Damien Hoar de Galvan “wot’s… uh the deal?”

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Damien Hoar de Galvan’s show—the namesake of which is borrowed from a 1972 Pink Floyd song—comprises a collection of new sculpture made from found wood pieces bound together with paint and glue. Hoar de Galvan’s subject matter is his process; his objects are the result of a journey in which he navigates whatever dimensions the media allows, resulting in a tenuous balance. In response to the limitations reclaimed media poses, Hoar de Galvan relishes the freedom of creation, evidenced by his treatment of each piece as a composition of navigable planes, and the relationships he forges between color and line and the gradations therein, however subtle or grounded.

An open-endedness of form prevails within the finite boundaries Hoar de Galvan creates; intersections are stacked upon one another, deviating course as the materials dictate, and yielding myriad geometric anomalies – straight and sinuous lines, arcs, and bands of color are all firmly bound, creating the veins of these architectural-cum-biomorphic forms.

Hoar de Galvan’s and Carr’s respective small-scale compositions appear impenetrable at moments, but as one explores these works, each artist’s discreet and complex touches reveal themselves. What appears fragile at first glance may in fact be a particular work’s core strength. Colors both vivid and muted are juxtaposed to wondrous effect, and the limits of geometric abstraction are flirted with at virtually every turn.

Damien Hoar de Galvan (b.1979, Northampton, MA) lives and works in Boston. After studying behavioral science as an undergraduate he decided to take a different path as an artist. He completed the post-baccalaureate program at SMFA in 2008. Recently Hoar de Galvan has exhibited at the Boston Center for the Arts, Carroll and Sons (Boston), Studio E Gallery (Seattle), and Brilliant Champions (Brooklyn).