Aris Moore
dal 6/9/2012 al 28/9/2012
Segnalato da
6/9/2012
Aris Moore
Jack Hanley Gallery, New York
Nil and Fancy. Inhabiting the space between what is perceived versus what is presented, Moore's people are neither children nor adults; never entirely strong, nor vulnerable; attractive nor repulsive.
Jack Hanley Gallery is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of portraits by Aris Moore. Most
of the portraits are of women, though many include men, children, a couple or a family. With disturbingly
disproportionate faces, and pleasantly detailed and delicate clothing, the people of Nil and Fancy straddle
the lovely and the grotesque.
Inhabiting the space between what is perceived versus what is presented, Moore’s people are
neither children nor adults; never entirely strong, nor vulnerable; attractive nor repulsive. She gives them
an uncanny semblance of personality. In fact, while uncomfortably strange, a figure will seem even more
unnervingly familiar. It is difficult not to find a peculiar likeness to someone else, be they known, or
imagined.
Faced with this ambiguity, the viewer becomes a participating judge of character. A couple’s
embrace may signify comfort to some, or control to others. A girl’s smile can be questioned or taken at
face value. Without revealing too much about anyone, Moore pinpoints our own attempt to fill in these
gaps, though often we are left with all-too-human contradictions.
Aris Moore is a recent MFA graduate of the Art Institute of Boston, culminating in a thesis
exhibition last spring. Her work has been included in a number of art fairs, and a group show with Jack
Hanley Gallery in April. She currently lives in Exeter, NH, teaches middle school and has two children.
Opening Friday September 7, 6-8 pm
Jack Hanley Gallery
136 Watts Street - Tribeca New York
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11 am - 6 pm
Admission free