S P E C T R U M OF B E I N G
On View September 10th, 2021-November 6th, 2021
Aristotle developed the first known theory of color, believing it was sent by God from heaven through celestial rays of light. From Newton to Geothe, studies on the spectrums of color and light have been conducted for millennia, and while the sciences of these matters are now widely accepted, artists continue to experiment with the use of these concepts to induce varying emotions through their work. In SPECTRUM OF BEING, 6 artists bridge the intuitive and the visceral to address the viewers’ individual life experiences. This exhibition serves as an invitation to the shared visual experiences of human existence.
This group exhibition features the work of Farida Hughes, Lindsy Halleckson, Jane Guthridge, Sara Pittman, Chris Richter, and Sabin Aell
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Putting focus on the sentiment that light makes matter visible and gives objects color, SABIN AELL’s newest work intends to consciously connect to our collective pool of minds and let all of the energetic information flow into her creations. The emotions and associations arising are subject to the viewer's life experience. Ideally those exposed to the work will be inspired to find a solution to their most pressing personal issue at the time.
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Though FARIDA HUGHES’ ongoing focus in art has been exploring group relationships and communities of people, forced isolation encouraged another way to express these connections. Her work shifted to focus both inwardly and outwardly in response to the surrounding voices that help us navigate time. In her latest series, she allows her visions and paintings to unfold in response to the subtle changes in nature. Shifts in light and darkness both outdoors and in domestic spaces manage and reflect internal emotional states. Slowing down allowed Hughes to explore ways to use her medium, build layers of color, and enjoy new processes of painting that achieve some more complex results.
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SARA PITTMAN presents a series resulting from a shift in perspective. From painting intuitively through a process of inward reflection, to being drawn from her internal sphere and thinking of the artist and viewer as a collective, Pittman creates work that can offer reprieve, hope, peace, a sense of joy and curiosity, and solace. Darker colors have become lighter, the paint more vibrant, negative space more soft, open and full of light. Through shared experiences and difficulties, Pittman’s hope is that her new body of work will be a visual invitation to foster positive experience through the use of color and light.
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“As emotions, thoughts and experiences rise to the surface, so too does my desire for resolution and understanding.”
CHRIS RICHTER continues his investigations into light and color in his latest series. His work has always centered on an abstract interpretation of landscape: water, ocean rocks, wispy leaves and tree bark. Now he dives deeper into the color relationships between warm and cool, light and dark, in the context of each individual color’s absorption and reflection qualities. Many of the pieces end up predominantly white or black, with exquisite details of contrasting color breaking through the surface. These relationships and contrasts coexist and bring life to the paintings.
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LINDSY HALLECKSON focuses on acknowledging not only the easy parts of life, but in learning to grow through examining the darker parts of human experience. Like using a full breadth of flavors to create a delicious meal, we can only feel the full hopefulness of light or the joy of using color by experiencing its opposite. Using her latest series as a tool for deep healing, through their gradients, she feels their edges fall away, allowing the boundaries to loosen between dualities of herself and others.
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“I use the gradient as a beacon of optimism.”
JANE GUTHRIDGE is forever interested in fostering her connection to nature, delighting in its ability to make her feel good. Her interest in light, patterns and colors continues to inspire her new series, “Dancing Color”, where she explores layers of translucent color with cut light patterns. Viewing these pieces highlights the array of emotional effect color and light can have on the viewer.
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