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nathan abels work about rule gallery menu nathan abels artist evergreen colorado work about rule gallery machine dreams marfa tx 2025 rule gallery marfa tx 2025 monolith oil on canvas 36 36 interference oil on canvas 24 36 astral encounter oil on canvas 24 24 astral encounter installation view signal oil on canvas 18 24 metallic beats repeat oil on canvas 14 14 acrylic on canvas coming through oil on canvas 14 14 echoes oil on canvas 10 10 pink noise oil on canvas 20 20 oil on canvas 12 12 oil on canvas oil on canvas 16 16 transmission oil on canvas 24 30 think of me as a place oil on canvas 24 30 after image oil on canvas 24 36 messenger oil on canvas 24 24 messenger installation view nonbeing oil on canvas 20 20 nonbeing study acrylic and colored pencil on paper 8 10 signal study graphite on paper 8 10 signal mixed media 18 18 15 signal mixed media 18 18 15 interior weather denver co 2023 2024 dreamtone acrylic and oil paint on canvas 36x48 interior weather graphite on paper 11x14 interior weather graphite and colored pencil on paper 8x10 interior weather graphite and colored pencil on paper 8x10 interior weather graphite and colored pencil on paper 8x10 recurring dreams denver co 2022 the works presented were inspired by an incident in the artist s childhood in indiana when a mammoth skeleton was found during the excavation of a pond in a suburban housing development that discovery crept into abels artwork in several ways over the years for a time the artist focused on paintings depicting housing developments and expansions in the growing denver area more recently his interest has turned to mammoths it has been proposed that genetically engineering a cold weather elephant or de extinction of the mammoth could allow that animal to once again roam siberia the resurrected megafauna would then graze on small plants prevent tree growth and blanket siberia with enough snow to reflect the sun and reduce global temperatures from these ideas abels explores many existential questions in his words can we undo climate change by resurrecting extinct plants and animals can bio tech and geo engineering negate the detrimental effects we ve had on the natural world the cyclical themes inherent to this proposal interest me greatly in the exhibition there is a wide range of expressions from seascapes on canvas to reimagined stellar constellations meticulously drawn out on paper the signature piece as above so below consists of a detailed painting depicting the first human footprint on the moon paired against an authentic 40 000 year old mammoth tooth embedded in a simulated cube of moondust connecting this strange visual echo through time the works made for recurring dreams address our natural tendency to want to atone for past environmental wrongs with many now wanting to put their faith in a technological solution prehistorical people commemorated the mythical passage from chaos to cosmos unformed to formed along with the cycles of the seasons each year was witness to the world s restoration in the form of a new spring or a new moon regeneration of the earth was an annual reminder of the act of creation per the artist the timelessness inherent in these worldviews is appealing to me in an age when i frequently find myself reading about all that is disappearing on this planet the current works are an elegy but equally are about the potential of re creation read a review of the exhibition on daria magazine here recurring dreams installation view rule gallery denver co recurring dreams installation view rule gallery denver co recurring dreams installation view rule gallery denver co recurring dreams installation view rule gallery denver co recurring dreams installation view rule gallery denver co recurring dreams installation view rule gallery denver co recurring dreams installation view rule gallery denver co recurring dreams installation view rule gallery denver co recurring dreams installation view rule gallery denver co listing oil on linen 24x24 listing side view oil on linen 24x24 shuttle launch oil n c shuttle launch side view oil on canvas 16x20 framed there is no death echoes graphite on paper with ephemera cork 33 5 x 45 25 in there is no death echoes graphite on paper with ephemera cork 33 5 x 45 25 in ursa major re imagined colored pencil and marker on gray paper 22x30 ursa major re imagined detail colored pencil and marker on gray paper 22x30 shadows santa fe nm 2022 santa fe nm 2022 the works for shadows were inspired by a camping trip during the disorienting summer of 2020 we opted to put our tent in a grove of small aspen trees to reduce the impact of strong winds the flickering shadows on the tent became the basis for this series of works the series has broadened to include aspen leaves illuminated by headlamps in keeping with my interest in the natural world as filtered through the man made rain on tent 1 acrylic on canvas 18x24 rain on tent 2 acrylic on canvas 18x24 tent shadow 15 acrylic on paper 19x26 tent shadow 11 ink on paper 11x14 tent shadow 16 acrylic on paper 11x14 tent shadow 8 ink on paper 22x30 tent shadow 14 acrylic on gray paper 22x30 tent shadow 13 acrylic on paper 22x30 tent shadow 9 ink on paper 22x30 tent shadow 12 ink on paper 22x30 tent shadows denver 2020 a series of acrylic on linen and acrylic on paper paintings based on the shadows of aspens on my tent while camping during the summer of 2020 within and without littleton 2019 littleton museum 2019 installation view littleton museum site specific mural airing graphite on paper 22x30 record keeper acrylic on canvas 18x24 retreat acrylic on canvas 18x24 coverage acrylic on canvas 24x24 josh richards an aspiring marsone colonist and richard proennekke who lived in isolation in the alaskan wilderness for 30 years acrylic and colored pencil on paper 8x10 each installation arrangement graphite on paper 22x30 mars acrylic on canvas 12x12 spacex tent city acrylic on linen 42x60 marsone acrylic and colored pencil on paper 11x14 migration acrylic on canvas 24x36 exodus acrylic on canvas 2 40x60 each exodus mars simulation acrylic on canvas 40x60 exodus mars sunset acrylic on canvas 40x60 after van gogh graphite on paper 22x30 salvage graphite on paper 22x30 acrylic on canvas 18x24 acrylic on canvas 18x24 within and without acrylic on linen 50x72 re light acrylic on canvas 24x36 history of the future works boulder 2018 exhibited at the boulder museum of contemporary art spring 2018 omne ignotum pro magnifico every unknown thing appears magnificent acrylic on canvas 24x18 sic itur ad astra thus you shall go to the stars acrylic on canvas on panel 16x20 stones and drones acrylic on canvas 36x40 exodus mars simulation mars sunset diptych acrylic on canvas each canvas is 40x60 drone hunters acrylic on canvas 24x24 adoration acrylic on canvas on panel 16x20 nocturne in green and gold acrylic on canvas on panel 16x20 coverage acrylic on canvas 24x24 voyager hand painted glazed stoneware 6 x6 drone white figure hand painted glazed stoneware 11x8 eight reapers hand painted glazed stoneware 6 x5 twelve reapers hand painted glazed stoneware 6 x5 the light of setting suns acrylic on canvas 36x40 rejoice acrylic on canvas 36x48 ghost dance works marfa 2017 solo exhibit in marfa texas in the spring of 2017 falling rocket spacex acrylic on canvas 48x36 fire with fire acrylic on canvas 48x36 nocturne in green and gold acrylic on canvas 16x20 nostos acrylic on canvas 24x24 sun dust acrylic on canvas 30x38 moon rust acrylic on canvas 30x38 installation view of star maps a series of 12 paintings depicting the precise arrangements of stars at different predicted apocalypse events 01 01 1995 waco tx 03 24 1997 san diego ca 12 31 1999 silicon valley ca 11 29 2003 tokyo japan 5 21 2011 alameda ca 10 21 2011 alameda ca 12 21 2012 tikal mayan capital 08 23 2013 st petersburg 11 09 2016 washington dc each work is 12x12 acrylic mixed with marble dust medium on canvas stones and drones 1 colored pencil on black rives bfk paper 30x22 stones and drones 2 colored pencil on black rives bfk paper 30x22 stones and drones 3 colored pencil on black rives bfk paper 30x22 falling rocket spacex drone stoneware with glaze 10x8x8 police line stoneware with glaze 10 x 8 x 8 in 25 4 x 20 32 cm eclipse stoneware with glaze 10 x 8 x 8 in 25 4 x 20 32 cm three drones stoneware with glaze 10x8x8 mars rover stoneware with glaze 6x5x5 hubble stoneware with glaze 6x5x5 two helicopters stoneware with glaze 7x7x7 two drones stoneware with glaze 7x7x7 music for ghost dance http msage bandcamp com album music for nathan abels ghost dance commissioned soundtrack on cassette tape four audio environment tracks by m sage 25 minutes approx tape cover includes original unique drawing by nathan abels edition of 50 dust works denver 2016 dust bunnies 1 acrylic on linen 30x30 dust bunnies 2 acrylic on linen 30x30 dust particles acrylic on canvas 36x48 still there acrylic on canvas 16x20 you never arrived acrylic and charcoal on paper 8x10 path of wonder acrylic and charcoal on paper 10x8 acrylic on linen 12x12 stand still stucco and charcoal on panel 9x12 approaching acrylic stucco and charcoal on panel 9x12 dust installation view in collaboration with rule gallery wonderbound and the leon gallery at pace center art gallery april 18 may 23 2016 dust installation view in collaboration with rule gallery wonderbound and the leon gallery at pace center art gallery april 18 may 23 2016 dust installation view in collaboration with rule gallery wonderbound and the leon gallery at pace center art gallery april 18 may 23 2016 dust installation view in collaboration with rule gallery wonderbound and the leon gallery at pace center art gallery april 18 may 23 2016 dust installation view in collaboration with rule gallery wonderbound and the leon gallery at pace center art gallery april 18 may 23 2016 dust installation view in collaboration with rule gallery wonderbound and the leon gallery at pace center art gallery april 18 may 23 2016 pilgrimage works denver 2015 these works from 2012 2013 explored the importance of place music commissioned for the pilgrimage series can be found here and here joan charcoal on paper 11x14 based on the 1928 dreyer film the passion of joan of arc silence guards silence acrylic on linen 24 30 silence guards silence installation view photograph by david tsay acrylic on canvas on panel 24x36 lumen vitae acrylic on canvas 42 60 procession acrylic and oil on canvas 18x32 elijah s cave elijah s cave ink on paper 22x30 west with the night works denver 2014 june 2014 rule gallery pop up exhibition at hinterland gallery read the accompanying essay written by alan kitchen here music commissioned for the exhibition can be found here ghost acrylic on canvas 16x20 sky path acrylic on canvas 33x39 carry the fire acrylic on canvas 30x30 first light acrylic on canvas 36x48 nightshade acrylic on canvas 43x55 emergence acrylic on canvas 43x55 low commotion acrylic on canvas 30x30 still point acrylic on canvas 33x39 desert sage acrylic on linen 24x36 dawn acrylic on linen 24x36 glow acrylic on canvas 18x24 natural causes works denver 2010 rule gallery 2010 the natural causes pdf exhibit catalog can be found here the 20 page pdf catalog includes images of the exhibit a curatorial statement i wrote an introductory essay by christopher reiger and excerpts from the denver post article reviewing the exhibit wildfire acrylic on panel 42 60 rule gallery 2010 the natural causes pdf exhibit catalog can be found here the 20 page pdf catalog includes images of the exhibit a curatorial statement i wrote an introductory essay by christopher reiger and excerpts from the denver post article reviewing the exhibit half seeing acrylic on panel 36x48 lost to sight lost to sight ink and acrylic on paper 22x30 passage passage acrylic on panel 24x48 kairos kairos acrylic on panel 36x48 harbinger harbinger acrylic on panel 11x14 sullen roar sullen roar acrylic on panel 36x48 floating floating charcoal graphite and pastel on paper 20x24 murmur murmur charcoal graphite and pastel on paper 20x24 portent portent charcoal graphite and pastel on paper 20x24 earlier works lumen vitae acrylic on canvas 42x60 harbinger acrylic on panel 11x14 dénouement acrylic on panel 36 48 a silvery silence not a solitude after melville acrylic on canvas 24x30 acrylic on canvas 16x20 acrylic on canvas 24x36 silence guards silence acrylic on linen 24x30 static acrylic on canvas 24x36 procession acrylic and oil on canvas 18x32 alive to guess again acrylic on panel 16x20 moon rocks acrylic on 4 canvases 16x20 each acrylic on canvas 24x36 acrylic on panel 20x16 lemuria acrylic on linen 16x20 further acrylic on canvas 12x12 drift acrylic on canvas 12x12 kairos acrylic on panel 36x48 half seeing acrylic on panel 36x48 sullen roar acrylic on panel 36x48 there there acrylic on panel 24x36 pursuit acrylic and oil on panel 24x36 deciduous acrylic and oil on panel 24x36 a lot of little rain acrylic and oil on canvas 16x20 works on paper discovery 2 ink on paper 8x10 discovery 1 ink on paper 8x10 tranquil ink on paper 8x10 untitled ink on paper 6x6 image on 8x10 paper untitled ink on paper 8x10 stones and drones 3 colored pencil on black bfk rives paper 30x22 stones and drones 2 colored pencil on black bfk rives paper 30x22 stones and drones 1 colored pencil on black bfk rives paper 30x22 falling rocket colored pencil on black bfk rives paper 30x22 acrylic and charcoal on paper 10x8 ink on paper 11x14 lost to sight ink on paper 22x30 half seeing ink and charcoal on paper 22x30 flu game graphite on paper 11x14 clifford griffin acrylic and ink on rag board 14x18 joan charcoal on paper 11x14 murmur charcoal graphite and pastel on paper 20 24 acrylic on paper 5x7 urban tundra ink on paper 22x30 portent charcoal graphite and pastel on paper 20 24 floating charcoal graphite and pastel on paper 20 24 island graphite and colored pencil on paper 10x8 graphite and colored pencil on paper graphite on paper 22x30 graphite on paper 22x30 photography prev next back to work 24 machine dreams marfa tx 2025 5 interior weather denver co 2023 2024 41 recurring dreams denver co 2022 15 shadows santa fe nm 2022 10 tent shadows denver 2020 31 within and without littleton 2019 28 history of the future works boulder 2018 24 ghost dance works marfa 2017 16 dust works denver 2016 7 pilgrimage works denver 2015 16 west with the night works denver 2014 11 natural causes works denver 2010 24 earlier works 26 works on paper 16 photography powered by squarespace