationarts.org
www.redclayarts.org
A/C to Nostrand or B25 or B44 to Fulton St. and New York Ave.

Tabla Rasa Gallery
SPArC Art! (Inaugural Exhibition)
April 30 - May 29, 2005
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Marty Markowitz May 1, 3pm
Opening Reception: May 1 12noon-5pm
Artists' Talk May 15, 3pm
Gallery Hours Fri-Sun 12noon-5pm
(Closed May 14)

featured sculpture: Mechanical (kinetic)

224 48th St
Brooklyn, NY 11220
Btw 2nd & 3rd Aves - Sunset Park
(917)880-8337
www.TablaRasaGallery.com
R to 45th St.(exit north end of train)

There will be a Shuttle Bus Service to all galleries
April 30-May 1, May 7-8, and May 14-15
11am-5pm each day
shuttle buses stops and schedules to be posted at each gallery. Please call galleries for info.

Alexandra Limpert was raised on the upper west side of Manhattan and has resided in Williamsburg, Brooklyn for over a decade. She earned her BFA in Sculpture at The Parsons School of Design, New York, NY. Along with great art Limpert’s metropolis encompasses the rise and fall of many manmade structures. As a result the artist’s sparse sculptures appear to be both exalted and eroded.

Despite eons of figurative art, Limpert still sees the human body as unbroken ground. Steel is her primary medium due to its raw elegance as a building material. Her skeletal relics resemble an entity that has consumed itself, leaving only traces behind like ancient Greek or Roman statuary. Sculpting beyond the obvious Limpert strips the exterior of the female form to expose its inverse complexity.

The inner workings of some of Limpert’s pieces are further expressed by mechanical motion. The artist’s influences lie in her surroundings as well as in childhood toys and science fiction. Rather than simulating robots the sculptures have repetitive internal movements. These figures are at once playful and austere. Limpert considers this to be her most challenging work so far.

SELECTED GALLERIES:

Red Clay Arts @ Skylight Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
Tabla Rasa Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY.
Sideshow, Brooklyn, NY.
Brent Sikkema, New York, NY.
Studio 18 Gallery, New York, NY.
Mine Metal/Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
GalleryOneTwentyEight, New York, NY.
Andres Art Institute, Brookline, NH.
Austrian Art Association, Carinthia, Austria.
Dabora, Brooklyn, NY.
The Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, FL.
Eyewash, Brooklyn, NY.
Get Real Art, New York, NY.
State of Art, Brooklyn, New York, NY.
76 Varick, New York, NY.
Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY.
Eighth Floor Gallery, New York, NY.
Ceres, New York, NY.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY.