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Touring Exhibitions
Barbara Sorensen: Topographies
Topographies is a traveling exhibition of work by nationally recognized artist Barbara Sorensen. Sorensen is known for her large-scale sculptural installations, which serve as references to geological forms and the conceptual notion of the vessel. Moving from her original works in clay, Sorensen has recently focused her energy on large-scale works in metals and resins constructing environmental vessels, which focus on the relationship between humans and landscape. Curator Barbara Bloemink states, "Sorensen's sculpture celebrates the earth's terrain by replicating its processes, characteristics, and imagery. By learning the language and visual vocabulary of the earth's geology and processes, Sorensen's work metaphorically reminds us of the globe's wild, natural beauty and brings it to our visual consciousness."
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Featured: "Dwellings Noir I" Installation 2007, by Barbara Sorensen
Anna Tomczak: Sanctuary
Anna Tomczak's poetically sensual images are always a refreshing reminder of the unique possibilities of photography. As an artist/photographer, she has developed a captivating style over the years and produced a considerable body of work. Sanctuary traces this development. As one of just a few photographers working with the Polaroid 20 x 24 camera and utilizing the Polaroid Image Transfer system to create imagery on fine watercolor paper, she has given us photographs that are often like elegant paintings. Her well-known still life work incorporates material as diverse as freshly picked flowers, rusty architectural elements or classical references from art history. Barbara Hitchcock, Director of Cultural Affairs for Polaroid Corporation has spent many hours as curator for this fascinating retrospective. She will give a gallery talk on the opening night of December 7. A companion book showcasing Anna Tomczak's work is also available.
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Featured: "Helicon Parrot", by Anna Tomczak
Harold Garde: painting 50 years
As an outstanding painter, Harold Garde's roots go back to the abstract expressionist moment of the mid 20th century. These strong influences have helped create his current unique style as a figurative painter. His mediums include paintings, monotypes, and strappos which are a self-invented process of transferring dried acrylic paint from glass to paper or canvas. He moves from simplicity of form to intense psychological works with an effervescent wit. Harold Garde is a moving force in what every artistic community he finds himself and always emphasizes his belief in the personal and social necessity of art.
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Featured: "Samurai Kimono", by Harold Garde, 1997, acrylic on canvas, 56"x45"
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