Please join us for an opening reception for our January 2016 Art Exhibition artists Mark Jaeger and Sherry Williamson from 5-7pm tonight.
INTERIOR THROCKMORTON GALLERY Mark Jaeger Artist Statement “My work explores the human condition through concepts of personal and social identity. I’m concerned with how we project ourselves, our intentions, our purpose, our morality… and how that projection is both perceived and interpreted by society and by our own selves. I reflect on the notion of (re)production and where both humility and vanity may intersect therein. I consider where recognition and anonymity may exist within acts of goodness and evil. What is indeed our true self, our true intention, our identity… and what is an image, a fabrication, or façade manufactured for social purpose? The work is more question than answer, more reflection than instruction, hoping that if we can pause and consider our identity we may in fact peal through the layers of what divides or unites us: what we carry, what we inherit, and what has been laid upon us.” Mark Jaeger
FRONT CRESCENDO GALLERY Sherry Williamson Artist Statement I am drawn to a zone between the representational and the abstract – where the imagination is enticed with elusive forms. My two and three-dimensional creations include monotype prints, mixed media sculptures and mobiles, hand-built and thrown ceramics, plein air drawing, watercolors and mixed media collage. I explore quirky relationships and proportions, and I appreciate and honor beauty in the mundane. My long obsession with trees and the natural landscape is a frequent theme. Drawing is integral to my process although printmaking has opened another world of opportunities to make marks with found objects. Color and texture are added dimensions – especially to convey light within a piece. My goal is to capture the natural essence of a material so it appears to have happened on its own. Clay can tear, be imprinted and manipulated. Fabrics shred and impart texture in a monotype print. Plaster pours into an irregular form revealing layers and imperfections. I am inspired by Milton Avery’s color palettes and compositions, Charles Demuth’s alluring cubist watercolors, Nancy Graves’ exuberant sculptures, Martin Puryear’s dramatic forms, and George Rickey’s rigorous and refined sound sculptures. I find solace in the simple and spontaneous beauty of folk and outsider art.
