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Heather Benjamin September 7 – 15 and October 6 – 20 Although in recent history figurative art was, at times, deprecated by abstraction, the urge to replicate the human form always predictably reemerges. It’s an attraction that is traditionally and cross-culturally prevalent. We have been our own artistic subjects from the dawn of time. But what draws us to replicating our likeness? Does it help us understand the universal human condition? There is versatility in the subject. On one hand, man is a god-like creator, and, on the other, he is mortal and the body fragile. There is much that can be embodied in the human figure. There are many messages that can be conveyed, but arguably its strength, as a subject, comes from its ability to link us together. The nude is our most essentialized form. It is us at our most vulnerable, without emblematic costume signifying class, culture, or personality. In our nakedness, we lose signifiers of our hierarchies and become our animal selves - natural, innocent, without pretense. As humans we do everything we can to separate ourselves from the hive. We denounce the instincts that govern the ant colony, the herd of buffalo, the flock of geese. We build testament to our individual intellect and reasoning, but this denial of our true animal-pack nature leads to chaos in the flock, opening the herd to discord, and the colony to turmoil. Skins is a celebration of the body, in its pure, natural vulnerability and beauty. It is also a reminder that we are always both separate and whole.
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Doron Langberg Untitled, 2018 Oil on linen 24”x18” |
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Kyle Vu-Dunn Deep Creek, 2018 Acrylic and marker on watercolor paper 16 x 12" |
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Erin Riley 08 08, 6 11 AM, 2018 Wool and cotton on stretched linen 18 x 24 inches |
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Haley Josephs “Cosmic Peach” 2018 Oil on canvas 20”x 16” |
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Jenna Gribbon Living Room Wrestlers, 2018 Oil on linen 12” x 16” |
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Jenny Morgan "Beneath My Hands" Oil on canvas 14x15 2018 |
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Margaux Valengin Nude, August 2018 Acrylic and oil on canvas 20x26 inches |
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Katarina Janeckova My Neighborhood, Corpus Christi, Texas, 2017 Oil on canvas 15x20in |
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Danielle Orchard Nude With Tulip, 2018 Oil on linen 20 x 16 inches |
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Emma Stern Amber, 2018 Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches |
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Irena Jurek “The Wisdom of the Pussy” 2016 18x24 Graphite on paper |
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Sophia Narrett Love Note 2018 Embroidery Thread, Aluminum, and Fabric 25 x 11 x 4 inches |
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Kate Klingbeil Perennial Acrylic, flashe, oil pastel on canvas 24 x 30" |
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Caroline Wells Chandler Robbie, 2018 Hand crocheted assorted fibers 28" x 23" |
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Rebecca Morgan Big Blonde Braider, 2016 Colored pencil on paper 8.5 x 5.5 inches |
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Madeline Donahue Diver 2018 Oil on canvas 12”x12” |
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Kate Klingbeil Perennial Acrylic, flashe, oil pastel on canvas 24 x 30" |
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Leonard Reibstein Deathcrush, 2018 Oil on Canvas 16x20 inches |
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Mark Ryan Chariker Untitled, 2018 Oil on canvas 11 x 14 inches |
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Heather Benjamin Heart Rotation 1, 2018 Photocopy 1/1 13.75 x 10.5 inches |
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Lily Wong Anticipation, 2016 Sumi ink on paper 11 x 14 inches |
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