Watercurrents
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Joseph Byrne |
Lois Dodd |
Garth Evans |
Phyllis Floyd |
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Andrew Forge |
John Goodrich |
Carolyn Harris |
Robert Jessel |
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Deborah Kirklin |
Raoul Middleman |
Ruth Miller |
Wilbur Niewald |
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Kouros Gallery is pleased
to present Watercurrents, an exhibition of twelve contemporary watercolorists
working in a variety of abstract and representational styles and reflecting
the full variety of approaches to watercolor today. Nearly 50 watercolors
will be on view, ranging from closely observed still lifes to expressionistic
landscapes to free-form abstractions, and exploring the great variety
of contemporary approaches to a medium traditionally valued for its
subtle textures and distinct luminosity. A notoriously difficult
medium, watercolor depends on the whiteness and texture of the paper
for its unique effect. The translucent washes of color -- illuminated
by the paper beneath -- lend watercolor its singular delicacy and luminosity
while the paper's textured surface allows a particularly expressive
variety of marks. Combining the immediacy of drawing and the rich coloration
of painting, and first popularized by eighteenth-century British landscape
artists, its full expressive potential and diversity were revealed by
the remarkable efforts of such painters as J.M.W. Turner, Winslow Homer,
and Paul Cezanne. |