INSTALLATIONS BY NEW YORK CITY ARTISTS AT GARRISON ART CENTER
The unique work of two artists Juliet Martin and Charles Luce will open in The Riverside Galleries at Garrison Art Center on March 19, 2016, with a reception that evening from 5 to 7pm. Charles Luce has taught in and chaired art departments for his entire adult life, during which time he also pursued his own art career showing work in hundreds of exhibitions throughout the country and internationally. Charles retained his undergraduate degree in Fine Arts from Amherst College and completed his M.A. at the University of Washington. His exhibition in The Riverside Galleries The Anatomy of a FLOW includes installations of dense pictorial narratives filled with mysteries that stir the imagination.
"Rivers have always been a fascination for me. They embody such a wealth of metaphoric, physical and spiritual significance. Also, over the many years that I have been swept up into this ever-continuing study of rivers, the notion of FLOW has become a consistent theme within my work. For the Garrison Art Center exhibition I wish to create a confluence of several visual models that further explores this notion of FLOW. I also wish to honor the Hudson River, whose compelling presence courses next to Garrison Art Center. The exhibition will present several installations inspired by the rich narrative of the Hudson River; and on the opposing wall, a coursing mass of disparate images will be wallpapered together in another kind of narrative FLOW."
In the adjacent gallery Juliet Martin’s installation I Would Wear That presents a collection of fiber pieces that has evolved through the mediums of digital design, writing and ceramics. As a digital artist, Juliet was shown in museums, galleries, and conferences around the world and throughout the country. She has a BA in Visual Arts from Brown University and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Juliet served as Director of the undergraduate Digital Design Department of Parsons School of Design, and as a professor in the Fine Arts Department of Pace University. Juliet is certified in the Japanese art of SAORI weaving.
I Would Wear That is a collection of useless hand woven wall hangings. Their only function is to look nice. I wove with colors I like to wear. They belong on the wall, not in my laundry basket. I wish my closet looked like this. Color-coordinated and pretty is good. Functionality is overrated.
The collection is composed of cut-up and reassembled tapestries stretched on ellipsoid forms. Some pieces are single canvases, while others are amalgams of smaller pieces. Store-bought velvet and metallic cloth peeks through stressed holes in the hand weaving. Loose stuffing makes them bulge like blisters. What season am I? Just look at the walls. Oh, yes, I would wear that.
The two exhibitions run through April 17, 2016. The Riverside Galleries at Garrison Art Center are open Tuesday through Sunday 10am to 5pm. For more information about exhibitions and other programs please visit www.garrisonartcenter.org or call 845.424.3960.
