Assemblage Art At Fenn Gallery
Assemblage Art At Fenn Gallery
WOODBURY â âPentimento,â a solo exhibition featuring assemblage art by the Hudson Valley artist Leah Rhodes, will run through Sunday, June 25, at Fenn Gallery. The public is invited to the artist reception on Saturday, May 20 from 4 to 6 pm.
Assemblage art encompasses all work that is composed from found objects or material from everyday life. Pentimento is a painterâs term for an earlier version of a painting that shows through when the top layer of paint has peeled away. It also refers to walls that peel to reveal their history.
Ms Rhodesâs assemblages are wall structures that reveal history and express her passion for archeology, mythology and ruins.
Through the integration of materials like bark, twigs, seed pods, plaster casts, gauze and wood, often embellished with metallic or iridescent paints, Ms Rhodes transforms recognizable objects into something more mysterious.
Included in the show are baby carrier assemblages influenced by American Indian imagery and shaped canvas constructions that are reminiscent of arched altar pieces with âMilagrosâ (miracle charms) found in Greek churches. âRide the Dark Horseâ is a surreal study of horses galloping through galactic darkness. âYou Long To See The Great Pyramidsâ is a ruby and white illustration of Egyptian artifacts, and a fortune cookie insert that reiterates the collage title.
The closer one looks, the more one sees all kinds of secret goings-on beneath Ms Rhodesâs paintbrush.
Fenn Gallery is at 345 Main Street South. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 pm.
For more information call the gallery at 263-3449 or visit FennGallery.com.
