“Awakening” from this month’s featured show: Breaking Boundaries
Magdalena (Lena) Bogart’s abstract piece “Settling In“ is melded to Michael Endicott’s photograph taken last Spring at the Acropolis in Greece.
The piece melds abstract with realism, and ultramodern with the ancient, creating a whole new storyboard than originally conceived by Lena or Michael. They experimented with the blending of materials, Lena’s painting on wood with Michael’s printing on metal, capitalizing in a new way on the innate colors and textures of the original surfaces.
In “Breaking Boundaries,” mixed media artist Magdalena Bogart and abstract photographer Michael Endicott agreed to push each other to knock down any barriers, preconceptions and comfort zones that might possibly define the art they produce and the ruling paradigms that govern their media.
To seal the deal they are creating two pieces of art TOGETHER for the show. They test the nature of using paint versus photographs , the qualities of abstraction versus realism, and the dynamics of producing art with two brains instead of one. In fact, for the length of the show they will also be “creating” art with input from the public who visit the gallery during the show. The public can check out its progress and resteps in thePrinter’s Cafe wall at GH entrance. Come watch and even help them compose. Their abstract roots will certainly let you create your own stories in their work. The second piece will be completed and revealed on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at a closing reception.
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