Four Hera Gallery Artists exhibit recent painting, drawing,
photo collage, and sculpture, in the upcoming exhibition,
Foursight
– Four Gallery Artists.
Berthold
Boone’s recent paintings animate banal imagery culled
from pop culture – balloons, boxes, and signs - with
rivers and puddles of candy colors. Boone’s objects are
the protagonists in comical narratives, in which the conventions
of painting and illustration play a major role.
At
left: Berthold Boone, "Bubble", acrylic on canvas,
8 x 10
Marcia
Cooper’s sculpture and drawings from
her recent series ” Surface Undulations of Dislocation”
employ skin as a metaphor for the boundary “between two
realities, one of the external, the other internal.”
Cooper’s molded-fabric sculptures are evocative of both
landscape and anatomy.
Cooper says:
"My work is about acknowledging and engaging in a dialog
with the many contradictory, incongruent, and complex forces
which define and inhabit our lives… I view aspects of
vulnerability, absurdity, and estrangement to be an inclusive
part of our reality, as well as a penchant for both body and
earth to undergo change."
Sarah
Goldstein’s new work revolves around a relationship
between narrative and drawing. Goldstein re-contextualizes
her own memories and experiences, combining them with scenarios
lifted from everyday sources such as movies, books, conversations,
television, and animation to create uncanny non-linear narratives.
Goldstein cannibalizes her drawings, tearing and layering
paper and muslin to create unexpected combinations.
Above
Image: Sarah Goldstein,"Instruction", drawing on
tracing paper,17.5" x 24".
Jill
McLaughlin catches the falling bits of the
past in her photo assemblages. McLaughlin layers vintage photographs
over backdrops of wooden drawers, photo albums, and books
– all objects that suggest private intimacies, hope,
and healing. She creates “intimate works that the viewer
can touch and interact with.”
At
left: Jill McLaughlin, " Domestic Goddess", photocollage,
11 x 14
The exhibition has been partially funded by the Rhode Island
State Council for the Arts. Hera Gallery is handicapped accessible
and free parking is available. All events are open to the
public. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday (1-5) PM
and Saturday (10-4) PM. Hera is located at 327 Main St., Wakefield.
Directions and additional information can be found at www.heragallery.org
or by calling 789-1488.
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By Cynthia Farnell, with quotes from the artists.
Berthold
Boone’s recent paintings animate banal imagery culled
from pop culture – balloons, boxes, and signs - with
rivers and puddles of candy colors. Boone’s objects are
the protagonists in comical narratives, in which the conventions
of painting and illustration play a major role.
Marcia
Cooper’s sculpture and drawings from
her recent series ” Surface Undulations of Dislocation”
employ skin as a metaphor for the boundary “between two
realities, one of the external, the other internal.”
Cooper’s molded-fabric sculptures are evocative of both
landscape and anatomy.
Sarah
Goldstein’s new work revolves around a relationship
between narrative and drawing. Goldstein re-contextualizes
her own memories and experiences, combining them with scenarios
lifted from everyday sources such as movies, books, conversations,
television, and animation to create uncanny non-linear narratives.
Goldstein cannibalizes her drawings, tearing and layering
paper and muslin to create unexpected combinations. 
Jill
McLaughlin catches the falling bits of the
past in her photo assemblages. McLaughlin layers vintage photographs
over backdrops of wooden drawers, photo albums, and books
– all objects that suggest private intimacies, hope,
and healing. She creates “intimate works that the viewer
can touch and interact with.”