March 5 – April 18, 2015
GALA BENT – A Chorus for the Multiverse
BLAKE HAYGOOD – The How, What and Wherefore
First Thursday Artists Reception, March 5th, 6 to 8pm
Artists Talk, Saturday, March 21st, 1pm
(L) GALA BENT, Wrestler (The impossibility of a single dimension in the mind of someone who lives in several), 2015, mixed media on paper, 45 x 52 inches (R) BLAKE HAYGOOD, Bit Of Business, 2013, acrylic on panel, 60 x 48 inches
GALA BENT – A Chorus for the Multiverse
Click on thumbnails below to view artwork in this exhibit, and please inquire about current pricing and availability.
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- Gala Bent, Wrestler (The impossibility of a single dimension in the mind of someone who lives in several), 2015, mixed media on paper, 45 x 52 inches, framed, (SOLD)
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- Gala Bent, BioGeo, 2015, mixed media on paper 40 x 25 inches, framed, (SOLD)
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- Gala Bent, The Twins, 2015, graphite and ink on paper, 30 x 22 inches, framed, $2,400.
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- Gala Bent, All Your Thoughts are in Another Head, 2014, mixed media on paper, 30 x 22 inches, framed, $2,400.
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- Gala Bent, Concentrated Form, 2015, mixed media on paper, 40 x 25 inches, framed, $3,300.
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- Gala Bent, I moved my head and lost a star, 2015, mixed media on paper, 25 x 35 inches, framed, $3,000.
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- Gala Bent, Painted Rock, 2014, graphite and ink on paper, 30 x 22 inches, framed, $2,400.
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- Gala Bent, World Mothering, 2015, mixed media on paper, 22 x 22 inches, framed, $2,000.
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- Gala Bent, Want to be Modular, 2015, graphite and gouache on paper, 11 x 11 inches, framed, $575.
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- Gala Bent, Astrobiology Worksheet, 2015, graphite and gouache on paper, 11 x 11 inches , (SOLD)
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- Gala Bent, Petoskey Model 2, 2015, graphite and gouache on paper, 11 x 11 inches, framed (SOLD)
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- Gala Bent, From In Twos: Study Table, 2015, Vashon white clay, paper, 15 x 22 x 1 inches, $750.
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- Gala Bent, In Twos, Study Table Installation, 2015, price on request
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- Gala Bent, Universeeds (detail), 2015, 24 unique pieces: clay, wood, gouache, ink, graphite, and found objects, price on request for individual pieces and groupings
Artist Statement – Gala Bent
One theory at work with physicists right now is the possibility of an infinity of universes– The Multiverse. My studies of these models, along with cosmologies of the past, have led me to contemplate unidimensional strings and an infinity of not only universes but parallel selves (!). This is my song about it, through works on paper and sculptural installation. A chorus for the multiverse. As much as anything, the work in this show is an admission of my inability to comprehend these ideas, as well as a celebration of drawing as a tool used by both artists and scientists for centuries to apprehend difficult material.
To view more work by Gala Bent, click here to visit her artist page.
BLAKE HAYGOOD – The How, What and Wherefore
Click on thumbnails below to view artwork in this exhibit, and please inquire about current pricing and availability.
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- Blake Haygood, Wait And See What Happens, 2014, gouache and graphite on paper, 26 x 20 inches, (SOLD)
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- Blake Haygood, You Will Hardly Notice A Thing, 2014, gouache and graphite on paper, 26 x 20 inches, $1000.
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- Blake Haygood, This Only Seems Abnormal, 2012, 47.5 x 33.5 inches, $6,000.
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- Blake Haygood, Everything Is Clear, 2014, gouache and graphite on paper, 26 x 20 inches, $1000.
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- Blake Haygood, Just A Hint Of Noise In The System, 2014, gouache and graphite on paper, 26 x 20 inches, $1000.
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- Blake Haygood, Bit Of Business, 2013, acrylic on panel, 60 x 48 inches, framed, $9000.
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- Blake Haygood, Messaging The Expectations, 2013, acrylic on panel, 25.75 x 21.75 inches, framed $2,250.
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- Blake Haygood, The Results, 2013, acrylic on panel, 25.75 x 21.75 inches, framed, $2,250.
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- Blake Haygood, The How, What, and Wherefore, 2015, acrylic and graphite on paper, 44 x 30 inches, framed, $2,500.
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- Blake Haygood, We Plan For This, 2013, acrylic on panel, 41.75 x 31.75 inches, framed, (On Hold)
Artist Statement – Blake Haygood
I consider myself an optimistic pessimist, or vice versa. My work is about entropy, disorder, randomness, decline, and unpredictability but also hope and humor. The vaguely organic/mechanical objects in my work are falling apart, but sometimes if you squint just right they might be coming together in a funny way. Growing up in the South might be lurking in my subconscious.
My recent drawings and paintings at G. Gibson Gallery have an expanded color palette, and in the newest paintings, I have abandoned line work altogether, instead focusing on solid blocks of color. Consuming thousands of trippy seventies comic books as a kid probably has something to do with my choices of colors.
My titles are not necessarily descriptive but do offer a tone that complements the content. They are often plays on words, sometimes with multiple meanings. Or they can be vague, like marketing blurbs or platitudes. An example is the title of the show: The How, What, and Wherefore. It’s so broad as to be almost meaningless.
Other examples:
This Only Seems Abnormal
We Plan For This
These are the types of phrases that can be comforting in certain situations but are so often used to sell something, whether politics or products.
To view more work by Blake Haygood, click here to visit his artist page.
