Perfect Summer: Works by Lindsey Adelman and Paul Loebach
July - August 2010
Lindsey Adelman’s blown glass lighting reflects the detailed perfection of a jewelry maker, while embodying the structural integrity of a silversmith. Her work blurs the line between art and design by combining elements of mass production with the uniqueness of an individual piece of art.
Paul Loebach’s furniture and design objects suggest a firm grasp of basic design principles while pushing boundaries through innovation. His unique twists on domestic products give everyday objects a new meaning, challenging the way the observer views the work.
The works on view, entitled Hardly More Than Ever, are comprised of color still life photographs. The series presents the viewer with an array of decaying food remnants, plastic containers, dirty dishes , Styrofoam cups and used glasses. The beautiful mess of leftover meals inspired by Dutch-Flemish and Italian still-life paintings of the seventeenth century is not a comment on the material-mindedness of society and consumption as its predecessors had been. Letinsky’s images are a “meditation on decay” exploring “the relationships between ripeness and decay, delicacy and awkwardness, control and haphazardness, waste and plenitude, pleasure and sustenance”.
Fabio J Fernandez and Tom Lauerman: Sculptures in Love with Architecture
April - May 2010
Sculptures in Love with Architecture is a collaborative exhibition of artists Fabio Fernandez of Cambridge, MA and Tom Lauerman of Dallas, TX. The exhibition references the book Architectures in Love by John Hejduk, a work of enigmatic drawings and musings on the potential of architecture that has had a long lasting influence on both artists. The 100 small-scale ceramic works explore architecture from the perspectives of the two artists whose work observes the sculptural aspects of architecture and its details while also looking at architectural aspects of sculpture and its details.
Paper is a seemingly simple yet versatile material that is often taken for granted. It can be used to communicate ideas, from a few strokes of a brush to create a simple gesture to a thought provoking tome. It is a material that has been with us for over 1000 years and is as relevant today as it was centuries ago. PEEL takes the work of 9 international and national artists and designers who transform the material from functional objects to works of fine art.
BorderCrossing: New Art and Design from Mexico City
September - October 2009
Peel is pleased to present contemporary work by five artists/designers from Mexico City. Border Crossing introduces a broad spectrum of art created by internationally recognized artists living in Mexico City. The startling sculptural objects of DFC Mexico City fuse traditional Mexican techniques with modern design, while the work of Orfeo Quagliata combines glass and crystal with the formal languages of different materials to yield designs of rare quality...
The show highlights different approaches to design that capitalize on reinterpreting the meaning and function of objects. Emily Rothschild is a thinker, maker and problem solver. Her recent body of work reflects individual needs and preferences relating to medication management in our lives today. While medicine and our relationship with it have changed considerably in recent years, the tools and objects used in these interactions have remained static. Emily’s work focuses on re-thinking how these interactions play out and what tools and objects are most relevant given the medical needs and preferences of individuals. Her work is not meant to increase our dependence on medicines; rather it raises questions about their role in our daily...
The exhibition is a mix of form and material, featuring works that both contrast and compliment one another. Joan Winter’s art is provocative in its simplicity. Her sculptures in cast resin and wood as well as her works on paper create abstract forms reminding the viewer of dancing figures. Winter’s undulating loops examine the relationship between the visible and invisible. The cleanliness and perfection of these objects traverse the line between abstraction and the timeless quality of nature demonstrating the influence of contemporary Japanese architecture seen in Winter’s art...
(A)I am constantly inspired by a number of my friends who also happen to be my colleagues, seeing them progress professionally and develop new ideas pushes me to do the same. I also admire artists who use the glass like any other material, in order to realize an idea, rather then create something around a material's limitations or glitz and glam. People like Josiah McElheny, a New York based artist, and MacArthur Fellow, have been able to break into the fine art world with a lot of success, I admire Josiah for both his ability to make really great art using glass, and his ability to use his brain while doing so...
Through painting, drawing, and sculpture her work uses the iconography of the fashion world and luxury brands to investigate the mechanics of desire, access and privilege, while also exploring themes of imperfection, vulnerability and ambivalence
Diem Chau's ceramic works present the viewer with delicate vignettes of fleeting memory, gesture and form. Designer Joey Roth presents Soundslike, an exhibition of ceramic speakers by contemporary artists and designers.
