Featuring work by Rabéa Ballin, Ann Johnson,
Delita Martin and Lovie Olivia
June 28 – August 2, 2013
1953
Montrose Boulevard
Houston,
TX
Art League
Houston (ALH) is excited to present Bās,
the fourth collaborative exhibition by artists Rabéa Ballin, Ann Johnson, Delita
Martin and Lovie Olivia, which examines and transforms personal experiences,
family histories, and
cultural identities into
a provoking visual
play through the art of printmaking.
Getting back to the BASics of things, the artists
revisit the desire to work from the heart; the place of impulse, desire,
chance and truth. Raw ideas and organic pursuits are on their creative agenda
as they fuse contemporary processes with
traditional techniques using
various objects, sculptures
and forms in an
attempt to push the boundaries of this sometimes forgotten art form of
printmaking. They cut, pour, sculpt, suspend, transfer, screen and etch their
way into a broader conversation.
Rabéa Ballin: History Slept On: “The Original Dime Piece” explores idealized images
of feminine beauty. "Circassian" women were regularly exhibited and
became a mainstay of dime museums and P.T. Barnum's circus side shows. Known as
the "purest" type of white person, Circassian women were said to be
the most beautiful on earth. Sporting undeniably distinctive hairstyles, they
became known as “moss haired girls”.
Ann Johnson: "Nesting" I've been teaching over 16 years, and as I've
watched the students transition from analog to digital I've noticed that more
and more students are content with individual solitude and isolation as long as
they're plugged in(to an iPod/iPad) Nesting explores an individual's private
space and thoughts. Are we as individuals nesting in our own worlds, letting
the days pass us by, or are we caged and trapped in this game called life.
Rather it be in song, meditation, or prayer, nesting examines one's personal
moments of conceptual seclusion.
Delita Martin:
“Memory” explores the relationship between memory and objects. Objects are
imprinted by moments of life
and they retain
stories, history, and
experiences that work
together to create
each individuals reality. I am fascinated by the connections and
shifting moments between that which is physical and the intangible. On the periphery of every tangible memory
are the intangible details that we fill in as facts. When in reality those periphery details are
our sub conscience attempting to give clarity through the use of familiar
objects. As we grow and our context
changes, the objects meanings change but their use in formulating thoughts and
memories remain constant.
Lovie Olivia: “Between” explores the spaces of transition from one state to another.
In between: class, caste, time, consciousness, form and space are where I am
inspired to create from. Pursuing my
personal take on “totems and portals”, I attempt to experiment with the notion
of transitioning from different conditions and modes of being. By creating free forms and moving away from
some printmaking restrictions, I allow myself the freedom to simply “go with
it”.
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