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September Issue 2004
Joie Lassiter Gallery in Charlotte, NC, Offers Works
by Maja Godlewska
The Joie Lassiter Gallery in Charlotte, NC,
will present the exhibit, Templates, featuring works by
Maja Godlewska. The show will be located on the ground floor of
the Odell Building, from Sept. 10 through Oct. 3, 2004.
Originally from Poland, with an MFA from the Academy of Fine Art,Wroclaw,
Godlewska brings together the classical style of European art
and a twentieth century sensibility in Templates her latest
body of work.
To experienced collectors, seasoned viewers, and neophytes alike,
Godlewska's work inspires, amazes, and never fails to arrest attention.
Her vast canvases are rich in texture; earth and jeweled-toned
colors (often incorporating the red Carolina clay itself as a
component of the pigment) sweep across landscapes and the occasional
nude beckons. The artist experiments with the symbol of a human
body by overlapping it and merging it with landscapes presenting
it as a microcosm, merging the two as an organic whole.
However, an area for contemplation is the way Godlewska moves in and out of reality-playing with abstraction and figurative elements, spirituality and humanity. She is inspired by Rococo: its ascending compositions, based on organic irregular forms and material becoming immaterial. The viewer is pushed to think about the fragile nature of life, the ambivalence as humans have for our own bodies, and the ultimate shedding of the flesh.
This is indeed a powerful, provocative exhibit - which is the hallmark of Joie Lassiter Gallery.
For further information check our NC Commercial Gallery listings, contact Kate Baillon-Case at 704/373-1464, or e-mail at (info@lassitergallery.com).
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