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Work by Ann Brandeis.[/caption]
Two opposite artistic expressions will open in adjacent shows on Saturday, October 28, at The White Room Gallery, located at 2415 Main Street in Bridgehampton — “Horse Show” by June Kaplan and “Hidden Desires” by Ann Brandeis, which is part of her ongoing series, “The Landscape of Memory.”
“By combining both realism with the many techniques favored by the surrealists — including the alteration of space, perspective, tonality, focus, manipulation — the content of the image is then open to the viewer's personal interpretation,” Brandeis said in a statement. “Memories are visceral, they are not dependent upon a strict visualization of an event or a scene recreation. Rather, they often surface, sometimes unexpectedly, triggered by visual clues, sounds, smells, which serve to remind us of an experience, a feeling or component of life.”
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And one from June Kaplan.[/caption]
Kaplan, on the other hand, explained in a statement that she draws from both the earthly and heavenly to create her body of work.
“I paint horses for love, for the love of a friend who lives in the South. It is this labor of love that I find I outdo myself,” she said in a statement. “In going beyond my preconceived notions, I have created a body of work that hangs together, so to speak. It is harrowing at times, I have lost many good pieces in the process. Yet, with each journey, I learn to allow myself to leave the studio, let the image dry, to wait for another time, have coffee, get into HG or start a new canvas.
“The one idea I wish to express is I believe with no uncertain terms, that when I ask for help from The Gods, I undoubtedly receive divine intervention to create to the best of my ability good works.”
The show will remain on view through November 12. For more information, please visit thewhiteroom.gallery.
gavinmenu on Oct 25, 2017