Signs form a language, but not the one you think you know. ― Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities
I am interested in making work that serves as a reminder of nature's resilience to human intervention. Knowing my ability to fix anything is limited; I instead find solace in the natural beauty of untended landscapes. I focus on small details and get lost in my imagination, finding connections and meaning as my work evolves. My background in graphic design and dance profoundly influences my mark-making. I combine lines, shapes, patterns, and textures to create a choreographed composition that references abstractly the natural environment. As I work, I let go of preconceived ideas and lean into an improvisational state of mind. My color palette plays with the absorption and reflection of light, suggesting a time before dawn or after dusk and intimating transformation and otherworldliness.
BIO
Abby Goldstein was born in Chicago Illinois, she received a BFA from Pratt Institute, NY, and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts, NY. Abby is based in Brooklyn and holds the position of Professor of Practice and heads the Graphic Design area of study at Fordham University, NY. Recent exhibitions include Transmitter, McKenzie Fine Art, Metaphor Art Projects, and Kentler International Art Space. She has received fellowships to the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation, Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Science, Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Vermont Studio Center, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Willapa Bay Artist fellowship, and Yaddo. Public commissions and curatorial work include Gateway Center in East New York, Manhattan Bridge Bicycle Path, and the NYC Street Design Manual exhibition at the Ildiko Butler Gallery, Fordham University, NY. She has been a TDC International Design Organization board member and co-chair of their annual competition. Ms. Goldstein has received numerous awards for her design work and has collaborated on several books, including Noisy Autumn: Sculpture and Works on Paper by Christy Rupp, Year By Year Poems by Lynne Sachs; "Revival Type" with Paul Shaw, and is the co-designer of the award-winning book, "Helvetica and the New York City Subway System."