after/time Collective presents an exhibition, Mad Madder Maddalena, a series of non-denominational mixed media works on paper and cloth by Beaverton craft artist Isaac B. Yoder. Curated by Oliver Myhre, and coordinated by after/time artist, Francis Dot. Join us for an in-person opening reception on Friday, July 8th 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. *Please note that masks are still required at after/time.
How can returning to old wounds help us better understand the new world? Mad Madder Maddalena, a solo exhibition by craft artist Isaac Yoder, is a study of the concentric impacts of historical, cultural, familial, and personal narratives on identity.
The works featured in this exhibition are an embodiment of Yoder’s studio practice: a marriage of undervalued materials, overlooked domestic arts and craft techniques, and venerated imagery from both western art history canon and pop culture. Through their making processes Yoder materially and conceptually challenges the social hierarchies of craft and fine art, of capital, and of gender.
Mad Madder Maddalena is a collection of multiple series of works, starring a spectrum of reds, pinks, and browns in devotional images and self portraits of the artist as the complex biblical figure Mary Magdalene. These red hues are derived from processing the root of the madder plant; madder dyed textiles were widespread and of great religious and economic significance in Medieval Europe. In their characteristic aesthetic, Yoder juxtaposes these centuries old madder paints and dyes with thick layers of glitter, screen-printed text, and polaroid images.
This exhibition is a revelation, a result of over two years worth of the artist’s journey to find grace while navigating a self-imposed authoritarian asceticism in their studio. Yoder’s expert craftspersonship and fierce reflections upon how examining the past can help us adapt, and change how we relate to and move through the world.
About the artist:
Isaac Yoder (they/them) is an interdisciplinary artist who combines Craft and contemporary absurdity. Yoder earned their BFA in Craft from the Oregon College of Art and Craft in 2010, with dual concentrations in Drawing & Painting and Fiber Art. Since completing their undergrad, Isaac has been exploring the environmental ethics and economic realities of what it means to be an artist and maker in an anti-labor, anti-environment, late-stage capitalist empire.
Gallery Hours: Thursdays, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 1pm-6pm, and by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact aftertimepdx@gmail.com. For other inquiries and to purchase works, contact the artist at IsaacBYoder@gmail.com and @issac.b.yoder on Instagram.
