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Ruth Borgenicht: Intersecting Geometries
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Andrée Carter: New Works
May 2013 @ GALLERY I|M|A
All artwork and personal statements are copyright and courtesy of Ruth Borgenicht & Andrée Carter. Catalog design & additional text by Sarra Scherb. Catalog produced and copyright of Gallery I M A 2013
Gallery I|M|A 123 S Jackson St
Seattle, WA 98104
206.625.0055 / [email protected]
May 2013 brings exhibits by two artists who delight in making their work as tactile and
textured as possible.
Ruth Borgenicht’s ceramic pieces clink and jumble against gentle fingers, providing a full
sensory experience.
Andrée Carter’s mixed media paintings prove just how dense and layered paint can
become as it dries in drips and chunks.
This catalog represents a limited selection of works by these artists.
Please contact the gallery for more information about the exhibition and pricing.
Ruth Borgenicht: Intersecting Geometries
“Worn under Medieval armor, chain mail is made of tiny interlocking metal rings designed to protect a body in
motion. I use the chain mail pattern and other woven patterns to create ceramic works that conjure up a sense of permanence and
defensive concealment.”
-Ruth Borgenicht
Tactile, melodious and malleable, the works in this exhibition cry out to be formed and re-formed by gentle hands.
Fired in wood, salt and electric kilns, each has unique coloration resulting from the firing process.
Black Centipede (two configurations)Salt-fired Ceramic
5 x 10 x 10”
Left: Double LoopSalt-fired stoneware
21.5 x 8 x 7”
Above: Square BowlSalt-fired ceramic
4 x 10 x 10”
Above: Double Vessel6.5 x 15 x 6” Stoneware
Right: Surrounded (two configurations)2 x 28 x 28” Ceramic
Squared Landscape: Storm Passed II15.5 x 17 x 2.5”Ceramic
White WavePorcelain
18.5 x 23 x 1.5”
“Like chainmail, my pieces are made of a fabric of moveable
interlocking rings.
They appear strong and impenetrable, belying their
inherent fragility.
Using clay to make a protective mesh
is contradictory; for how can it defend anything, much less
itself?”
Studio CubesMixed Types of Ceramic
Sizes Vary
Centipede CollectionSizes and materials vary All can be reconfigured into different shapes.
Eric Olson received his BS in Mechanical Engineering at Washington State Univer-sity and his MBA at Seattle University. His work has been seen in solo exhibitions around Seattle and Washington, and has been collected by Neiman Marcus, the City of Seattle, City of Akureyri, Iceland and by private collectors. We welcome him back to Gallery I|M|A as a longtime exhibitor.
About Ruth Borgenicht:
“My undergraduate degree at Rutgers University was in math. Love of math was not enough to invent new ideas in this field--
unfortunately for me that also required genius. The discovery that I could be far more creative with clay than with math came to me during my last year
of college and I have been proving it ever since.
Most of my ceramic knowledge comes from other artists, books and the many residencies that have provided me with a supportive and well equipped environment. They include: Hunter College in NYC, Anderson Ranch in CO, Greenwich House Pottery
in NYC, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts in ME, Chester Spring Studio in PA and University of the Arts in PA.
When not working in my studio I teach at The Art School at Old Church in New Jersey.”
This is the artist’s first exhibition with Gallery I|M|A.
Andrée Carter: New Works
Color is an opiate to Andrée Carter. So seductive, she says, that she doesn’t even have to like the
colors with which she begins: by the end, she’s in love.
Once she lays an allover ground, she uses an irregular grid to make hundreds, sometimes thousands of little marks on each
canvas until the surface is covered. Layers and layers of gesso, acrylic, and oil are applied over collaged elements.
By weaving the pigments and textures together the surface becomes integrated and layers appear indistinguishable
from each other.
The works in this exhibit are from a wide range of Carter’s series, showing both a diversity of technique
and a holistic point of view.
The Secret of Her ConquestMixed Media on Canvas 48 x 48”
Left: The Oranges Make Me WildMixed Media on Canvas
60 x 60”
Above: Saffron & CreamMixed Media on Canvas
36 x 36”
Somewhat GoldMixed Media on Canvas 48 x 48”
Blue BayouMixed Media on Canvas
36 x 36”
Don’t Walk on the Floor (Triptych)Mixed Media on Canvas 36 x 36” each
Top Left: Rather Romantic, ReallyMixed Media on Canvas
48 x 48”
Top Right: An Excellent CompanionMixed Media on Canvas
48 x 48”
Above: The Reds Make Me StrongMixed Media on Canvas
60 x 60”
Top Left: Rather Romantic, ReallyMixed Media on Canvas
48 x 48”
Top Right: An Excellent CompanionMixed Media on Canvas
48 x 48”
Bottom Left: Pumpkin CreamMixed Media on Canvas
30 x 30”
Bottom Right: Desert SoundsMixed Media on Canvas
60 x 60”
Andrée Carter received her M.F.A. in Painting from the University of New Orleans, and has exhibited extensively in both Seattle and New Orleans. Her work held in the collections of Neiman Marcus, Swedish Hospital (Seattle), Iberia Bank (New Orleans), the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Hotel Max (Seattle), and the Hyatt Hotel (New Orleans). It is also in private collections in Washington, Louisiana, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, California, Illinois, and Germany.
She has been honored with painting fellowships from the Bau Institute in Otranto, Italy and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. Her work has been seen in numerous design magazine, most recently House Beautiful in October 2011.
She now lives and works in Los Angeles.
Pool BoyMixed Media on Canvas
70 x 70
Bill Baber & Stacie Chappell
June 6 - 29, 2013Opening Reception: Thursday, June 6
6pm-8pm
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