LAST WEEKEND: Chace-Randall Gallery presents new works by Meredith Rosier and Sharon Wandel through November 6 only. The exhibition is comprised of drawings in conte crayon, pastel, gouache and ink by Ms. Rosier and sculpture in bronze and steel by Ms. Wandel.
Sharon Wandel’s sculpture is created in wax, cast in bronze, and highly finished with a wide variety of patinas. The work employs abstract figuration based on life forms and archetypal images and often incorporates bits of still life and landscape. “This current series deals with the multiplicity of metaphors related to the Bird throughout history,” says the artist. Many of Wandel’s pieces may be placed in or outdoors. A fine abstract painter, as well, her canvases will backdrop the array of sculpture.
Meredith Rosier’s drawings hover between exactitude and vagueness. Employing tonality to sustain an apprehension of the picture plane and slow the process of categorical recognition, she courts a dialogue of abstraction. “This new body of work examines the effects that movement has on form as I draw the subtle changes enacted upon shape when it is changed by motion. However delicate or small, these gestures in space are implied in each work: Tilt, Hover, Wobble, Juggle. I study these subtle movements with intention in my drawing,” says the artist.
Chace-Randall Gallery is located at 49 Main Street, Andes. Gallery hours: Saturday and Sunday and Holiday Fridays and Mondays 11 - 5 and by appointment. For more information call 845.676.4901 or visit www.chacerandallgallery.com.
