I was of three minds,
Like a tree
In which there are three
blackbirds.
--Wallace Stevens,
“Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird”
The Washington, D.C., area has long been a center of carefully
nurtured painting practices. Through means as varied as photorealism and color
field abstraction, and all methods in between, painters here explore the
analytical potential of mark and color for understanding the world around us.
Nineteen examples of such practices are gathered together for this
exhibition. The works have been installed over the course of several weeks in
response to the Porch Projects space and in relationship to each other. This
contextual way of looking at and thinking about painting will foster new
connections and meanings within the works being made in our area.
Participating
Artists:
Julia
Brown, Deborah M. Carroll Anzinger, Tim Campbell, Emily Do, Christopher Dolan,
Mike Dowley, Thomas Drymon, Laura Elkins, Pat Goslee, Peter E. Harper, Becca
Kallem, Brian Kelley, Magnolia Laurie, Joren Lindholm, Melissa McCutcheon,
Katherine Mann, Megan Mueller, Lisa K. Rosenstein, Katherine Sable
Opening
Reception: Saturday, August 11, 2012, 4-7 pm
Exhibition
on view by appointment through mid-October, 2012.
Email porchprojectsdc[at]gmail[dot]com for more information.
