Duane Reed Gallery: Thursday, 13 September 2018
Luanne Rimel, Exhale, 2018, photograph, digitally printed on silk, pieced, hand-stitched
September 6 - October 13, 2018
Opening Reception Thursday, September 13th 5PM to 8PM
NANCY CALLAN - As I approach twenty years of working with glass, I am amazed at how much there still is for me to explore in the material. The quest for the perfect form matched with the ideal surface, color, or pattern is an ongoing challenge. But most exciting are the new possibilities that open up through experimentation. Using the traditional techniques to create something fresh and modern is what I am most interested in right now. This approach allows me to feel grounded in the traditions of the material but also free to depart and explore the possibilities, which are indeed infinite.
LUANNE RIMEL - My work explores the passage of time and lingering memory of the present. Sculptures that stand as guardians of human history, detailed images of cloth and figurative elements, are incorporated into my quilts, imbuing the statue with mysterious significance. I use repurposed flour-sack cloth dishtowels, printing the images onto the fabric with a wide format inkjet printer. Detailed sections are collaged and stitched onto the cloth, referencing earlier domestic practices of mending and repair, reuse and repurposing. The repetitive hand quilting creates shadows and textures, alluding to the marking of time. Each piece quietly takes its own shape as the threads are gently drawn and pulled through the cloth.
MARY BORGMAN - Formerly a professional sign language interpreter, I now translate into drawings the personalities and dignity of individuals. I work with charcoal on frosted Mylar, a polyester film. This tough, translucent support allows me to aggressively build up marks and then work the charcoal with erasers to reveal a luminous quality of light. The sitters assume frontal, uncompromising poses and look directly at the viewer, turning the observer into the observed. The larger-than-life size format magnifies the intensity of the sitter's gaze and infuses the portrait with a psychological presence.
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Saint Louis MO 63108
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