Katherine Colona Hopkins "Rite"
440 Gallery
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The 440 Gallery presents "Rite", the debut exhibition of Katharine Colona Hopkins. For the exhibition, Hopkins presents three large-scale works that encompass painting, wall- drawing, and animation.
The artist creates an inexplicit entrance into a subterranean space accompanied by a diagram that illustrates its interior, while an animated drawing abstracts these spaces and takes the viewer on a claustrophobic journey through dark passages. The weight of the imagery is in contradiction to the lightness of the materials Hopkins uses; graphite and charcoal are drawn or projected onto the walls, panels of delicate Japanese paper serve as the canvas for the large-scale ink and watercolor painting.
Hopkins' images derive from a longstanding interest in the archetypal relationship between humans and subterranean spaces. She states, "These spaces have the ability to fill our imaginations and penetrate our psyche in potent ways. They evoke foreboding and unsettling reactions. I am fascinated with the idea of confronting these dark corners-peering into them, walking into them, and perhaps, discovering the opposite in ourselves-a sense of lightness and peace."
Hopkins received her MFA in printmaking from Colorado State University, and has exhibited nationally and abroad. She received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Byrdcliffe Artists Guild in August. See more of her work at KatharineHopkins.com.
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Schedule
from October 21, 2010 to November 28, 2010
Opening Reception on 2010-10-22 from 18:00 to 21:00