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other 2009 exhibits
Andrèe B. Carter and Adelaide Paul
June 4 - June 27, 2009
Pacini Lubel gallery will exhibit the paintings of Andrée B. Carter and the sculptures of Adelaide Paul from June 4th through June 27th in the East Gallery. The work of both artists, although disparate in approach and expression are synergistic in the field of color and texture - both artists create an environment which is not exclusively perceived through a visual experience. Both artists want the texture, color and imagery of their art to create an energy that develops the viewer's perception and help evoke a multi-faceted sensorial response.
Andrée B. Carter writes that "color is the dominant force in my work because I believe that color has the irresistible drawing power of chocolate or opiates. The secondary force is texture because texture brings a sculptural presence that enhances the color. Although color and texture are my focus, I do not plan my palette beforehand nor do I plan the exact types of materials I will use to create a body of work. I use numerous layers of pigment, which reveal and conceal deeper layers through "windows" or "peepholes". These visual metaphors emerge in response to the rhythms of the music that inspire me and from my unconscious taking over during the process of painting".
The sculpture created by Adelaide Paul stems directly from her love of animals. Her youth was spent in Ethiopia where animals were revered. This early life history helped inculcate a great affection for animals. The 6 pieces in the exhibition all have reference to Adelaide's relationship with her pets. Dogs abound in all forms - some being anthropomorphic, others scaling the musical chain as they sing with joy, others stretched and sinuous in form as we celebrate the physical beauty of these creatures. A childhood pet also appears, a small antelope (called a Dik Dik) indigenous to Ethiopia. Adelaide remembers fondly how her Dik Dik was "house trained". Adelaide writes that "in its extremes, American culture posits an alternately cloying sentimental and brutally callous relationship between human and both domesticated and wild animals. Animals are anthropomorphized in film, fiction and popular culture. They (and their requisite accessories) are hot commodities, they are also inexorably disposable".
Please join us on Thursday, June 4th for the First Thursday Art Walk Opening from 6 - 8 PM.
Andrèe B. Carter
Lifting the Volume
Mixed Media on Canvas
70" x 70"
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Adelaide Paul
Bark
Leather, Taxidermist Mannequin, Blue Porcelain
12" x 9½" x 6"
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