Heather Gaudio Fine Art is pleased to announce Matters at Hand, a
mixed-media exhibition of works by Sarah Amos, Pegan Brooke, Beth
Dary, Jessica Drenk, Valeria Nascimento and Cheryl Ann Thomas. The
show will open April 20th with a reception at 5-7-pm, and will run
through June 17th. This all-women exhibition explores an appreciation
for the natural world, its beauty and ephemerality. Through the use of
different mediums and a range of aesthetics, the artists share an
attention to detail, an inherent curiosity and instinctual
understanding of materiality. They are also keenly in tune with
cultural narratives that remind us that we are all part of a universal
continuum. About the artists: Master printmaker Sarah Amos uses a
complex set of techniques to render richly-textured one-of-a-kind
collagraphs. On view will be a mural-sized banner depicting elaborate
patterns of architectural and natural forms with an interesting use of
spatial language. Amos’ work looks to science and cultural
references, mostly from her native Australia. Similar systems of
information can be inferred in Jessica Drenk’s work, particularly in
her Bibliophylum series. Made up of pieces of carved, wax-embedded
books pinned onto the wall, Drenk’s installations suggest codeces
and collected classification of information. She also
re-contextualizes a more utilitarian material, carved PVC pipe, to
make wall-mounted sculptures evoking wave patterns seen in water. Also
turning to water and other natural environments for inspiration are
the paintings by Pegan Brooke. Varying reflections of light and its
fleeting essence are represented in patterned gradations of neutral to
frosty and dark hues. Brooke’s oils and added pigments are formed
from pure elements of the earth, such as micas, pewter powders and
iron oxides. The subtly shimmering surfaces slow us to a place where
we can reconvene with our most basic contemplative, natural state of
being. Beth Dary, on the other hand, approaches our relationship with
nature and its environment in a more direct, if but political,
fashion. Her egg-tempera Littoral drawings and glass push-pin
sculptures reference our cultural impact on bodies of water. Tidal
flow changes and organisms emerge from our presence or intervention;
Dary’s work serves as a reminder that our relationship with the
environment is ever fluctuating and symbiotic. Two artists in the show
turn to an ancient medium borne out of the earth itself: ceramic.
Cheryl Ann Thomas’s porcelain clay sculptures stretch the process of
materiality with hollowed and collapsed columns of finely textured
clay. Thomas builds up elongated strands of coil upon coil, very much
in the manner of the way things grow in nature. Her repeatedly fired
and fused vessels resemble fabric or peeled tree bark and, as with
Brooke’s paintings, her colors also source the earth for pigments,
such as cobalt, manganese or copper. Brazilian-born Valeria Nascimento
shares similar soft, muted tones in her own hand-made porcelain
sculptures that are also nature inspired. The malleable material
allows her to create petals, flowers and cups clustered into groups,
at times occupying entire walls. Her blossoms can transform an indoor
environment with their delicate beauty. Heather Gaudio Fine Art
specializes in emerging and established artists, offering painting,
works on paper, photography and sculpture. The gallery provides a
full-range of art advisory services, from forming and maintaining a
collection, to securing secondary market material, to assisting with
framing and installation. The focus is on each individual client,
selecting art that best serves his or her vision, space, and
resources. The six exhibitions offered every year are designed to
present important talent and provide artwork appealing to a broad
range of interests. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday;
10:30am to 5:30pm; and by appointment.
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