

OPENING NIGHT THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6 5-8 pm ABIGAIL GOLDMAN NOVEMBER 6 - 28 , 2014 Dieoramas are tiny whodunit worlds of big time murder

Abigail Goldman Dieoramas are repelling and intriguing. Look, reel back, then lean in closer. The grass is green, the flowers are blooming and after a short linger, the edges get rougher: There's a body in that trunk. There's a head at the end of that stake. In the space of seconds, the viewer is taken through a series of emotions, and forced to resolve two questions: Is this disturbing? Then why am I laughing?



Goldman's November show, "Home Sweet Home" in Trifecta Gallery is a response to an American culture of anger and outrage; a country where security threats are high, and empathy is low. Mixing the charming with the grotesque, and exploiting the tension between the two, the new format tableau dieoramas are the collective anger, encapsulated in a place so dark, it becomes light again.



Making dieoramas to the 1/87 scale is a multi-step process. The artist spends hours squinting under a task light, carving foam, dusting landscapes with a blend of plastics and actual leaves, grasses and baked dirt. She then composes the scene with bloody hacked figures, oblivious bystanders and their everyday weathered accouterments.



Crime is a passion for Goldman. She collected crime scene photography as a child and was once a reporter for the Las Vegas Sun often covering crime stories. Since 2010 she has worked as an investigator with the Federal Public Defender. Her studio practice is diligently worked in between family and friends.



Titles play important supporting roles in Goldman's Dieoramas. We're just going to tease you with some of the titles from 'Home Sweet Home'

Finders Keepers Bad Gran Selfie A Little Off the Top Family Planning

Curb Appeal Family Recipe Scenic Detour Dieorama night stand PHILIP DENKER

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Philip Denker was recently selected to attend the Roswell Artists in Residence Program for the entire year of 2015. This gift of time provides the 6 selected artists an opportunity to concentrate on studio practices without distraction in order to break new ground and focus on individual goals.

Philip has shown with Trifecta Gallery since 2009. To celebrate Philips residency and in tandem with storage issues we are PLEASE Forward and Follow offering excellent pricing on all work from his Las Vegas years. The complicated, yet vulnerable structures made by Denker have been underestimated in the Las Vegas market. Trifecta believes the Roswell residency is perfect timing for Philips minimalistic visual patterns of data, sound and language to be taken to a new level. Please join us in purchasing the works to assist with costs associated with a residency of this magnitude. All reasonable offers accepted. Nov. 7 - 26, 2015 www.trifectagallery.com