a diagonal line that's loose on both ends
all the things happening in November
I have been exploring the writing of painter Agnes Martin after seeing her work again at the Monochrome exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Her attachment to perfection is difficult for me to understand. Especially given how imperfect and process driven her work is. But I guess that is the work these days, to hold two truths at once and make space for different ways of seeing something. I just hope we can hold these differences with care for each other. Equanimity is something that I’m using as a structure to hold on to as I navigate multiple truths - the ability to ground firm while chaos swirls.
This new series of wall pieces sits between the chaos and perfection. Titled after a phrase written by Agnes Martin, these works are woven on the same structure but with different materials, from knotted hemp twine to the softest of silk and cashmere. I played with how I thought about function, as well as form. The changes in repeated patterns create different outcomes. Imagine if this kind of thinking expanded to other parts of life?
I’m opening up my studio and participating in a few Eastside Culture Crawl related events over the next week, starting tonight! See all the details below.
For those of you who are out of town and can’t make the events, here’s a little peek at a group exhibition that I am so happy to be part of. I was responding to the theme “green.” These works are a conversation with the natural environment through abstraction.
Motion sensor light boxes consider the ground and surveillance – untended grass, things tossed, and things built. They reframe familiar and discarded things. Something unseen or overlooked is brought forward and offers a new viewpoint.
2024 Eastside Culture Crawl
November 7 TONIGHT! | Join me at Alternative Creations Gallery for the opening of the Culture Crawl Preview Group Exhibition from 6-8pm where I will be showing some new light boxes. The show runs from November 7-17.
Now until November 8 ONE MORE DAY TO BUY A TICKET! | Take Flight, the annual fundraiser for the Eastside Arts Society is on now and I’ve donated a framed cyanotype.
Preview the Art Roulette works online or in person at Eastside Arts Society.
Mon-Thurs: 10am–3pm
Tues: 5pm-8pm
Sat: 1pm-4pm
There are 30 pieces to choose from and each person who purchases a ticket will go home with an original piece of art. Participants rank all art and will receive their top-ranked art available at the time their number gets drawn.
Artwork draw on November 8 at 3:30pm. Tickets available until 3pm the same day.
Friday, November 8 | My studio mate Meghan Rosner and I will open up our studio for our annual preview night at Eastside Atelier from 5-8pm. This is a great way to see art in a more conversational and intimate way.
November 14-17 | Studios in my building and the surrounding area are open for the official Eastside Culture Crawl. Come early and bring snacks. It gets busy!
Thu/Fri: 5pm-10pm
Sat/Sun: 11am-6pm
Please, please do keep showing up for Palestine and Lebanon as things continue to escalate. Bear witness, attend protests and donate to local causes if you’re able, share and amplify voices. Some great folks to follow: NCCM, Bisan Owda, Hind Khoudary, Al Jazeera.
until soon,
Amanda
Good luck with your open studios. Beautiful details of your work. Thank you for sharing.