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September 18 through October 7, 2009
Artists' Reception: September 18, 2009 from 6 to 9 PM
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Art Access Gallery
Hortus Conclusus |
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James Christensen and Artist Daughters Collaborate on Art Access Exhibit
Art Access Gallery is pleased to announce its September exhibit, Hortus Conclusus or The Enclosed Garden featuring the noted Christensen family of artists: James C. Christensen and his daughters, Cassandra C. Barney and Emily C. McPhie.
Hortus Conclusus will hang from September 18 through October 7. The Artists' Reception will take place on Friday, September 18 from 6 to 9 pm, during the September Gallery Stroll.
This family of artists do not normally show their work together. For this particular show, however, all will create original art designed to interpret the theme of an enclosed garden, representing their own ideas of “Paradise” – a protected and nurtured space in which ideas and people, like plants and flowers, can flourish. The idea of a controlled safe place can represent the family, the community or even the space in one’s own mind.
According to James Christensen, the traditional design of a walled garden, split into four quarters separated by paths and a wellhead or pool at the center, dates back to the earliest gardens of Persia. The enclosed garden of High Medieval Europe was more typically enclosed by hedges or fencing.
On a lighter note, Christensen is enjoying this collaboration with his daughters, who have now developed their own reputations as artists. He jokingly says, “I can no longer tell them what to do!”
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Art Access II Gallery
House and Home |
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Husband and Wife Artists Focus on House and Home
Art Access II Gallery is pleased to announce its September exhibit, House & Home, featuring Logan artists Scott and Katria Foster. House & Home will hang from September 18 through October 7. The Artists’ Reception will take place on Friday, September 18 from 6 to 9 pm, during the September Gallery Stroll.
Katria and Scott Foster have created a body of work centered around the memories and experiences of houses and homes. Both artists have approached the concept of memory differently, yet their diverse processes compliment each other.
Katria’s salt printed photographs create the impression of personal nostalgia; while Scott’s watercolors evoke a more diffused sense of memory – a contrast between past recollection and present reality. In order to unify the very different processes of photography and watercolor, Scott and Katria have created monochromatic images with similar chiaroscuro effects. The small size of the work provides an intimacy that allows the viewer to approach the pieces and examine relevant details that would otherwise be lost.
The artists have used houses and domestic interiors as their subject to focus on the presence of memory and manifest this vision for the viewer to reflect upon.
Scott Foster says,” Memories are often tied to specific locations, and no location figures more in the formation of memory than one’s home. A house is a significant component of the American Dream in the mind of many people.” |
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