ALL GOOD TH

INGS…

C O L L A B O R A T I O N B E T WE E N T I M B E R G & R E B E K A H M Y E R S

Things disappear. Sometimes things disappear as the result of an accident. Sometimes neglect causes things to disappear. Sometimes things are intentionally made to disappear. One’s understanding of disappearance is the result of a specific perspective. In reality most things do not disappear they simply transform. When they are transformed beyond recognition they are said to have disappeared.

2008

All Good Things” was the name of the recent exhibition held at the Dean Project in New York, showcasing the work of artists Tim Berg and Rebekah Myers. The work comprised a series of sculptures in ceramic, designed as wall hangings, which tell the story of how all “good things” must slowly and inevitable come to an end: ice-cream sandwiches which are eaten, dinosaurs which become extinct, and so on. We find the way the two artists play with 3-dimesntionality and sensual qualities of ceramic of particular interest, with this type of colourful bas-reliefs treading the file line between paintings and sculpture.

ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS…, 2007

Lacquered Wood42 x 90 x 7 (hwd)

GET ‘EM ‘FORE THEY’RE GONE, 2007

EAT YOUR HEART OUT!!!, 2008

Where Art and Food Collide: An Interview with Artists Timothy Berg and Rebekah Myers

By Suzanne Lenzer

http://artsetoile.com/2009/04/16/amuse-bouche™-weekly-musings-on-food-life-3/

ARTIST STATEMENT Our objective is to distill the stereotypical perceptions and

associations within our culture into visually compelling objects, sculptures and installations. Whether we are creating an installation describing the impending doom of the dinosaurs or a valise filled with gold lucky charms our iconography is drawn from the animals, objects and/or situations that operate as commonplace tropes within our culture. We take these generic stand-ins and invest them with multiple meanings through humorous allusions. The aesthetic decisions we make are informed by the consumer culture we inhabit and our desire to create ultra-smooth forms and high gloss finishes that seduce the viewer. Although each individual piece we create may be understood on it’s own terms, the pieces within each exhibition reinforce one another and manifest connections, which make the whole greater than the sum of its parts.

Between a Rock, 2008

SOUVENIRS

FOOD AND THE ART OF CONSUMPTION

BEGOVICH GALLERY, CAL STATE FULLERTON, 800 N. STATE COLLEGE BLVD., FULLERTON

Here today, gone tomorrow, 2010Tim Berg & Rebekah Myers

Fiberglas, wood, paint70 x 70 x 11 inches (hwd)

Available in five flavors: grape, cherry, orange,lime and blue raspberryedition of 20

ARTIST STATEMENT Sometimes we fracture things in search of something

intangible, like breaking a wishbone for luck. These actions present us with an opportunity to conjure up some sense of control over the uncontrollable. We like to think we can control our fortunes through the coercion of objects or rituals hoping luck will favor us and blaming it when circumstances go awry.Sometimes we fracture something in search of something tangible, like breaking into a klondike bar to get to the tasty ice cream center. Unexpected discoveries through the process of fracture are not uncommon and can be exciting or disappointing depending on what one values. Much of this work is a meditation on value; what one values and how and why one might value the things that one does. This body of work is meant to provoke the audience to consider a world on the brink of fracture and our place within that world.

All that glitters, 2011Fiberglass, paint, ceramic, faux gold leaf28 x 52 x 13 inches (hwd)

SOMETHING FOR NOTHING, 2009

Laquered wood, ceramic13 x 65 x 5.5 inches (hwd)

EXHIBITION REVIEWConsuming ourselves to death: The art of Tim Berg & Rebekah

Myersby Eleanor Heartney

http://deanproject.com/e-heartey-berg_myers_essay.html