harmon art lab (HAL) is a creative collaboration that ties

art curator, artist and viewer into an interactive dialogue of

ideas and engagement.

 

Rachel England


In Rachel England's most recent collage work she cuts away the flesh or physical identifiers of the subject(s) and replaces them with temples and ruins to suggest an interplay between soul and flesh as well as the “posture” and fallibility of personal identity.  She uses famous artworks to allow for easier access to the already insinuated posture relating to purity/despair/longing/confidence/shame/faith/conceit, etc.  


In her paintings she continues with the theme on posture and impermanence of the flesh, but she concentrates on the interplay between foreground and background.  By subtracting the setting and layering with stripes or geometric design she creates a flat surface where there should be three dimensions.  By cutting away the substance or depth in the content of the artwork, her hope is to initiate an implementation of one’s own imagined essence and depth into the figure or landscape.

upcoming in February 2012

Amy Boone-McCreesh


Amy’s work is a tribute to craft and the long human tradition of making. She is interested in exploring the cultural lines between functional items and decoration and revisiting these themes in the context of contemporary art. Found objects, second‐hand fabrics, celebratory ephemera, repetition, and the amassing of materials and mark‐making are her primary vehicles for expression. Referencing the visual vocabulary within three‐dimensional work has acted as a way to inform and ground the abstract compositions of my two‐dimensional work. Amy is interested in evoking imagery of rituals, tradition, and ceremony while maintaining a contemporary aesthetic.

February 3 – March 3, 2012

Opening Reception:

Friday, February 3, 6pm-9pm

Artist Talk: Saturday, February 11, 2pm-3pm

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