Take The Fork in the Road: Realism and Abstraction
An exhibition featuring Paintings by Julie Fakler, Ceramic Installation by Lisa Truax, and colored pencil drawings by Steven Watson.
September 28 – October 28, 2017
Please join us for an Artist Reception on Friday, September 29 from 7 – 9 pm, with Artist Talks at 7:30 pm. Refreshments will be served.
Julie Fakler paints on a gessoed hardboard with many thin watered down layers of acrylic paint. Her subjects are domesticated animals that include cats, dogs, and farm animals. This exhibition will feature the work created during her SEMAC grant project after visiting South East Minnesota farms to meet the farm animals and farmers.
Lisa Truax says of her installation pieces in which she combines traditional ceramic materials and found natural materials: ”We think of nature as untouched and wild, and not something controlled or created by humans. Through my work I attempt to create a sense of connection to nature in the viewer, yet through the utilization of abstraction avoid direct connections to specific places.”
Steven Watson uses a familiar medium (colored pencil) in his work, but takes an unconventional path in his exploration and execution of secular and spiritual themes. His drawing technique, described as “regimented rectangles” or simply “color-on, color-off writing” expands on the already liberating notions of drawing – despite this regimentation.
Exhibition Sponsors:
This activity made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and culture heritage fund.
