in this blast
:: Where I'm From, Sleepwalking and Monochromatic Portraiture at Rochester Museum of Fine Arts
:: Floral Hex at 13FOREST Gallery
:: Bryan McFarlane: Caught in Colorful Rain at Gallery NAGA
:: Sponsored by: Augusta Savage Gallery, Kingston Gallery, V Collection, ClipArt Gallery, Fuller Craft Museum and the Artscope Tablet Edition.
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This week we're presenting Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, 13FOREST Gallery and Gallery NAGA with exhibits that have multiple sides to them, exploring contrasting and sometimes opposing ideas. The featured artwork is challenging and complex, inviting the viewer to see all sides and find the full meaning of each piece.
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- Kristin Wissler
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Where I'm From, Sleepwalking and Monochromatic Portraiture at Rochester Museum of Fine Arts
in Rochester, New Hampshire through March 19, April 2 and March 20 through April 9
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Douglas Breault, Six Feet Under, archival inkjet print, 2020, 13" x 20".
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Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is currently showing three solo exhibits, Where I'm From, Sleepwalking and Monochromatic Portraiture. Where I'm From is only on view for a couple more days, ending on March 19. Where I'm From showcases the work of Stacey Durand, whose artworks depict the coastal communities of Massachusetts, celebrating their quirks and inviting nostalgia. Sleepwalking is on view through April 2 at the museum and showcases the work of Massachusetts-based artist Douglas Breault. Breault's still-life photographs represent memories of his late father through objects he used to own, but also by utilizing elements like camera obscura projections, printed archival images and shadows to reflect the passage of time. He also incorporates images taken from the internet, further building each piece's connection with narrative and memory. Breault's process results in artworks that drip with materiality and exude an undeniable physical presence. Monochromatic Portraiture features the work of Stephen Godlieb and will be on view March 20—April 9. Godlieb is an accomplished painter, who hails from Jakarta, Indonesia and is exhibiting across the United States. He most often paints portraits and the human figure, using his friends and family as references. The faces in his portraits have power in them; he says, "I'm not interested in presenting the viewer with an ambivalent or pleasant painting, I prefer emotive strength." Godlieb also injects an element of abstraction through dramatic shadows, highlights and thick, intentional paint marks. Through these techniques, Godlieb creates powerful, striking portraits that seem to look out past the canvas at the viewer. All three exhibits showcase the unique processes of their artists, featuring artwork that captures attention and ignites imagination. Rochester Museum of Fine Arts is located at 150 Wakefield Street in Rochester, New Hampshire and is open Monday—Friday 9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. For more information, visit rochestermfa.org/bernier.com.
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Floral Hex at 13FOREST Gallery
in Arlington, Massachusetts through April 16
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Floral Hex is currently on view at 13FOREST Gallery through April 16. This solo exhibit highlights the paintings of Nicole Duennebier, an artist who's been working in Massachusetts for over ten years, exhibiting across the state both solo and alongside her sister, Caitlin. Floral Hex is Duennebier's third solo show at 13FOREST Gallery, featuring paintings of flowers and floral arrangements. Her compositions bring to mind the old masters, Dutch still-lifes and Rococo landscapes in their attention to detail. But these paintings aren't idly pretty artworks, as Duennebier prefers to inject an element of the grotesque into her work, making her pieces simultaneously compelling and challenging. Some paintings feature floral wreaths and memorials depicted in lonely caves and desolate woods, conveying a sense of melodrama and isolation. Others contain carelessly squashed blossoms and fluttering insects marring the beauty of a bouquet. Perhaps most striking are the paintings in which flowers surround dead fish or slimy, unidentifiable meat. Each artwork has something unsettling about it, whether obvious or subtle, that adds a layer of emotional depth. Duennebier's work in Floral Hex is complex, both beautiful and uncanny, offering an duality that both repulses and entrances the viewer. 13FOREST Gallery is located at 167A Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, Massachusetts and is open Tuesday—Sunday, 12:00—6:00 p.m. For more information, visit 13forest.com/floral-hex.
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Bryan McFarlane: Caught in Colorful Rain at Gallery NAGA
in Boston, Massachusetts through March 27
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Bryan McFarlane, Sun with Rain, 2020, oil on linen, 79" x 53".
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Bryan McFarlane: Caught in Colorful Rain is currently showing at Gallery NAGA through March 27. Caught in Colorful Rain is a display of artist Bryan McFarlane's colorful, evocative paintings. These paintings were created from memories of his childhood in Jamaica, specifically, memories of the weather. His paintings are comprised of bands of paint dripping down the canvas, resembling the falling of raindrops. The colors are sometimes warm, but always vibrant and multi-layered. Some of McFarlane's works portray bodies of water such as waterfalls or rivers, in which he uses thicker bands of paint and deeper, darker colors to reflect the churning depths. Taken together, his paintings are a study in opposing forces. Dark and light, warmth and coolness, wetness and solidity, all come together in the paintings just as they do in the rain that falls or the ocean waves that crash. Alongside this duality is the hope that humanity will be able to live in balance with these natural forces and continue to enjoy the rain. Gallery NAGA is located at 67 Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts and is open Tuesday—Saturday 11:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. For more information, visit gallerynaga.com/exhibition/current.
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Sponsored by: Augusta Savage Gallery, Kingston Gallery, V Collection, ClipArt Gallery, Fuller Craft Museum and the Artscope Tablet Edition.
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Carolyn Mae Lassiter, Untitled, paint on canvas.
Augusta Savage Gallery at UMass Amherst
Carolyn Mae Lassiter: A Journey Through My Heart & Mind
Digital Exhibition
On View March 23—April 20, 2021
Vibrant and uniquely executed paintings and drawings are inspired by dreams, spirituality, life in the country, family, and animals.
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Krystle Brown, Taking A Break, 2020, video still, variable size, (1920 x 1080).
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Stacey Cushner, Efflorescence (after Van Dael). 2020, oil on canvas, 48” x 72”.
Through March 28, 2021
Susan Greer Emmerson: Unraveling
Krystle Brown: 15,000 Days
Stacey Cushner: Efflorescence
Kingston Gallery
450 Harrison Avenue, No. 43
Boston MA 02118
(617) 423-4113
Hours: Wednesday—Sunday 12:00—5:00 p.m.
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Solace: Atlantic Works artists at ClipArt Gallery
Clippership Wharf, through April 24
Clippership Wharf presents a new group exhibition, Solace, through April 24 at their ClipArt Gallery featuring works from the neighboring artist-run collaborative, Atlantic Works. Curator Anna Salmeron writes, "From its inception more than fifteen years ago this thriving space has provided invaluable support to its artist members, nurturing many close friendships and creative partnerships. In these strange and challenging new times, this support has been a crucial lifeline for us, as we encourage each other to stay strong by continuing to do that which has always given us solace — making art. We are thrilled to have the ability to share this art with you in the beautiful venue of the ClipArt Gallery, and it is our hope that it brings you solace and joy as well!"
FEATURING: Bo Petran, Brian Reardon, Charlene Liska, Christine Palamisdessi, Diane Teubner, Eric Hess, George Shaw, Ian Boissonnault, Kristen Freitas, Sandrine Colson, Stephanie Arnett, and Walter Kopec
Open to the public First Saturdays of the month from 12:00—4:00 p.m. ClipArt Gallery at Slip65, 65 Lewis Street, East Boston, MA 02128 www.clipartboston.com
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Tamara Kostianovsky, Bird Skin, 2015 (wall mounted), discarded clothing and upholstery fabric, 25″ x 52″ x 22″.
Tamara Kostianovsky: Savage Legacy on view March 13—August 22, 2021
The exhibition includes Kostianovsky’s signature textile “meat” sculptures made with the artist’s own clothing, sculptures of birds composed of discarded upholstery fabrics, and recent forms that reference tree stumps and severed tree limbs. 455 Oak St. Brockton, MA fullercraft.org
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