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Current Exhibition: Steel Canvas

A solo exhibition by Robert Gardner.
Opening Reception: Friday, January 27, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Exhibition Dates: January 27, 2012 to February 21, 2012
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Robert Gardner's sculptural paintings blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture. He creates wall mounted sculptures of welded and fabricated steel. Gardner's geometric forms and sculptural surfaces are used as a canvas for his layers of paint, breaking with the historical art tradition of illusionistic space in two dimensions. Gardner says "I apply my paint as an overlay... to portray the process of time, erosion and aging."

Gardner's works create a spatial narrative with architectural references. In fact Gardner's work appears inspired by minimalist architecture as he utilizes basic geometric shapes as outlines, using only a single shape or a small number of like shapes as components for design unity. Architectural geometric outlines are the canvas that Gardner works with.

When I asked Robert if he was inspired by architecture he replied that one of his many influences is the work of the Japanese architect Tadao Ando. The architect's buildings are often characterized by three-dimensional circulation paths. These paths interweave between spaces formed both inside geometric shapes and in the spaces between them. Likewise, the three dimensional constructions of architecturally inspired outlines are the canvas that Gardner works with.

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Upcoming Exhibition: Totems and Talismans

Eleven artists exhibit their contemporary interpretations of 'Totems and Talismans'

Opening Reception: Friday, February 24, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Exhibition Dates: February 24, 2012 to April 22, 2012

Totems and talismans is an exhibition of sculptures that are created with clay, wood, metal, and symbols that in their relationship to each other evoke a spiritual meaning.

The making of objects that evoke or contain special power, either in the spiritual or physical world is an ancient ritual of humankind. In Native American culture a totem is a spirit guide. Artifacts which were buried deep in the earth and recovered, reveal that making totems and talismans is an ancient human tradition going back thousands of years.

Pre-industrial societies harnessed their collective energy through their art and rituals. Some of the exhibited works in this exhibition invite meditation and solitary contemplation. Others appear filled with the primitive energy of the unconscious that flows through us all. What all the works in this exhibition share is that they are alive with a tribal, elemental feeling that is strong and direct. One feels a connection with the primitive energy of the collective unconscious that exhibiting artist John Geldersma calls "contemporary tribalism". Geldersma states that totemic works are created "through the unconscious attempting to transcend into a place of understanding."

This exhibition doesn't attempt to replicate the ancient Totems. Rather it is a contemporary interpretation that gives voice to the inner creativity of each individual artist.

Exhibiting Artists

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Upcoming Exhibition: Metaphors of Containment

A solo exhibition of ceramic vessels by Donna Polseno
Opening Reception: Friday, February 24, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Exhibition dates: February 24 - April 22, 2012

"Artists contextualize and create a point of view that informs the viewer. They tell us what to think, to feel, to understand. They reveal. We know about the sunset because artists have revealed it to us. Likewise, we know about utility in this case because Donna Polseno reveals it so poetically."
Wayne Higby - Chair of Ceramic Art, Alfred University

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Past Exhibitions
2011 Holiday Celebration
A group exhibit of stunning work by 30 of our finest artists.	November 25, 2011
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Fragile and Strong
A solo exhibition of new hand-woven framed fiber art by Vicki Essig	October 28, 2011 thru November 22, 2011
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Carolina Landscapes
Michael Brown solo exhibition.	October 28, 2011 thru November 22, 2011
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Crossing Paths
A solo exhibition of Lisa Creeds's new abstract paintings.	September 30, 2011 thru October 25, 2011
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Regardless of what you think...
A solo exhibition of Morag Charlton's new paintings.	August 26, 2011 thru September 25, 2011
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Vision & Voice - The marriage of pen and palette
A poetic journey through Nancy Tuttle May's vibrant solo exhibition at Eno Gallery with Author/Poet Sheridan Bushnell and artist Nancy Tuttle May.	July 29, 2011 at 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm
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35 Years of Inspiration
A solo exhibition of mixed media paintings on canvas by Nancy Tuttle May.	June 24, 2011 - August 20, 2011
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Best in the West Clay Invitational
An exhibition of ceramic work by Akira Satake	June 24, 2011 - August 20, 2011
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Dreamscapes
A solo exhibition of sculptural wall pieces and vessels by Vicki Grant	May 27, 2011 - June 21, 2011
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Places We Come From
A solo exhibition of paintings by Melissa Miller.	April 29, 2011 - May 24, 2011
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Shared Spaces
A solo exhibition of paintings by Shannon Bueker.	March 25, 2011 - April 26, 2011
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Animals We Keep
A group exhibition of painting and sculpture depicting 'Animals We Keep'.	February 25, 2011 - March 23, 2011
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Outside In
A group exhibition inspired by nature	January 28, 2011 - February 22, 2011
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