PASSAGES & PORTALS
Angie & Gregory Joint Exhibition
at Los
Gatos Chambers, California
All Paintings and Photographs Copyright. All rights reserved.
Over a year ago, Angie and I
began the process and preparations for our exhibition. Working closely with
Jade Bradbury, the curator, made the selection and organization process much easier.
Through internet and telephone calls, we eventually hit on a series that we
hoped would fill the walls of the County Chambers and bring some of our ‘Asian
Journey’ to an American audience.
The paintings selected all
spoke of the ‘Hero’s Journey’ (as referenced by Joseph Campbell), and how
humans continually seek their greatest good. Through traveling and casting a
wide net, we reap the stimulations and questions derived from living across
cultures. Our learning’s we then bring back home to share with our respective
tribes.
The photographs sought to
present layers of experience through single shot images captured from
reflective surfaces. Presenting multiple views of people and places, not
dissimilar to the Cubists’ attempts to show objects from different vantage
points simultaneously, the photos offer a rich texture of imagery for the
viewer to rummage through.
Carrying most of the work
across the ocean and back to California posed some challenges as the size of
two of the paintings reached 4x8 foot. Photos mounted on aluminum supports also
needed to be packed carefully. Fortunately we managed to land everything and
then with Jade’s help, hang everything in a timely manor.
The opening reception
was well attended and graciously opened by the Mayor. Our 200-image slideshow
perhaps overwhelmed the audience as we tried to include six residencies and
almost as many videos. But the bludgeoning left no scars and we took no
prisoners. Now we are off to our next adventure though we don’t have the luxury
of knowing where that might be just yet. Stay tuned.
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