Post by havengallery on Jun 7, 2019 11:13:53 GMT -8
Annie Stegg Gerard, "Voices of Spring"
June 22 – July 21st, 2019
Opening Reception with the Artist: June 22nd, 6-8pm
Northport, NY– Haven Gallery is honored to present "Voices of Spring", a solo exhibition of new paintings by Georgia based artist Annie Stegg Gerard. "Voices of Spring" is Stegg Gerard's second solo show with the gallery and will include a collection of paintings than span the artists traditional lush forested realms and enchanting oceanscapes. Each masterfully rendered oil painting will teem with mythological undertones and couple Stegg Gerard's timeless female portraits with animal familiars. Each canvas is skillfully painted with influences and traditions stemming from classically trained and revered artists of the past commingled with the artists own enchanting tales of nostalgia and natural harmony.
A bygone era of nature-centric compositions and attention to detail is found and further expressed through these echoes of historic old masters, specifically of the Rococo and Pre-Raphaelite period. Classical poses coupled with lush landscapes and dreamy compositions create magical tableaus reminding us of the beauty that still exists all around us and the harmony of the natural world. Further, a welcoming narrative harking to the Golden Age of fantasy illustration can also be found in each story brought to life by Stegg Gerard's hand.
ABOUT ANNIE STEGG GERARD
Annie has a special love for the 18th century Rococo painters who have had a large influence on her own method. Inspired by nature, folklore and mythology, her work evokes emotion and imagination in the viewer. She finds inspiration in their imagination, and the dreamlike palette and lively brushwork that combine to create a wonderful atmosphere of enchantment. She believes that they sought to transport us to different worlds and fantastic places though their works. In her own work, known for it's beautiful, enigmatic figures and lively creatures, Annie strives to depict this same transportive effect to the viewer.
Annie has been exhibiting her work for seven years and has done notable publishing work for clients such as Disney, Hasbro, Wizards of the Coast, Easton press, Ballistic Publishing and more. Her work is found in private collections all over the world.
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Olga Esther, "Once upon a time: a world where many worlds fit"
June 22 – July 21st, 2019
Opening Reception with the Artist: June 22nd, 6-8pm
"We live in societies based on relations of domination and on the exclusion of the different, the other, the vulnerable. These attitudes of domination take place at all levels and lead us not only to the destruction of nature and the mistreatment of nonhuman animals, but also to the oppression and discrimination of some human beings over others, whether by gender, ethnicity, sexual option or different abilities.
I believe in a more just world, and that world we can not achieve through denial and hatred of the vulnerable "other".
I believe in a diverse world based on inclusion, compassion, empathy and caring for others. A world in which non-human animals are respected as individuals capable of suffering physically and emotionally and in which we all care for the Earth, as our home and the home of future generations.
In the world that I want, we all fit. "Once upon a time: A World where many worlds fit."
– Olga Esther
Olga Esther “LadyBird” and “Musarana” Timed & Embellished Print Release
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Kindra Nikole, "The Liminal"
June 22 – July 21st, 2019
Opening Reception with the Artist: June 22nd, 6-8pm
"The Liminal is an exploration of the realms that exist in the in-between spaces of our world and the next. This is a place that exists neither here nor there—betwixt and between. The creatures and beings that inhabit this space permeate their environment as naturally as a fern grows in a mossy wood. Some of these beings are an exaltation of the places they represent, while others are a warning—a tale of those who looked too long and wandered too far into the unknown. Some have manifested as natural parts of their surroundings, while others stumbled upon regions suffused with magick, finding themselves slowly devoured by the land—becoming one with it.
We are the onlookers visiting their realms if our eyes are open enough to see. These entities seem aloof and impassive to our presence yet they perceive all—welcoming us in warmly, beckoning us nearer with sly expressions, or warning us of our trespass. To glimpse their brilliance may spell a moment of enlightenment, of deeper understanding. Or we might find ourselves entrapped within our own minds.
Catching fleeting glimpses of these ethereal beings, the mind runs wild with stories of who or what they might be—each seems captured in a moment of its own intricate tale. What do they represent? From where do they come? Are they real or imagined? And is there a difference?"
