Join us for January First Friday as we continue the celebration of our exhibition A Subtle Shift in our Perception featuring the works of local artists Mike Witmer and Matt Allyn Chapman. Open with extended hours 5:00-8:00pm.
“At its core this is a collection of works celebrating color, and how the use of a limited palette can yield boundless results. A change in stroke direction, one coat vs. two, dilution and saturation, even different manufacturers can turn a single color into multiple. Changes in the physical landscape of the surface and those that are purely optical play with how we make sense of what our eyes are seeing and what our minds are perceiving. There is illusion in the truth of these pieces, they can be playfully serious and champion the minimal in ways that satisfy the academic and excite the expressionist.
Finding appreciation in the slow down and reverence in the unique conversations we have with abstraction, it is our desire to share that which we discover for ourselves that brought us together in this place. Witmer and Chapman have found an incredibly strong connection in their mutual fascination with nuance, and their respect for the subtle shifts in our perception.”
