presents

LO & BEHOLD

12.21.12 - 1.17.13

Opening Reception and Holiday Celebration December 27, 2012

5pm - 8pm

In her recent essay, Carol Strickland asks ‘Is beauty dead?’ and goes on to state that ‘the answer that springs from much of contemporary art is an unapologetic “yes.” Grime, grit, death, destruction, flesh, and flaws have replaced pretty models, still lifes, and pastoral scenes.’

I beg to differ. Beauty is not dead. It can’t be. Without it, what are we, and how can we bear to go on? Like many other writers on aesthetics before him, Immanuel Kant wrote about Beauty. And, like other Enlightenment writers, Kant thought that Beauty was not a property of an object, but the way in which we respond to an object. While I do achieve deeply visceral responses when I view gritty, grimy works, I am often delighted with the response I experience when in the presence of what I perceive to be a truly beautiful piece of art.

Strickland goes on to say ‘Today, beauty is no longer about what’s pretty, symmetrical, or harmonious. It’s about what stirs the viewer to grapple with the world as it really is. Art is not a cosmetic to prettify reality or provide escapist pleasure but a hammer to smash our complacency.’ I disagree. I firmly believe that contemporary fine art can be beautiful without being relegated to the role of ‘decorative art’. The answer to whether aesthetics has a place in contemporary art is, at Diehl Gallery, a resounding ‘yes’. Come, join us, and celebrate the holidays with beautiful art. Give in to your sense of wonder and joy. Have a look at the works on the following pages and know that beauty in art is alive.

Happy Holidays!

Mariam Diehl

LO & BEHOLD

Natalie Clark Crystaline Spires (Large)

SteelSizes Various: 108”-118” x 18”-36” x 18”- 36”

Natalie ClarkCrystaline Spires (Small)

Steel17” x 4” x 4”

Ashley CollinsWhisper

Mixed Media, Oil and Acrylic on Aged Paper, Panel, Hand Fired Resin Finish 48” x 72”

Monica Petty Aiello The Twins at Babbar’s Edge

Acrylic, Ink, Fiber, Paper on Panel48” x 72”

Peter HofferSaveur

Oil, Acrylic, Resin on Panel12 “x 16”

Ted Gall Plaza Facets

Bronze8” x 7” x 7”

Dirk DeBruyckerSea Star

Asphalt, Gesso, Cobalt Drier, Oil on Canvas30” x 24”

Richard PainterSerenity

Charred Wood Panel35” x 45”

Richard Painter Little Chair

Charred Wood Panel 25” x 76”

Alexandra Eldridge Stag of Many Tynes

Venetian Plaster, Mixed Media, Collage, Wood Panel36” x 48”

Simon Gudgeon Bird of Happiness

Bronze43” x 30” x 11”

Simon Gudgeon Buddha Hare

Bronze 8.5” x 24.5” x 9”

Simon GudgeonLyrebirdBronze

39”

Angie RenfroBetwixt and Between

Oil on Panel24” x 36”

Les ThomasAnimal Painting #012-0568

Oil on Canvas48” x 48”

Les ThomasAnimal Painting #012-0569

Oil on Canvas 24” x 24”

Adriana MoleaWhite Band

Oil on Canvas36” x 48”

ChenSpheres

Stainless Steel48” and 24”

ChenLife Cycle

Stainless Steel47” x 51” x 20”

Douglas SchneiderOnly A Moment

Oil on Panel16” x 16”

Hung LiuCalendar Girl, Turquoise, Purple Shirt

Mixed Media on Panel20.5” x 20.5”

Hung LiuSpring IV

Mixed Media on Panel13.5” x 13.5”

Kathy Moss#422

Oil on Linen 24” x 24”

Kathy Moss#378

Oil on Linen24” x 24”

Anke Schofield and Luis Garcia-Nerey: KOLLABS Angie’s Run

Mixed Media on Panel36” x 36”

Anke Schofield and Luis Garcia-Nerey: KOLLABS Double Deer

Mixed Media on Canvas/Panel64” x 88.5”

Kate HuntTrio

Newspaper, Twine, Encaustic, Steel43” x 13” x 8”

Kate HuntExpanded Flag, Newspaper, Boat Building Epoxy

32” x 22” x 4”

Chris ReillyNight

Encaustic Over Photograph18” x 18”

Chris Reilly Spring

Encaustic Over Photograph 18” x 18”

Tyler AielloCollection of Hemispheres

Hand-Forged Steel with Blue, Red, and Yellow Patina 17”, 26” and 23”

Sheila NorgateDance

Acrylic on Canvas12” x 12”

Sheila NorgateBecause She Has A Song

Acrylic on Canvas24” x 24”

Adam SiegelMixed Media on Paper

18” x 20 2/8”

Susan GoldsmithCydonia II

Silver Leaf, Mixed Media and Resin on Panel20.5” x 61.5” (Triptych)

Susan GoldsmithLittle Blue Heron

White Gold Leaf with Pigment Print, Oil Pastel, Acrylic Paint and Resin on Panel12” x 9”

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