Stephanie Armbruster

“Everything that can be said, can be said clearly. And what we cannot speak about, we must pass over in silence.”

-Ludwig Wittgenstein

The work of artist Stephanie Armbruster is an attempt to illustrate the purely subjective portions of
memory – the private experiences that we feel and sometimes share, but which evaporate the moment we try to articulate them. We live through our experiences, moment to moment, chasing them, trying to capture them and hold on to them like hungry ghosts – but all we are ever left with is memory. The negative space in our public reality.

Each emotive piece represents a developing vocabulary of gesture and color, exploring the languageless nature of transition and uncertainty. With their floating, atmospheric presence, they document the anticipation of possibilities and the obsession with events that have already transpired, seen through the lens of synesthesia. Devoid of literal language, these are stories that must be shown and cannot be told. Fragments of a greater reality; whole, yet incomplete.

Like layers of memory, certain elements become obscured, while others are exposed, rising ominously to the surface as if paused between actions. A series of moments frozen in time.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Stephanie Armbruster is an artist living and working in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally from the
suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, Stephanie finds endless inspiration in urban spaces, populations and visual textures. Often series based and introspective, her work suggests a multi-layered sense of place. Armbruster is the recipient of numerous awards including the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Artist Opportunity Grant in 2011 and a Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts Project Stream Grant in 2008. She is a 2011 Flight School for Artists Fellow and her recent exhibits include Hungry Ghosts, a solo exhibit at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, In Search for Something More a solo exhibit at 709 Penn Gallery, and Encaustic Works 2011, an international biennial juried exhibition in print. She holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University.

RECENT PROJECTS AND NEWS:

Solo Show - Hungry Ghosts: Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
February 10 - April 22, 2012

Solo Show - In Search of Something More: 709 Penn Gallery
July 15-September 11, 2011