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Upcoming Show . May 3-26, 2018

TEXTURE / TOUCH WITH YOUR EYES
SUE KATZ and LARRY RANKIN
mixed media                          photographs
 
OPENING / Amherst Arts Night Plus: Thursday, May 3, 5-8 pm
ART FORUM / All Welcome: Thursday, May 10, 7:30 pm
How we translate visual to verbal – writing about art
with Laura Holland, photographer, writer, teacher.

Free and open to the public, the Art Forum is supported in part by a grant from the Amherst Cultural Council,
a local agency, supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
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Working in different media, Sue Katz and Larry Rankin explore visual translations of tactile qualities in “TEXTURE / Touch with Your Eyes”. Katz will exhibit mixed media pieces from her series “AVM” (Animal, Vegetable, Mineral), incorporating an array of found objects embedded in encaustic, and Rankin will display subtly toned black and white landscape and nature photographs from his series “Texture in Nature”.

Sue Katz: Mixed Media
Walking the dog, skiing, or swimming in the ocean, I look about finding bones, nests, shells. These textures of life accumulate; not wanting to throw them away, I put them into my life, my art. AVM (animal, vegetable, mineral) is the theme, my excuse to keep these treasures by using them. I am not sure if I am making art or playing or both...Time will tell! What do you think?

Larry Rankin: Photography . Texture in Nature
As a photographer, I want to make images and prints that evoke a connection with the transcendence of the natural world and then invite viewers to share that experience. We chose texture as the theme for this exhibit, and we invite you join us by touching with your eyes.

Vistas demand reverence, but I most enjoy paying attention to the details when making photographs. Usually I am engaged first by light and color, and then form, line, and relationships. These experiences are multi-sensory—the fragrance of the forest after a rain, the caress of a summer breeze, the chattering of an attentive squirrel, the tartness of a blackberry. Discover also the texture of the place—coarse or compliant, water-polished or gritty, ordered or chaotic.

While color can be commanding (or distracting), I feel that the rich textural dimension of the natural word is best evoked with subtly toned black and white images.

GALLERY A3 / AMHERST ART ALLIANCE  
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