d berman
gallery presents new work by two Austin artists, Faith Gay and Lauren Levy .
In her first two- person exhibition in Austin, Faith Gay continues to explore
themes of color and pattern. Utilizing plastic beads which have been arranged
in vibrant color configurations or into Rorschach- like abstractions, Gay then
melts them and pins them to the wall. In addition, her transparent resin- coated
dot- grid works bring to mind the
op art movement popularized in the 60 ’s. Gay received her BFA from The University
of Texas in 1995 and has exhibited widely in the state.
Lauren
Levy, known primarily for her sculptures created from buttons and wire, traverses
new territory in this exhibition with collage works based on the theme of memory.
Using old family snapshots scrimmed with small beads of varying degrees of transparency,
Levy allows the images in the photos to surface or to nearly disappear. Other
collages consist of a delicate cutwork and reassembly technique in which the
original photos used in the process seem to be transformed into another
medium altogether. Levy will also include two new button sculptures in this
exhibition. Levy has exhibited her work most recently in a one- person show
at the Southwest Center for Craft in San Antonio. She also exhibits regularly
in Austin and Houston.
This exhibition opens on September 30th with a reception from 6 – 8 PM, and will continue through November 6, 2004. A gallery talk will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, October 2, 2004 (the first Saturday of the month*).
For high-resolution images and other information to accompany this exhibition, please see our press website at http://www.dbermangallery.com/presspage-nextshow.htm.
d berman gallery
is located at 1701 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78701. Gallery hours are
Tuesday - Saturday from 11:00 - 6:00. For more information, please call 512.477.8877
or see www.dbermangallery.com.
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* Art venues involved with In The Galleries Austin try to schedule their events
for the First Saturday of every month. For more information and a list of participating
galleries, please see www.inthegalleriesaustin.com, or see one of our brochures
(available at d berman gallery).