subject: Gail Elwell: Art Is Alchemy [print this page] Solid forms grow out of ephemeral patterns of light, shadow, wind and branch as sculptor Gail Elwell scavenges raw materials from her garden and wraps them in gut and recycled papier-mch, creating works of remarkable transformation and wistful expressiveness that transcend their humble components. Her materials of choice link the works to the dynamism of the natural world from which they come, enabling the piece and its parts to act as literal and figurative depictions of erosion and change in form. The world of the made and the world of the born are both embraced within Elwells organic process. Her pieces surpass objectification and take on movement and life despite the dried elements which indicate stasis. Her artful solidifying of natural elements evokes skin pulled over bone, animal-like hides and tree-like beings which convey both transience and permanence concurrently growth and decay movingly contained within one object.
Gail Elwell currently lives and works in Maryland, teaching art and constantly refining her mixed media technique.
Exhibition Dates: July 31, 2012 August 21, 2012
Reception: Thursday, August 2, 2012, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Agora Gallery's Exquisite Exhibits Are a Breath of Fresh Air in the Summer Heat. Come to Agora Gallery to enjoy exhibitions which will add a refreshing, revitalizing spark of inspiration to your day. Interpretive Realms will introduce you to new universes which come to life within the confines of the artwork, yet spread their influence beyond and into the minds of the receptive viewer. The work in The Rhythm of Color celebrates the vibrant, lyrical pulse that judicious and elegant use of hue brings to art and our experience of it. In Degrees of Abstraction, concepts are explored through the lens of lively imaginations, leading to images which are as lovely as they are intriguing. The exhibitions begin on July 31, 2012 and run until August 21, 2012. The opening reception will take place on August 2, 2012, 6PM-8PM. Entrance is free and art lovers are enthusiastically encouraged to attend.
Featured artists:
Interpretive Realms
Philippe Aoun Deladoy ("PAoun") | Malcolm Baroway | Bibi Davidson | Pia Erlandsson | Rubn Gmez Masip | Thomas Maes | Umeko Okano | Fabrizio Pinzi | Shyamala Rao | Sahi | Tony Taylor | Maurizio Yorck
The Rhythm of Color
Patricia Brintle | Sarah Cousineau | Katherine DuTremble | Nada Herman | Julia Ismambetova | Roland Morin | Ingrid Roth | Paul Satheesh
Degrees of Abstraction
Paul Brotherton | Gail Elwell | Beth Gandy | Gary W. Hinsche | Kushlani Jayasinha | Darryn Marshall | Sandra Mueller-Dick | Gianni Renna | Kiko Sobrino | Laurence Steenbergen
Interviews with the artists and high resolution images are available upon request.
