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Janaury Issue 2008
Joie Lassiter Gallery in Charlotte, SC, Features Works in White
The Joie Lassiter Gallery in Charlotte, NC, is presenting the exhibit White, featuring works by Lynn Boggess, Shaun Cassidy, Ron Boehmer, and Marek Ranis, on view through Jan. 26, 2008.
"White" extends the viewer's consciousness of landscape, exploring conceptual applications of a winter landscape by combining the work of diverse artists. This aesthetically inventive grouping provides an opportunity to contemplate landscape from novel perspectives.
The snowy landscape inspires the subdued palette of each artist which is dominated by the color white. Boggess' work brings a viewer into nature in its pure, raw beauty. His own connection with the natural world along with his impressive skill and exceptional technique translate into a true rendering of the spirit of the snow-filled landscape.
Approaching "White" from a different perspective is the work of Shaun Cassidy. Cassidy expresses a history of activity and nostalgia with his acrylic rubbings. The forests of Montana provide the sticks responsible for the evocative colored lines that appear when his white canvas is sanded. In a manner different from Boggess, these works suggest emotional memories of the winter landscape.
Ron Boehmer's work makes a direct statement about the subject, the snowy landscape, and the act and action of painting itself. He explores choreographed, yet spontaneous, brushwork that conveys the process of painting as expression. He provides a view of snow that is both literal and abstract at the same time.
The white tones that appear in the work of Marek Ranis carry grave meaning. White melts into a dark liquid in his panoramic views of a disappearing landscape, ice shelves, glaciers and icebergs, due to global warming. These digital photographs record the disquieting collapse of natural ice that conveys Ranis' personal sense of loss and brings our attention to this global event.
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