As stated in my last post, the next show on my agenda is Rare Earth at Chroma Projects in Charlottesville, VA. For the show, I’ve created two new pieces. The show’s curator, Deborah McLeod (and gallery owner), juried my work into a DC group show called Aquifer. For that show I created something to fit the theme but that remained true to my style. The piece was a 48″ x 48″ piece of plywood upon which I painted with clear coat in a way that made the wood look saturated. For the Rare Earth show, Deborah requested something along those same lines. What follows are the two pieces made for the show:
of a thousand hills I
Polyacrylic on Birch Plywood
11.5″ x 15.5″ x 1″
2010
of a thousand hills I
Polyacrylic on Birch Plywood
11.5″ x 15.5″ x 1″
2010
of a thousand hills II
Polyacrylic on Spanish Cedar Plywood
32″ x 47″ x 1.25″
2010
of a thousand hills II
Polyacrylic on Spanish Cedar Plywood
32″ x 47″ x 1.25″
2010
In the side views of the two pieces, I have intentionally reflected the studio lighting in an effort to illuminate the appearance of glossy clear coat on top of matte clear. The “hills” are just barely visible in the straight on views if you know where to look. Even in the side view, in #2 specifically, it is difficult to see all of the individual “hills.”
For this show I wanted to pull my work slightly more towards the landscape. Using a horizontal composition, creating “hills,” and positioning them at the bottom of the visual plane, I hope to allude to a landscape. However, I hope that the forms remain generic enough, and subtle enough, to not be overwhelmingly about landscape.
If you’re in the Charlottesville area, I hope you’ll be able to see the show. It will be up from June 4-26 and the opening reception will be Friday, June 4 from 5-9pm. I will be in attendance and hope to see you there.
