September 10-October 16, 2010 Opening Reception: September 10th from 5-8pm
STATEMENT FOR BACKWARDS TOWARD FORWARDS
"The exhibit is about restorative energy and healing through art. At the center of the exhibit is a sculpture consisting of pieces of painted black wood. They are pieces of life, fractures of energy and space. Connected to the center sculpture are four groupings of free standing and connected paintings. Each grouping has a grouping of four paintings. Each group has a painting of a single house at night, a backwards abstract painting created backwards from the way I previously created wood paintings made from scraps of found wood, a painting of a figure that has just crossed over a bridge, and then a dyptic painting of a sun with a painting of the ocean underneath. All four groupings are versions of the same four paintings. They are stories of four life paths, Lenses of four ways of living. Similar but unique is what we see. All the wood was found. The paintings were created over the last 1.5 years. I will be at the opening if you have any questions about it."
Chris Johanson
PROJECT ROOM The Color of Black & White Curated by Chris Johanson
Julia Asherman Gary Groves Dave Schubert Masao Yamamoto
This exhibition celebrates the beauty of and between black and white. Sometimes when the palette is reduced a vibrant emotional spectrum emerges. A reductive, simpler lens creates a place where a quiet poetry about life is shared. The black and white work of these four artists shares that ability to create that energy.
The photography of Masao Yamamoto shares the vibrant world of nature. It resonates the preciousness of the living landscape.
The prints of Julia Asherman reflect the experience of a connected harmony with nature. Each piece acts as an account of her life experiences from travels, living on her farm and seeking a harmonious connection with the environment that she lives in. The calm, immediate photography of Dave Schubert looks at city life. They are vignettes of the world he co-inhabits and carefully quietly photographs.
Gary Groves' woodblock prints of the Pacific Northwest coast evoke a sense that he has spent a lifetime pondering the land formations that are his subject matter. All of the work of these artists individually and when presented collectively create a powerful meditative vibration about life. Distinct in their art making, they share a collective connectedness about the rhythms of our world.
~ Chris Johanson
September 10-October 16, 2010 Opening Reception: September 10th from 5-8pm
