NESTING

February 4, 2011 - March 5, 2011
Reception: February 10, 2011 at 1297357200
BEN ANDERSON
TALEEN BATALIAN
CLAUDINE METRICK

Through ceramics, collage, painting, and encaustic, these three artists explore the natural world and the human condition. All creatures need to nest, and humans are no different. We create emotional and physical spaces that comfort, nurture, and protect us.

Ben Anderson’s sculptures call to mind lush, leafy environments where life is abundant and also stark house-like forms whose inhabitants are unknown. Taleen Batalian’s transluscent, waxy gems evoke mysterious interior and exterior landscapes fraught with emotion. Claudine Metrick’s paintings stitch together natural imagery such as birds, clouds, and other organic forms to explore issues of mortality and nothingness.

All three artists’ work is deeply personal, and each artist has a strong connection with materials and the physicality of object-making. ‘Nesting’ explores the process of making and the way in which objects and materials can bring us home.

Guest Curator: Michele L’Heureux

Image: Taleen Batalian, Red Bird Illuminated, 2010, Encaustic, Oil on panel, 16′ x 12′ x 1′

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