Duane Reed Gallery: Friday, 6 April 2012

KoKo Monkey, 2011 beads, mixed media

Jan Huling "Coming Home"

Neither sketched nor planned, Jan Huling‘s three-dimensional works draw inspiration from her travels to India and Mexico, as well as imagined, playful scenes reminiscent of childhood fairy tales and fantasies. Her work is approachable yet evocative, incorporating spiritual iconography alongside humorous artifacts of contemporary popular culture.

Also Opening April 6th
Griff Williams

Griff Williams’ methodology involves an elaborate paint by number process he reinvented. Each segmented area of the composition is assigned to a specific color, a palette professionally mixed to replicate the distinctive colors in a 1950’s Color Craft paint by numbers set. The hand-made application involves repeated layers of poured transparent resin and stenciled enamel shapes. Intially, this meticulous process is belied by the graphic flatness and slick surfaces of the work, which may seem manufactured or digital.

These exhibitions run through Saturday, May 12, 2012

Duane Reed Gallery
4729 McPherson Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63108