d berman gallery opens 2004 with a pairing of two Central Texas artists, each of whom has an unusual and surprising way of viewing the world.

Bale Creek Allen’s creations are sculptural constructions made of neon and found objects, and versions of natural forms such as sticks and tumbleweeds; and obsessively detailed drawings.

Malcolm Bucknall’s current paintings and drawings meticulously conflate the costumed bodies from 19th century photographs and Elizabethan portraiture with animal heads. As in myth and fairytale the animal human mix encourages a childlike directness.

Allen and Bucknall, separated by several decades of age and very different backgrounds, both use whimsy and craft to challenge and entertain the viewer. It is the very eccentricity of their art that joins them.

Allen studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and has exhibited throughout Texas and the U.S. He lives and works in Wimberley.

Bucknall has studied at Chelsea Art School, London, the University of Texas (BFA), and the University of Washington (MFA). He has exhibited in New York, Seattle, New Orleans, and throughout Texas and the Southwest. He lives and works in Austin.

This exhibition opens on January 22, 2004 with a reception from 6 – 8 PM, and will continue through February 28, 2004. A gallery talk will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, February 7, 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).