MEMORY
- Amelia Biewald
- Jun 16
- 2 min read
Exhibition Dates: July 5th - July 27th, 2025
Reception: Saturday, July 12th, 7:00 - 10:00pm
MEMORY
New Work by Duane Ditty
Rosalux Gallery is very excited to announce the upcoming exhibition of new paintings from abstract artist Duane Ditty. Memory will feature a new paintings by Duane which was created over the last year. Duane had this to say about his upcoming show,
"For my upcoming exhibition I have created a series of large abstract paintings. These paintings explore the tension between structure and gesture, between construction and erosion, as a metaphor for the fragility and complexity of lived experience. These paintings are part of an ongoing series investigating how memory, space, and form interact in both conscious and unconscious ways.
Each composition begins with a loose architectural framework of lines, grids, and geometric shapes. These structures are then disrupted or obscured through improvisational mark-making, erasure, and layering. The result is a visual record of intentional imbalance, where clarity and confusion coexist. Circular and linear forms emerge and collapse within the surface. One painting centers around a fragmented sphere, intersected by sharp verticals and faint rectilinear scaffolding, evoking systems under stress or transformation. Another painting, in contrast, offers a looping, gestural path, a spiral form that seems to both contain and escape its bounds, like a thought that refuses resolution.
This body of work does not seek to provide answers or stable readings. Instead, it invites viewers to dwell in ambiguity, to find their own spatial and emotional bearings amid dissonance and repetition."
Artist Bio:
Duane Ditty has an MFA from the University of Wisconsin/Madison. He has exhibited his paintings at the National Galleries of Scotland, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland, Wisconsin Biennial and Abstract Painting in Wisconsin. Madison Art Center, Ridgewater College Art Gallery. Willmar, MN, Take Five…Five Artists. Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Warehouse: A Decade of Work/Work. The Midwest Warehouse. Minneapolis, MN, Atmosphere and Movement, Gallery 122. Minneapolis, MN, Occurrence and The Language of Silence. Rosalux Gallery. Minneapolis, MN, and The Space Between Things, Bloomington Art Center. Bloomington, MN. Duane Ditty's paintings are held in corporate and private collections in the United States, Canada and Europe.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/duaneditty/
Artist Website: https://www.duaneditty.com/
Inquiries Information: duane@duaneditty.com
Rosalux Gallery hours are 12-4 PM on Saturdays and Sundays.
The gallery is located at 315 W 48th Street in Minneapolis. Rosalux is always free and open to the public.
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