HIGH PEAK MONOCACY
William Dilworth + Mike Nesbit, 2020
Digital Exhibition 04
"Over the years I have built things, being a basically competent carpenter. Those things that I cared less about were more joyously arrived at and curiously captured a vivacity that lingers. CARE can be burdensome. I think there too, the outcome is in priority to the process and so the making is more of an effort than journey. I just looked up vivacity. 'Attractively lively and animated'. This joint endeavor that we are on is animating studios while the pandemic rivets us to our places. Liveliness from combining studio practice and place."
"If there was a word for this time of globally sheltering in place with dire purpose it could be Monocacy."
- William Dilworth, "Re: Monocacy Landscapes." Received by Mike Nesbit. 6 April 2020.
William Dilworth + Mike Nesbit, 2020
Digital Exhibition 04
"Over the years I have built things, being a basically competent carpenter. Those things that I cared less about were more joyously arrived at and curiously captured a vivacity that lingers. CARE can be burdensome. I think there too, the outcome is in priority to the process and so the making is more of an effort than journey. I just looked up vivacity. 'Attractively lively and animated'. This joint endeavor that we are on is animating studios while the pandemic rivets us to our places. Liveliness from combining studio practice and place."
"If there was a word for this time of globally sheltering in place with dire purpose it could be Monocacy."
- William Dilworth, "Re: Monocacy Landscapes." Received by Mike Nesbit. 6 April 2020.
No. 19.
Report of Lieut. Col. David R. Clendenin, Eighth Illinois Cavalry, of operations July 4-10, including battle of Monocacy.
Headquarters Eighth Illinois Cavalry,
Baltimore, Md., 14 July 1864.
Headquarters Eighth Illinois Cavalry,
Baltimore, Md., 14 July 1864.
"When the rebel infantry charged upon our left and our forces had fallen back, I retired toward Urbana, skirmishing with the enemy’s cavalry. They pressed me closely and made several charges. At Urbana the Seventeenth Virginia Cavalry charged me with desperation, but were repulsed with the loss of their colors, their major, color bearer, and several men killed and a number wounded."
- United States War Department, et al., The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. (Washington: GPO, 1880-1901) 219-221.
- United States War Department, et al., The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. (Washington: GPO, 1880-1901) 219-221.
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no longer still
But linger still taking position by jostle & choice suggesting the inevitable banding tribal songs Miles winking or staring? |
a fence no longer of separation
filmatic, cinematic linked by sections substance spread thickening the fence goes on to the far ends and bump of battlefield eyes raise searching for a way to stay alive win the day survive a fence no longer of separation we are joined in battle of reverence & play relevant now in the bare teeth of the life & death of our moment in time punctuating it red & green being complimentary we look for a good way forward we go on go on |
Self-isolated viewing of HIGH PEAK MONOCACY in Little Italy, Omaha:
Photos Courtesy of Dan Schwalm
Video Courtesy of Dan Schwalm
Complied video from William Dilworth's farm in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York:
Video Courtesy of William Dilworth
Compiled video from Mike Nesbit's current daily drive from Frederick, MD to Urbana, MD:
Video Courtesy of Mike Nesbit
Complied video from William Dilworth's farm in the Adirondack Mountains + Mike Nesbit's location at the Battle of Monocacy:
Video Courtesy of William Dilworth & Mike Nesbit
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Photos Courtesy of William Dilworth & Mike Nesbit
Email conversation between Mike Nesbit and William Dilworth regarding this digital exhibition:
About the Artists:
William Dilworth’s paintings range in size and palette, incorporating smooth streaks of color and shapes that defy recognition for how they were made. Each intentional gesture is a spontaneous exploration of movement and material. Forgoing canvas, Dilworth paints on Formica, a thin, strong plastic laminate that allows his oil paints to travel across the surface. In some works, smoothness is interrupted with bark-like texture, the cumulative result of the artist’s fingertips, motion, and time. Dilworth paints on the floor using the soles of his shoes instead of brushes to lessen the practiced control of hands, “I don’t want to impose things. I want to discover things.”
Dilworth (b. 1954, Detroit) is based in New York City. His artistic discipline spans drawing and writing with a concentration on abstract painting. He received his BFA from Wayne State University, Detroit. He has been featured in solo and group shows across the country and in Paris.
www.williamdilworth.com
Mike Nesbit is a fine artist based in Los Angeles. With a background in architecture, his multidisciplinary trajectory greatly informs his artwork, allowing Nesbit to explore areas between art and architecture with a focus on technique, repetition, and representation. Nesbit has participated in solo and group shows throughout the United States. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles and played four years of professional baseball with the Seattle Mariners.
www.mikenesbit.com
William Dilworth’s paintings range in size and palette, incorporating smooth streaks of color and shapes that defy recognition for how they were made. Each intentional gesture is a spontaneous exploration of movement and material. Forgoing canvas, Dilworth paints on Formica, a thin, strong plastic laminate that allows his oil paints to travel across the surface. In some works, smoothness is interrupted with bark-like texture, the cumulative result of the artist’s fingertips, motion, and time. Dilworth paints on the floor using the soles of his shoes instead of brushes to lessen the practiced control of hands, “I don’t want to impose things. I want to discover things.”
Dilworth (b. 1954, Detroit) is based in New York City. His artistic discipline spans drawing and writing with a concentration on abstract painting. He received his BFA from Wayne State University, Detroit. He has been featured in solo and group shows across the country and in Paris.
www.williamdilworth.com
Mike Nesbit is a fine artist based in Los Angeles. With a background in architecture, his multidisciplinary trajectory greatly informs his artwork, allowing Nesbit to explore areas between art and architecture with a focus on technique, repetition, and representation. Nesbit has participated in solo and group shows throughout the United States. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles and played four years of professional baseball with the Seattle Mariners.
www.mikenesbit.com