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Stripped Elements: Artist Q&A With Alex Porter
You mention in your artist statement that you want the viewer to create their own emphasis out of the pieces. What drew you to wanting this more interactive and interpretive response? My impression has always been that the experience of seeing the landscape varies from person to person, and that there are many ways of […]
Chee-Keong Kung: Adjacent Amplitudes
Chee-Keong Kung begins each piece with the intention to capture the spontaneity and immediacy of the painting process. Washes, brush strokes, or lines are laid down as stimuli for subsequent moves. Kung responds to surface qualities, material characteristics, and the activity of mark-making in developing the work. Accidental drips, smears and fingerprints become impetuses for […]
Michael Corigliano: Stumbling Forward
Michael Corigliano’s work is a playful, yet introspective study of the embarrassing internal struggle of alter egos that befuddle a single father consumed by anxieties of middle age. This visual story is framed by the personal characters of a man propelled into an experience that challenges his identity and conflicts with his own needs and […]
Adam Bradley: Desperate Ones
Adam Bradley’s work consists of small scale figures cast from both aluminum and bronze. Bradley uses expressive gestures as metaphors for emotional or psychological state of mind. The figures deal with themes of vulnerability, anxiety, desperation. These characters struggle to maintain their sense of self. They have the features of birds and fish to symbolize […]
Leah Appel
“Nathan’s” “Coney Island” “Cherry Blossoms” “Bridge 1”
Marisa S White
“I can drink you down”
Chris Valle
Chris Valle explores the themes of excess and consumption in our society, depicting the human body as a commodity. “The idealized body is the focal point of nearly every commercial and is the center of any noteworthy ad. The commodities that are actually being advertised, such as food or cars, are worth nothing without the commodities […]
Marie Gardeski
Hovering Husbandry “In my small, delicately detailed drawings, I explore relationships between humor and the uncanny. Combining flora and fauna with familiar and mysterious elements, they sometimes suggest violence.”
Pam Rogers
Pam Rogers’ interest in Art History and Botanical Illustration can be seen her work The Last Thicket. Pam’s fascination with nature is the basis for her broad body of work which encompasses paintings, drawings, sculpture, and installation. Her mixed media drawing will be on view at Hillyer Art Space through October 31st.