Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Season Begins

We have our second show “Wild and Wonderful” coming up, an excursion into the worlds created by two distinct artists that have the technical skill to convincingly create alternate places.

The exhibit featuring Erin McFarland and Lauren Pollaro opens at the Bowersock Gallery,with a reception on Friday, May 28, from 7 to 9 p.m. The show runs through June, 15.

McFarland is a woman of vision, with an individual style that convincingly creates a world inhabited by unique creatures. Women with dreamy and haunting eyes move freely in an ethereal wilderness among the animals. The fluidity of McFarland’s style enhances the other worldliness of her uniquely representational imagery.

Pollaro's assemblages of created and found components are deftly worked, and yet appear to have always been in the finished state – always meant to be. Her work appears effortless and predestined. The use and manipulation of medium, and applied paint places Pollaro’s assemblage squarely in the realm of art.