Manifold
Harold Garde, Paul Heroux, George Mason
March 28 - May 25, 2024
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About the Show
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There is one space only, though we may conceive of many different manifolds, which are contrivances or ideal constructions invented for the purpose of determining space.- Paul Carus
Manifold combines the work of three artists working in very different and non-traditional ways. George Mason uses hydrocal plaster and burlap to create stunning works that at once feel familiar (perhaps somewhere between a quilt and a tapestry) but are unmistakably his own. Paul Heroux’s pieces are soda-fired stoneware, incorporating decals and fused photo images, often in asymmetrical shapes with unexpected angles and curves. As with Mason’s work, there is a familiar feel in stoneware, but it is molded into unique and surprising objects. Harold Garde’s contribution to the show is his strappos — a process that he pioneered. Acrylic paint — a familiar medium — is painted in reverse on a plate of glass, allowed to dry, then transferred onto a substrate (paper, panel, or canvas). The process gives the acrylic paint a unique appearance as does Garde’s inimitable vision and creativity.
These three artistic processes have nothing in common, yet artistic bonds are immediately apparent in the exhibition. In a certain sense, this should not be surprising. After all, art — in general — is an idealized depiction of an underlying reality. The depictions and approaches may vary but the base reality does not. Three artists may work in entirely different media, employing their own unique methods, yet still reach a complementary visual language. Their approaches are manifold, but the result is a harmonized construction of reality.
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