Hello,
My name is Dalia Goldberg and I’m a pen and ink artist based in the Austin area, Texas, USA. I make hard edge geometric abstraction drawings that capture my own experiences of the world. All of my drawings are made on heavy bristol paper using technical pens and professional grade markers. In my practice I combine fine-line pen techniques with geometric shapes.
Originally from Israel, I moved to the US in 2017 with my husband. The move brought on new adventures and adjustment challenges that influenced my art work. As a former psychology student I couldn’t help but linger and analyze the cultural differences I now saw so clearly. The dynamics of these new experiences and ideas have manifested in my art and blossomed into a distinctive voice and style, using lines, patterns and bold black geometric elements.
I’m fascinated with the building blocks of our perception, and how we process those to understand our environment, mentally and emotionally. I explore how these impressions connect and interact with each other in shaping our view. In my work I introduce different geometrical elements to emphasize that a configuration of sensory, mental and emotional influences colors our perspective in a certain way. You could say that I am mostly interested in the WHY of the human experience - Why do we do the things that we do.
Each drawing begins with the intent of expressing a specific concept and the layout is always premeditated based on sketches. I create a grid that outlines the image I envision. This process mirrors the conceptual notion that life is built of a series of events that molds the way we view different experiences.
I draw inspiration from my day to day life experiences as well as psychological phenomenas and facts. Artistically my work is influenced and inspired by Kazimir Malevich, El Lissitzky and the Suprematism movement. In addition I have to note my admiration of Agnes Martin for her iconic work with the grid, and Maurits Cornelis Escher for his impossible constructs and his remarkable work in the field of optical art.
For any questions or inquiries, please contact me at:
daliagoldbergart@gmail.com
