Hoffman Lachance Contemporary: Friday, 2 April 2010

Please join us tonight at Hoffman LaChance Contemporary for the opening reception of
'Gates and Ways'
New paintings from Michael Wille
6pm - 10pm

My paintings combine architectural remnants of particular cities gathered during brief encounters. Whether utilizing a common roof tile from Rome, South African domestic gates, baseball stadiums, or Philadelphia row houses, the references from these locations become transformed within abstract painting. The exhibition Gates and Ways includes paintings and prints derived from stays in Cleveland as well as the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Reflecting on the socialization process of living in a new city, I consider my work to be analogous to this ever-evolving sociological experience. The initial read of each painting is heightened by the amount of time a viewer pays attention. The subtlety in the surface forces the viewer to decelerate and contemplate the lived experience of a painting.

Hoffman LaChance Contemporary
2713 Sutton Boulevard
Maplewood 63143
314-960-5322