Stephanie Buer

This piece of original artwork comes ready to hang.

Inner State Gallery and Heron Arts are proud to announce The Detroiter a unique collaborative group show opening July 30th, 2016 in San Francisco. Featuring a vast selection of artists with ties to Detroit, the exhibition includes artists currently living and working in Detroit, expatriate Detroit artists from around the globe, as well as select artists from the Bay Area who take inspiration from Detroit’s unique visual landscape. On top of over 50 visual artists, the exhibition will include a showcase from Ghostly International curated by Detroit's trendsetting Movement Electronic Music Festival, bringing the Detroit sound to San Francisco with live performances from Matthew Dear, Shigeto and Lusine.

This expansive group exhibition will feature original artwork from:
Andrew Krieger - April Segedi - Ben Saginaw - Brett Amory - Camilo Pardo - Clinton Snider - Dabls - Dan Armand - Derek Weisberg - Dessislava Terzieva - Ellen Rutt - Fel3000ft - Glenn Barr - Graem Whyte - Jeremy Harvey - Jerry Vile Jesse Kassel - John Dunivant - Jonny Alexander - Julian Spradlin -
Lauren Harrington - Lucien Shapiro - Mark Arminski - Mark Sarmel -
Matt Eaton - Matt Gordon - Michelle Tanguay - Nick Jaskey - NNII - Ouizi - Pat Perry - Patrick Ethan - Paul Johnson - Paula Schubatis - Paula Zammit Peter Adamyan - Rashaun Rucker - Ron Zakrin - Ryan Doyle - Scott Hocking Shaun Roberts - Stephanie Buer - Sydney James - Tiff Massey - Tom Thewes -
Tylonn Sawyer - Vaughn Taormina and Eugene Watson

Stephanie Buer, now based in Portland, has spent over a decade observing the urban landscapes in Detroit, MI. She has an intimate appreciation of urban desolation and a love for the once prosperous buildings that have been abandoned to time and the elements. Her works in both oil and charcoal capture with photo-like detail the layers of gritty history that accumulate as these places succumb to the manipulation of vandals, artists, and the steady persistence of nature. In the juxtaposition between decay and growth, Stephanie finds a place that echoes the peace she finds in nature, with its endless cycles of change.

Part of the power in Stephanie's work comes from the absence of human figures in a place clearly marked by them. Rather than allowing distant observation as narrative, she draws viewers in to witness the space that people have left behind, compelling them to personally experience these modern relics that have been condemned by society. The simultaneously idyllic, yet derelict scenes challenge viewers to question their notions of beauty, while the detailed texture and depth that is characteristic of her work invites them to explore these places personally, as she does while taking the photographs from which she works.