Exhibit Dates: July 18th – September 1th, 2018
Have you ever wondered how nature is transformed to fine art? Look no
further than our three innovative artists, Bernie Houston, Hubert
Jackson and Ibou N’Diaye, who use wood in various ways.
Throughout our anniversary year, Zenith will feature artists who have
been with us for decades, and new artists like Bernie Houston and Ibou
N’Diaye. These artists reflect the Zenith culture of ingenuity,
through high-quality work and strong visions that are meaningful,
joyful and extremely well executed. Basically, they stand the test of
time while reflecting our current society.
Bernie Houston spends his time on the Chesapeake, finding that perfect
piece of driftwood for his carefully composed sculptures. Each piece
is shaped by nature and inspired from its natural structure. After
visualizing each driftwood piece, he cures, sands, carves, paints and
polishes each creation. He sculpts everything from animals to people
to objects. Because nature does not mimic itself, his entire body of
work is one-of-a-kind. There is not a single piece like it on the
planet.
Hubert Jackson established his career while he taught as a DC Public
Schools art teacher for 34 years. Hubert creates abstract and
HISTORICAL WORKS, wherein he incorporates wood and other organic and
found materials on the canvas. Known for his “Spirits of the
Battleground” series, Jackson collected pieces from specific Civil
War sites in Virginia to integrate into his paintings. These works
evoke “_t__he spirits of those who have come and gone but remain
anonymous and unaccounted for through war, slavery, poverty or the
passage of time. Although they are no longer physically present, their
spirits remain with us as they have become one with nature –
embodied within the life forms that emerge from the earth_.” Some of
his recent works are based on biblical stories he remembers his father
telling him as a child.
Ibou N’Diaye follows the rich tradition of Malian sculpting. Because
of the uniqueness of each piece of wood, no two pieces can ever be
exactly alike. He creates his artwork based off a certain aura he
senses from the individual piece, determined by the grains and how it
feels in his hands. N’Diaye’s pieces all conjure the harmony of
the past, which he hopes to share with the world. He uses traditional
hand tools to carve the wood to underscore the unity with the past as
well as to make each piece feel more personal.
40 years in any business is a long time; 40 years in the Art Gallery
Business is a lifetime.
ZENITH GALLERY has been a pillar in the D.C. art community since its
inception. We attribute our success to our ability to transform with
the ever-changing times. We do this by combining our longstanding
commitment to inspired, unique artworks with our personalized, high
quality customer service. This commitment to celebrating the creative
spirit of our artists is the core value at the heart of ZENITH
GALLERY. As Owner and celebrated artist in her own right, Goldberg is
fond of saying, “_With billions of people on the planet, for someone
to come up with an original idea and execute it in an original way, is
what has kept me in business all these years_.”
In conjunction with this exhibit, the African American Civil War
Memorial and Museum will be celebrating their 20th Anniversary. To
commemorate, two Zenith Gallery artists’ works, Hubert Jackson’s
“Spirits of the Battleground” series and pieces by Curtis Woody,
will be featured in the Museum from July 18th – September 30th,
2018. On July 18, 1998, the African American Civil War Memorial and
Museum opened its doors in the historic U Street neighborhood of
Washington. From the beginning, the Civil War Memorial project had two
objectives. One -- to correct a great wrong in history, and the second
-- to contribute to the economic revitalization of the U Street Shaw
community. Over the twenty-year period, we have succeeded in changing
the narrative of the Civil War to include messages about the role of
the USCT in ending slavery and keeping America united under one flag.
Today, U Street is a diverse, economically healthy community where
people live, worship, have meaningful jobs and work together.
Buy tickets to the 20th Anniversary Celebration on their website,
www.afroamcivilwar.org [http://www.afroamcivilwar.org/].
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