exhibits and represents artists working across a variety of disciplines with particular focus on contemporary book arts, works on paper, collage and assemblage. |
910 Santa Fe, #101, Denver, Colorado, USA at the north end of the 910 Arts Complex street entrance just south of Swift's Diner Open |
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Amy Pirkle |
Karen HardyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Separatehandmade flax and abaca papers, linen thread 8 ½ x 5 ½ x ¼ © 2012 $300 Separate considers the roles we fill throughout our lives as both caregiver and dependant. I highlight the conflict between an instinct to nurture and a desire to be unencumbered, and our vacillation between vulnerability and strength. As handmade paper embodies contrasting qualities - translucency and opacity, strength and delicacy - it is an ideal medium for conveying the emotions encompassed by these relationships. I draw on this inherent tension to explore the paradox of our experience. |