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dal 3/3/2006 al 7/4/2006
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3/3/2006
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Chouinard Gallery, South Pasadena
Mala Frank-Gavin, Patricia Howard, Jill Sattler and Karen Wight. Each woman brings with them work that is exclusive to their own idea of that commitment to their lives as artists.
Mala Frank-Gavin, Patricia Howard, Jill Sattler and Karen Wight
Four women have survived all these years, unwavering in their own personal vision and their own personal quest in aesthetic development. Their individual works are unique unto themselves, coming together to make an arresting, visually poetic exhibition. Each woman brings with them work that is exclusive to their own idea of that commitment to their lives as artists.
Mala Frank-Gavin - works in acrylic, watercolor and mixed media on paper.
It would be easy to limit Frank-Gavin’s work to simple landscapes, but upon closer look we see that Mala has created a psychic landscape which seems to tell a story of the passage of time as witnessed by nomads of her own invention. These beings trudge through the paintscapes with a seemingly heavy purpose, but they leave us to our own devices to further witness her other paintings in which they are absent.
Patricia Howard - works in charcoal on paper.
If you see Howard’s oil paintings, the influences of Mondrian or Diebenkorn - like the summery So Cal colors in her abstracts - seem apparent, but the work is distinctly Patricia Howard, as she breaks up the blocks and grids with softer shapes. The result is whimsical and fantastic, a nostalgic and evocative homage to a long ago childhood friend. Even though her drawings are more literal, the redolence of Howard’s imagery is no less evident.
Jill Sattler - expressionistic paintings in acrylic and oil.
An approach just shy of the decorative, Jill’s work invites you into a mysterious world of dangerous beauty. At once attracting and attractive, the descriptions and titles are forceful and definite, and as ornately engaging as each piece itself. A woman who’s slogan is “your life is a work of art," her art imitates her life, which imitates her art, which imitates her life...
Karen Wight - sculpture in bronze.
Wight’s figurative sculptures are infused with a lyrical beauty, which does not deter from her superb technique. They are expressions of thought, emotion, spirit and movement in a single gesture of body dance. Some works are mounted into conceptual landscapes, which further enhance the art experience. But in whatever context it may be presented, each piece stands on its own.
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 4, 7:00PM-10:00PM
Chouinard Gallery
1020 Mission Street - South Pasadena
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11:00am-7:00pm