Constructed Horizons
500X Gallery (Upstairs Project Space)
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 13th 7-10pm
Hours: Saturday & Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m. Weekdays by appointment
Contact: gallery500x@yahoo.com, 214-828-1111
Constructed Horizons - Portfolio Exchange Exhibition
Historically,
the idea of "American Landscape" summons imagery of sublime and
seemingly endless skies, rivers, and mountains. However, today's typical
experience of landscape is quite different. We move through a grid-like
environment that is constructed around the natural landscape. Grass,
trees, and streams are surrounded with concrete; horizons slowly become
structural and geometric, while buildings and power lines tower
overhead.
Constructed Horizons aims to explore ideas and themes associated with contemporary expansion and the build environment. It seeks to strengthen the printmaking community by creating a dialogue about the evolving American landscape and the sprawling structures that are superimposed upon it. The non-traditional image size (10x30 inches) will engage the subject matter by challenging the artist to work in either panorama or in vertically stacked space.
Constructed Horizons aims to explore ideas and themes associated with contemporary expansion and the build environment. It seeks to strengthen the printmaking community by creating a dialogue about the evolving American landscape and the sprawling structures that are superimposed upon it. The non-traditional image size (10x30 inches) will engage the subject matter by challenging the artist to work in either panorama or in vertically stacked space.
