NOW ON EXHIBIT:
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"Come With Me"
by
Thekla Hammond
"Adam's Virus Years"
by Tobin Keller
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Corpus Perspicuus: Transparent Body
December 3 through January 24, 2010
In the body we feel who we are. Through corporeal reality, sentient beings develop awareness and cognizance of existence, place and meaning. The body is the gateway to human consciousness. In Corpus Perspicuus: Transparent Body, three artists, Thekla Hammond, Cheryl Calleri and Tobin Keller, limn the human figure in a contemporary medium to explore their views of consciousness. Awareness, which is complex, many layered and transitory, is experienced in transparent, reflective and mobile acrylic materials. Through the body we move from sensations to emotions to ideas of being-feeling who we are.
Thekla Hammond’s work recreates alternating experiences of separation, connection, separation and connection with separation. Figures painted on hanging acrylic panels and mirrors rotate to reflect multiple transparent images, building the viewers’ experience through the senses, the emotions, and conscious awareness. Come With Me, is an invitation to see, hear, feel and become conscious of the movement between isolation and community, separation and connection, in human experience.
Cheryl Calleri work focuses on microscopic human sensory receptors in the skin, and their physiology. Her constructions are built by laminating multiple painted acrylic sheets. The forms and the surfaces combine to express the emergent and transitory states of being, focusing on the physical experience of touch which is elemental in the development of human consciousness.
Tobin Keller expands the definition of portraiture by layering images of the figure in a careful process that is analogous to the way the brain constructs and stores memory. Keller uses multiple acrylic panels and includes experimental techniques such as digital transparencies, hair and monofilament. |
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Rie Muñoz’s Alaska
January 13 through February 21
One of Alaska’s most cherished artists, Rie Muñoz's playful, bright images have captured the spirit of Alaska without sacrificing their authenticity. Her subjects include fishing camps, Eskimo villages, canneries, animals, and children at play, represented in a colorful, simplified style. "My artwork can best be described as expressionism. The term applies to work that rejects camera snapshot realism, and instead, expresses emotion by distortion and strong colors. My paintings reflect an interest in the day-to-day activities of Alaskans such as fishing, berry picking, children at play, crabbing, and whaling. I am also fascinated with the legends of Alaska's Native people.” |
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Remembering Juanita Larson
January 13 through February 28
Remembering Juanita Larson focuses on the career of the local artist and the things that inspired her artwork. Larson said of her work,” My art leans toward symbolism and surrealism though many times I sketch or paint a simple still life or figure study just so I don’t have to do too much thinking. People often ask me what kind of art I do. Personal symbolism seems to describe it best of all. What I see does not influence my art as much as what I feel; it comes from a place inside body and mind. To get it from mind, to hand, to paper is the tricky part. I don’t always succeed. I also love the subtle grace and the perfect balance of the human figure. If there is not a classification for Personal Symbolism in the art world, perhaps there should be.” |
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MORRIS GRAVES & ART OF THE NORTHWEST
Continous through the year
Homer Balabanis Gallery
Come explore the work of Morris Graves from the Humboldt Arts Council’s Permanent Collection. Enhance your interpretation of the artworks on display by perusing the new Interactive CD-ROM The Life & Art of Morris Graves. This educational tool allows the visitor to view a selection of artwork, the Loleta Studio of the artist, and to hear interviews from his friends and colleagues.
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