In Our Gallery: November Exhibit
Posted 11/14/2011 / Labels: Visual Arts
November Exhibit
“It’s All Relative”
by Gail Trunick and Jon-Clair Gordon
On display November 3 - 29
An opening reception will be held
Friday, November 11, from 6:30 - 8 p.m.
"It's All Relative" is a collaborative exhibit by sister and brother artists Gail Trunick and Jon-Clair Gordon. Gail is known for turning found objects into human-like sculptures by adding clay heads, arms or other body parts. Jon-Clair is a photographer who often manipulates his images by hand. They have been inspired by many of the same artists, but their work has taken different directions. In this show, they bring their work together.
“It’s All Relative”
by Gail Trunick and Jon-Clair Gordon
On display November 3 - 29
An opening reception will be held
Friday, November 11, from 6:30 - 8 p.m.
"It's All Relative" is a collaborative exhibit by sister and brother artists Gail Trunick and Jon-Clair Gordon. Gail is known for turning found objects into human-like sculptures by adding clay heads, arms or other body parts. Jon-Clair is a photographer who often manipulates his images by hand. They have been inspired by many of the same artists, but their work has taken different directions. In this show, they bring their work together.
Gail has found that this collaboration has made her look at her work and studio from her brother's perspective. To see her work picked apart, flattened out and completely reinterpreted was like being analyzed. "Creating my sculptures has always been a very solo process," Gail said, "so working side by side, listening to suggestions and working with objects that I ordinarily would have overlooked was creatively broadening. Time will tell how it will affect my art long term but I definitely feel that I have nudged Jon over to the dark side."
Jon-Clair, on the other hand, compares a visit to Gail's studio to a visit to Frankenstein's laboratory. As you look around the room you find severed heads, decapitated bodies, butchered arms and legs, discarded bones, and even a jar of teeth. On the shelves and tables there are deformed humans, peaceful birds, random pieces of machinery, and surreal images. Some of her works are complete while others await a final piece to make them whole. It's a photographer's dream. "Taking photographs and following the process by which she created her work allowed me to interpret her art and gain insight into its meaning," Jon-Clair said. "In the process, Gail taught me how to assimilate found objects with my images and she may have created a new Frankenstein's monster."
In collaboration, the two artists merge photographs, found objects and ceramic sculpture to create a unique view into the artistic process. In many places the line between their works becomes blurred to near invisibility while in others it remains clear. As typical sister and brother, they enjoy any opportunity to show you what the other one is "really" like.
On display November 3 - 29.
An opening reception will be held on November 11.
Admission to the gallery is free.
