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Current Exhibitions - Zane Bennett Contemporary Art
Julia Barello – glance
Pascal – Perception
Beginning on October 2, 2009 Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, at 435 South Guadalupe Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico will present two separate shows opening on the same night. We will be showing glance, an exhibition of new work by Las Cruces artist Julia Barello. We will also be exhibiting Perception, the first exhibition of new work at Zane Bennett by Santa Fe’s own, Pascal. There will be a reception on Friday, October 2, 2009, from 5-7 pm, and the shows continue through November 7, 2009.
Julia Barello is a Professor of Art at New Mexico State University, where she teaches Jewelry and Metalsmithing. Concurrent with teaching, Barello has maintained a productive career as a visual artist, working both within the fields of art jewelry and mainstream contemporary art. Her primary research has been based upon an examination of the body culturally and metaphorically, and Barello’s primary material is discarded medical imaging films. The material contains a range of subtle photographic information, including intimate details of the interior of human bodies. Barello cuts and organizes the film into patterns, shaping the film into leaves, birds, etc., which are then pinned to the wall in huge arrangements. She says “Obsession is my working method”. The results of her “obsessive process” are spectacular installations, which employ a visual complexity using intricate shapes, colors, layering and transparency that are breathtaking to view. The shadows that are created once the work is installed are a crucial part of the effect of the whole piece. Barello says her goal is “finding a dialog between excess and order, as well as individuality and anonymity”. Barello has exhibited extensively in the United States and abroad. She was recently awarded Best in Show, Alternative Media at the 2008 Southwest Biennial at the Albuquerque Museum. This is her second show at Zane Bennett.
Pascal, who is originally from France, settled in Santa Fe in 1997, and his career has blossomed in America. Prior to that time, he had gained a European reputation as a promising young sculptor, with a series of solo exhibitions in France and Switzerland. Pascal’s abstract sculptures are, as he says, “a sweet interrogation, rather than an affirmative message”. He is concerned with the probing nature of the artistic process. Pascal’s favorite medium is wood, particularly mahogany. “I think wood has memory”, he says, “because of its individuality, its smell, its temperature, its origin. This medium is strong, smart, full of character, unexpected - very feminine.” Pascal’s works are characterized by his masterful craftsmanship, a graceful balance, and a meticulous attention to detail. “Wood has its own intelligence”, he says. “It knows many things, and it teaches them to me. In this way, I understand what I want to do with it, so that the final image reflects its innate qualities as well as my own thoughts and feelings.” Since moving to Santa Fe, Pascal has been awarded several commissions for large-scale installations, and has exhibited his work nationally and internationally. He is also a bit of a local celebrity. Collectors have responded greatly to the simplicity of his approach, which balances geometric abstraction with organic form. This is Pascal’s debut show at Zane Bennett.
Steve Joy – Sanyassin
Beginning on October 23, 2009 Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, at 435 South Guadalupe Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico will present Sanyassin, an exhibition of new paintings by artist Steve Joy. There will be a reception on Friday, October 23, 2009, from 5-7 pm, and the show continues through November 21, 2009.
Steve Joy, who is originally from England, has lived and worked all over the world, including many years in the Far-East. His current works contain within them a taste of many of the exotic places he has traveled to including: Madagascar, India, the Yucatan, North Africa, to name just a few. Joy’s most recent paintings attempt to express the code of ethics, aesthetics and spirituality that runs throughout the history of humanity. This includes the warrior code of the Samurai, the devotion and loyalty of people such as Saint Francis of Assisi, the great tradition of Russian Orthodox Icon painting, and homage to the sublime, ethereal portraits of Leonardo DaVinci. Joy’s initial impetus for painting came to him through exposure to the works of Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko. His influences from the past include Duccio, Giotto, Velasquez and Matisse. Joy says, “to this day, I remain committed to the idea of spiritual abstraction and to the development of painting and its history from the 15th century to today”. Joy has exhibited his works nationally and internationally. This is his first show at Zane Bennett.
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