Art Gallery
November 1-30
Julia Bertussi: Finding Wholeness in Imperfection
Perceptions are deceiving—more often than not, our outward expression of our emotions is different from how we are actually feeling. There are standard expressions associated with each emotion—a happy person smiles, a sad person cries, an angry person frowns and yells, and so on. Regardless of societal expectations for emoting, each individual expresses themselves in their own way. Just as there are standards and alternatives for how individuals are expected to emote, there are also standards and alternatives for completeness in art. As I grappled with the comparison between the different ways we emote, I explored what it means for a work of art to be complete. Visual completeness, or lack thereof, is depicted in the series through varying amounts of line work, rendering, color blocking, abstraction, and strategic use of negative space. In short, this series compares the standard expression of emotions and their alternatives through a visual exploration of what it means for art to be “finished” or “complete”.
December 2-30
Lynn Lauber: Faces of Nature
Art Reception: Wednesday, December 10, 4:00-6:00pm
Though most of my professional life has centered on writing and teaching, I've always taken photographs for pleasure. When I was young and lived in Ohio, I often concentrated on peoples' faces, but that changed once I moved to New York and discovered there was a resistance to being captured by a stranger on film. Since then I've photographed the faces of flowers, which I have found to have their own intimate complexity and power -- and also of animals.
"Look into nature and you'll understand everything better," Einstein once wrote.
And this belief is the underlying principle of my photographs.
My photographs have been shown in the Glasgow Gallery of Photography, the Sun Magazine, and at various libraries and businesses.
My books include White Girls, 21 Sugar Street, and Listen to Me, Writing Life into Meaning, published by WW Norton. My essays have appeared in The New York Times and other publications. I've taught creative writing for UCLA online for over 20 years.
Contact us about displaying your art
Send an email to Caroline Siecke-Pape with at least 4 images representing your art. View the Sample Exhibit Agreement below as well as the Gallery Dimensions.