{"title":"ILANA ZWESCHI | LOOK UPON THIS BODY AS A MACHINE","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeptember 3 - 19, 2026\u003cbr\u003eOpening First Thursday, September 3, 6 - 8 pm\u003cbr\u003eArtist in Attendance\u003cbr\u003eArtist Talk, Saturday, September 5, 12 pm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThrough handwritten algorithms, I connect a painted visual language with the direct language of a text document. One letter equates to one brushstroke, directing its color and quantity, while an underlying \"seed image\" guides the algorithm toward organic shapes. Different zones across the canvas follow different rules, creating a dynamic composition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor this series, I introduced a new seed image source: a children's drawing toy running on a simple computer program, capable of drawing one of 100 preloaded images by sliding in a card. I directed a random number generator to choose which card the toy would draw as well as its placement on a grid corresponding to the painting. These marks influenced the large shapes and random deviations in otherwise predictable lines.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe texts I work from are official documents — societal relics that trace a link between objectification and violence — and the paintings accumulate their language stroke by stroke.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe flowers conceptually connect the ideas in the text to the use of algorithms. Realistically rendered and planted within the otherwise abstract and repetitive marks, they hold visual weight. They quietly remind us that algorithms exist in nature and that our divide between nature and culture is a false one. When we relate to nature as a machine to be used, a resource to be extracted, we extend the same objectifying logic that drives violence against bodies to the entire ecosystem.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan\u003e—Ilana Zweschi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title of the exhibition, \u003cem\u003eLook Upon This Body As A Machine\u003c\/em\u003e, takes inspiration from Zweschi's largest painting to date, as well as an accompanying interview with Seattle art critic and writer T.s. Flock. A link to view the interview is available below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor a listing of more available work and biographical information, please visit Ilana Zweschi's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ilana Zweschi | Main Page\" href=\"https:\/\/fosterwhite.com\/collections\/ilana-zweschi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eprimary page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on our website.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bau-xi.co\/seattle\/Zweschi%20CV.pdf\" title=\"Ilana Zweschi CV at Foster\/White Gallery Seattle WA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIlana Zweschi CV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fosterwhite.com\/blogs\/news\/ilana-zweschi-interviewed-by-t-s-flock\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLook Upon This Body As A Machine\u003c\/em\u003e Interview\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"look-upon-this-body-as-a-machine","title":"Look Upon This Body As A Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003eImmediately recognizable, Ilana Zweschi’s abstract paintings derive from her use of handwritten algorithms to determine precise arrangements of brush strokes and complex color gradations. 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While the paintings begin with formal elements that collaborate with an algorithm, underlying figurative drawings give the algorithm something organic to build on. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLook Upon This Body As A Machine\u003c\/em\u003e consists of two panels, 70 x 90 inches each for a total dimension of 90 x 140 inches. The painting is part of a private collection and not on view in the gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1166837463\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWatch Ilana Zweschi's interview about this painting here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ilana Zweschi","offers":[{"title":"90 x 140 inches (diptych)","offer_id":46063905865905,"sku":null,"price":20000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0457\/1833\/9735\/files\/ZweschiLookuponthisbodyasamachineweb_4d31ea6c-996c-45e8-877d-156e19ea5844.jpg?v=1753919346"},{"product_id":"cull","title":"Cull","description":"\u003cp\u003eImmediately recognizable, Ilana Zweschi’s abstract paintings derive from her use of handwritten algorithms to determine precise arrangements of brush strokes and complex color gradations. 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