Abby Goodman & Cindy Stockton Moore "An Island Now Peopled"
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chashama and +aRt are pleased to present, “An Island Now Peopled” is a two-person exhibition built around a central collaborative sculpture by Abby Goodman and Cindy Stockton Moore. The artists' shared interest in the danger and lure of the natural environment is reflected in their individual bodies of work and in the large-scale construction they will be assembling together on-site.
This elaborate, makeshift structure will be a tiered observation platform built entirely from reused, donated and found materials. The intuitive process of assembly will take place within the gallery walls over a five-day period in which the artists will respond to both the materials at-hand and the space. Over the course of the exhibition, viewers will be invited to climb onto (and into) the wooden construction providing an additional performative aspect. The title of the piece, “An Island Now Peopled” references Robinson Crusoe, whose spirit of material invention and self-sufficiency pervades the duo’s collaborative process.
In the surrounding gallery space, Abby Goodman will present Anima, an ongoing series of paintings and sculptures. Comprised of organic and man-made materials, this series focuses on the intersection between man and nature. Complete with beautiful beasts, barren landscapes, and a cavalcade of misfit champions, Abby's illusive world addresses the human condition and its effect on the human spirit. This imagery acts as a harbinger, yet functions as a symbol of hope.
Cindy Stockton Moore will be exhibiting the Actum Agere series of works on paper. 'Actum Agere' (to do what has already been done) is an accumulation of sifted images, in which paintings are abbreviated, reevaluated, unpacked and sorted. Culled from a series of cult films and staged photographs, each loosely painted component shows a fragment of an unfolding but evasive narrative. Themes of unease within nature, impending danger, and vulnerability connect the disparate scenes. In addition to this gridded grouping of over fifty watercolor and gouache paintings, large-scale encaustic paintings further build on this concept while incorporating the intricate woodwork of the collaborative sculpture.
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Schedule
from November 18, 2010 to December 11, 2010
Tuesday – Saturday, 12-6pm
Opening Reception on 2010-11-18 from 18:00 to 21:00