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January Issue
2010
Picture This
Gallery on Hilton Head Island, SC, Features Works by Ruth Hunter
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This Gallery on Hilton Head Island, SC, will present the exhibit,
Inner Landscapes, featuring works by contemporary artist
Ruth Hunter, on view from Jan. 14 - 30, 2010.
Hunter manages to brilliantly convey the connection between raw
human emotions and the interplay of color and texture. Exploring
the dreamlike world of the subconscious, Hunter brings that concept
forward, using color as her catalyst, her work beautifully figurative. "I
never work with an idea in mind, I just start to paint and let
the color guide me. The stories develop as I work. It's very much
a conversation between me and the painting," she said.
Working primarily in the mediums of oil and wax, Hunter will show
30 paintings, ranging from large canvases, to works on masonite,
luane, and paper. "I love the translucent quality the
wax gives the paint and the ability to build up layers easily.
I can work continuously without stopping," Hunter said.
In Recurring Dream, the reclining figure is on the verge of change, according to Hunter, who explains her work as intuitive. "The golden colors beneath are symbolic of change and rejuvenation, while she is in turquoise, in flux between two worlds. The red over it is a strong passionate color. It seems as though the reclining figure has been here before. The title just kept insisting, as I was painting it. Even my titling is intuitive in that sense," Hunter said.
The Savannah, GA, artist finds her palette turning more toward the reds these days. Having studied fine art in Dallas, TX, she began her early career as a portrait artist, later finding her painting heavily influenced by the figure.
Hunter's work reflects the influences of colorists such as Mark Rothko's color field paintings, with the sense that viewers can walk right into them, along with Marc Chagall's dreamlike imagery, and Gustav Klimt's disproportion of the figure. Hunter uses the figure to tell a story, emotions by color, the concept dreamlike.
For further information
check our SC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at
843/842-5299 or e-mail to (picturethis@hargray.com).
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