Heather Holden and Francks Deceus “Between the Waters”

FiveMyles

[Image: Heather Holden "Glove Bomb" 3 panels 4ft x 8ft each, oil on wood (2010)]

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For the past three decades, the two artists featured in this exhibition have put their vision on canvas; Deceus as individual experience and Holden as global/political outrage. Both trust in the power of images, and have made them the foundation of their process.

Heather Holden’s works involve the re-purposing of well-known photojournalistic images, which she pairs with other images that have spatial or gestural similarities. The resulting juxtapositions can draw the viewer into a contemplation of specific events conjured from their distant memory of the news, made more provocative by the majestic scale and graphic imagination of the paintings.

Francks Deceus came to the United States from Haiti at the age of nine and has continues to pass on the knowledge of this immigrant experience through his work. A recurring theme in many of his paintings is the visualization of the burdens and traps immigrants have to contend with.
In these paintings Cappy, the artist’s alter-ego wrestles with his frustrations, taming his inner demons, or navigating moments of his daily life. He is being ensnarled by worm-like tubing despite his rubber boots and cheerful can-do spirit.