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Small WhimsyBrumfelds Gallery
November 9 - December 21
Okay ... so every gallery puts together a show o small works at
the end o the year, hoping thatour art loving visitors will want to
spread to joy by buying art to put under the Christmas tree.But,
the work in Small Whimsy is so cool and ull o attitude that you
will want to keep it oryoursel. Te gallery is debuting work by Kina
Crow, Leslie Hinton and Laura Lloyd alongsidegallery avorites,
Jackie Hurlbert, Lisa Kaser, and Jola Spytkowska. It is a
coincidence that all the
exhibitors are women, but perhaps there is a subtext the curator
ailed to recognize. Aer all...Isnt sassy a very emale state o
mind.
Jackie Hurlberts visual language communicates something beyond
representation or pureaesthetics. She has created a vocabulary o
symbolism, where oversized eet denote the strengthto stand alone,
and exaggerated hands beckon you to step inside yoursel. For her,
clay serves asthe vehicles o meditation; a way o speaking without
words.
Kina Crow is a sel taught artist, Having worked in theater
wardrobe, helping actors to dene
their ctional personas, her wealth o knowledge concerning story,
antasy, relationships, andnarration now inuses her sculptures with
a distinct sense o character. Heavily autobigraphicaleach piece,
however small, represents a ragment or moment rom the artists
lie.
Leslie Hinton creates sculptures that are instantly
recognizable. By approaching the suraceso her ceramics in much the
same way a child does with a coloring book, the ceramicist is
ableto give each piece an impulsive and endearing quality. Never
quite ree rom the heavier adultthemes o guilt and death, Hintons
ceramics cling to a happier and more innocent past whilehinting at
darker times to come.
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Tough primarily a painter, Laura Lloyd hasound hersel creating
sculptures with a bizarresense o proportion. Her gures have a
heavyocus on the ace, an interest which she tracesback to a
childhood obession linked to herwatching television. While still
portraits, theartist intentionally endowers each work withantasy
and imaginative qualities. She identies
with the work as a refection o the overallatmosphere o her lie,
each piece demonstratinga hidden awareness o hersel.
Small Whimsy will open on Saturday, November 9th at Brumelds
Gallery, 1513 North 13thStreet, Boise, Idaho, 83702. Te reception
is open to the public and will run rom 7 - 9 p.m.Te exhibition
continues through Saturday, December 21st. Brumelds Gallery is
openuesday through Saturday, rom 10 5 p.m. For urther inormation
please contact the galleryat [email protected], or tel. 208
333 0309.
Jola Spytkowskas work arises out o herconstant hunt or
personalities in the objects
around her. Whether animal or human, theartist searches or new
lie in the everydayitems that inhabit her world. Te results
arepieces that achieve an equal presence ohuman, animal, and
ordinary object. In MiniBeasts, Spytkowska has transormed
theappearance o household items, giving them second lie as
whimsical and humanisticcreatures.
Lisa Kaser charming sculptures combine textiles, beeswax and
ound materials. She describesher work as Creating scenarios with
characters that evoke a moment o clarity, joy, ormystery. An
important element to each piece is their storytelling ability. With
a backgroundin theater, Kaser is keen to insert a subtle sense o
consciousness into every creature, leavingeach piece open or us, as
viewers, to attribute our own signicance.
