WIRED // new paintings by Tiffany Lange

Opening Reception: Friday August 26th 4-7PM

Exhibition Dates: Thursday August 25th - October 1st, 2022

Rountree Gallery - 120 W Main St Platteville, WI

Navigating through a world of notifications and unlimited screen time, Tiffany Lange’s abstract paintings create parallels of being raised in the digital age and our consumption of technology. As we sift through the unending headlines, memes, and additional online static, Lange often begins to feel overstimulated and anxious - possibly even a bit wired at times.

Through different forms of mark making on the painting’s surfaces, Lange’s work echoes the pleasure that we receive from our screens, yet carries the weight of the constant pressure to engage online with the possible ‘fear of missing out’. Active compositions are constructed through disorderly shapes and bold disruptive brush strokes that mimic the act of mindlessly scrolling. Icons often seen from the glow of our mobile devices, tablets and computers are assembled on the surface through intuitive and digital practices.

As Lange continues to process living within an interconnected world, the cathartic act of painting has allowed herself to step back from the daily commotion and disconnect - even if only for a short period of time.

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Tiffany Lange was born and raised in Platteville, WI. In 2016, Lange received her BFA in Studio Art and a minor in Art History from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, WI. During her time in school she received the Bud and Betty Micheels Artist in Residence along with being published in the annual UW-Stout Journal of Student Research. Following school, Lange has exhibited nationally and in art spaces around Minnesota like Rosalux Gallery, Gamut Gallery, Fresh Eyes Gallery, Anderson Center for the Arts, and Lanesboro Arts. In 2021, Lange exhibited her first solo show, “HYPERCONNECTION” at Michigan Technical University in the Upper Peninsula.  Lange is currently serving as the Development and Gallery Coordinator of Soo Visual Arts Center, a non profit art space in Minneapolis, MN. She currently works from her studio space in Lowertown St. Paul.

More on the exhibition can be found at www.rountreegallery.org