Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Astral Diary by Amie Oliver, Chroma Galleries, April 2013


















The artist says of her work: "This body of work is a long and winding river for me... It has a momentum which takes everything in its path and returns it to the sea: truth, beauty, pain and decay... it floods, ebbs, dwindles and flows as it makes it's way to wherever it is going."
Helping Amie set up her show on April 3 was a valuable learning experience for me. The dialogue between her and Deborah (the gallery owner) about what pieces should go where demonstrated the compromise needed for setting up the show and placement of work.  Amie was choosing pieces related to what would fit the space of the gallery and unify the show.   She was not basing her selection on her favorite pieces.  Framed work was grouped together based on their similarity.  The work and thought put into the show was impressive.
   

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