Six Solo Exhibitions
OK Harris Works of Art
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OK HARRIS WORKS OF ART presents five solo exhibitions of new work of Jack Radetsky, Susan Ferrari Rowley, Mary Ellen Johnson, Ed Potters and Lucy Waring.
Jack Radetsky’s work is inspired by the 17th century Dutch masters and is about light, atmosphere and place. He has come to appreciate that atmosphere is not an object that can be painted, but is rather the byproduct of palette and an understanding of light and the absence of light, shadow. This is the language he uses to describe the intimacy of place and the innate action we experience to the light source.
The posture of Susan Ferrari Rowley’s structures is one of poise and elegance, intriguingly aloof, suggesting contrivances of arcane but critical utility. They also appear to have eluded the turmoil of artistic creation, produced by necessity itself – Ivan C. Karp, 2010
Mary Ellen Johnson’s oil paintings are intimate portraits that explore the highly personal relationships people have with food. The subject matter is charged with emotional and physiological associations. Size, color, and texture are exaggerated to stir feelings of nostalgia and comfort, longing and idealism. These sensual portraits invite the viewer to confront their own relationships with the food that they eat.
Ed Potters drawings represent an exploration of surface variations of the human form. By focusing narrowly on an image, he is able to examine without prejudice the texture, line and form of each subject. Using graphite on paper, he allows the various components of the skin to suggest a facial landscape. By manipulating point of view, his intent is to create an elusive narrative.
What you’ve Got is the title of Lucy Waring’s new work. She has transformed irrelevant, random, ordinary material into constructions that have substance and mysterious meaning. The final distillations reveal the magical process of making something from nothing.
[Image: Mary Ellen Johnson "Big Chocolate Eclair" (2012) Oil on panel 24 x 38 in.]
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Schedule
from December 08, 2012 to January 19, 2013
Opening Reception on 2012-12-08 from 15:00 to 17:00