June 25th - July 20th, 2013 The Way and The Wayfarers Paintings by: Joshua Hogan
and featuring a sneak peek of the upcoming collaborative series "The Unspoken."
Armed with a fascination of our natural world and an understanding of how our place in this world is evolving, Joshua Hogan's paintings balance the many layers of conflict with an ever-present desire for aspiration. His progression from an earthly palette to a chromatic palette intentionally demonstrates how color possesses meaning in the same manner as form, subject, or composition. This deliberate color consciousness brings to life contemporary issues of our cultural infrastructure by illuminating the fluid, organic existences that take shape on his canvases. Still a relevant symbol of modern life, Hogan's abstract wayfarers flutter, float, and fly about capturing the ephemeral experiences of urban life. In undulating movement, Hogan's paintings seek to reveal the depth of interpersonal influence and illuminate how success is dependent on others.
The Way and The Wayfarers will travel to West Branch Gallery and Sculpture Park in Stowe, Vermont this November and The Westmoreland Museum of Art, @rt 30 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania next June! Featuring the contemporary artwork of Joshua Hogan, Jay Knapp, and Kuzana Ogg, The Way and The Wayfarers seeks to bring together artists of diverse experiences by emphasizing their common set of values and aspirations.
" You are the way and the wayfarers.
And when one of you falls down he falls for those behind him, a caution against the stumbling stone.
Ay, and he falls for those ahead of him, who through faster and surer of foot, yet removed not the stumbling stone. "
Khalil Gibran, The Prophet
Join Us for the Public Reception:
Saturday, June 29th: 5 - 8pm
Free and open to the public!
The exhibition also features a sneak peek at the third installment of the collaborative series "The Unspoken!" Joshua Hogan and professional assemblage artist Brenda Stumpf began the first series of "The Unspoken" in 2004. The ongoing series consists of mixed media paintings created organically, and without much planning or discussion. Stumpf uses dismembered piano pieces, sand, plant matter, and miscellaneous objects coated in oil paint to create natural looking protrusions and backgrounds. When combined with Hogan's chromatic forms in movement, the resulting works highlight the differences in their genres while also appearing to come from one mind. |
