MARCH
Feb 29 - March 31
Opening Reception
Friday, March 2
6-830 pm
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Gallery I
Gary Duehr :"No Man's Land "
The ambiguous territory of modern airports represents a kind of limbo that is neither here nor there.
The runways' vast expanse is interrupted by mysterious signals and markers, as well as by circus-like caravans of luggage carts. The noses of planes loom against plate glass, which reflects the ubiquitous neon of fast food and luxury shops.
And passengers wait in anonymous gray-carpeted holding areas, surrounded by aluminum panels--as if the whole edifice might suddenly take off.
What does it mean to be nowhere? How does passing through No Man's Land add to an anxiety of displacement, as well as suggest possible escape?
Color prints on aluminum, 20" x 24".
www.garyduehr.com
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Gallery II and III
Ellen Wineberg: "In Context "
What do we expose, what do we hide? Do we shout or whisper? Is it enough to be honest in facing our issues, and then sharing what we see?
Max Beckmann said, “Be matter-of-fact toward your inner visions.”
In the painting "A Noiseless Patient Spider," after a poem by Walt Whitman, a large spider suddenly drops into a child's garden; it changes what I thought was the message, but it is a symbol of a dread and fear I was facing that day after learning details of a dear friend's illness. I have described, matter of factly, my inner visions.
Personal symbols, secrets, and metaphors are subjects in this group of thickly painted semi-abstract works. The vigorous acrylic and oil-stick pieces begin with the pouring and slathering of paint onto canvas or wood panels that range in size from 16” x 20” to 30” x 80”. Then comes a period of contemplation to interpret what's visible in that collection of slashes and shapes until a story or metaphor appears. A shape that looks like an eye or a dog can suggest a whole narrative.
www.ellenwineberg.com
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