Trish Thompson, BLACKWHITE ANDINBETWEEN @ 110 Church Gallery
BLACKWHITE ANDINBETWEEN show is already over but DoN is still thinking about the art installation that focussed simply on black and white. The gallery in Old City installed a three person show of black and white artworks by Philadelphia region artists: Trish Thompson, Tom Hlas & Wendy Wolf. The May First Friday crawl is all about discovering new art talent and 110 Church Gallery, off of 2nd Street in a quirky store front, feels so comfortable it’s like an oasis from the art mobs on the prowl offering a delight for the eye for the weary art crawler.
Tom Hlas, BLACKWHITE ANDINBETWEEN @ 110 Church Gallery
Tom Hlas, BLACKWHITE ANDINBETWEEN @ 110 Church Gallery
Tom Hlas explained to DoN how he meticulously crafted the woven collage, working each edge and surface of the paper with deceptive intensity. The group of three black and white collages all had red dots, Tom was grinning ear to ear with the satisfaction that his idea reacted with his audience in the best way.
Wendy Wolf, BLACKWHITE ANDINBETWEEN @ 110 Church Gallery
Wendy Wolf installed a site specific piece composed of string and and organically shaped cut outs that resemble Locust leaves. The pristine white elements create a pattern of shadow and shades of gray that only appear because the mind has to process the information somehow. The taut strings call to mind musical instruments, the random leaves striking chords in a holographic-like space between the strings and the wall. During last weekend’s Art in the Open event at Schuylkill Banks Park the artist installed a massive mixed media piece using her unique language of simple elements in a tree near the Philadelphia Art Museum. Her work weathers well and interacts with the environment in a pleasing poetic song-like work of art, one is still on view outside the art gallery.
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Written & photographed by DoN
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