Antlers: From Fairy Tales to the Spirit World
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| Dates: | Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun from 11/15/14 - 12/31/14 |
| Hours: | 12-5pm |
| Ages: | Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | Free |
| Category: | Exhibits |
For its 2014 winter show, True North Gallery is presenting a group exhibition of art inspired by deer—from the white-tailed deer of our local New England landscape to the arctic reindeer of Lapland.
The show presents work by over twenty-five local, national, and international artists, and includes paintings, etchings, mixed media, ceramics, bronzes, carvings, and more.
“Deer have played significant roles in human culture for thousands of years,” explains Belinda Recio, owner of True North Gallery.
“Not only have they provided meat, milk, hides, antlers, and labor, but deer have also captured the human imagination since prehistory.
Some of the oldest cave paintings depict antlered animals, and many early cultures considered the deer to be a spirit guide that could move between worlds and help people find their way.
In fact, the widespread folk belief that deer have magical powers inspired the story of the flying reindeer that pull Santa’s sleigh.”
Work by local artists includes “Transience,” an experimental oil painting of a leaping deer by Hamilton artist Timothy Neill.
Neill, who owns Allied Conservation, an art restoration studio in Hamilton, is currently working on a body of work called “Ethereals.” Departing from his more traditional Boston School style of oil painting, the Ethereals are lighter, less structured, and have an ephemeral feel that struck Neill as perfectly suited to the subject of deer.
“Transience” is created with four transparent layers of painted glazing that, when combined, create an otherworldly deer that feels only fleetingly present.
Other local work in the show includes bronze and clay sculpture by Newbury artist Sarah Seabury Ward; a marble carving by Mike Foley from Gloucester; “Sea Dance,” a stunningly detailed carving in a shed fallow deer antler by New Hamphire artist Terri Talas, and sculpture by Lenny Novak, another New Hampshire artist who works with antler.
National work in the show includes art by artists from New York, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Colorado, South Dakota, New Mexico, California, and Washington.
There is also work from the UK, Canada, Germany, and Sweden.
The show presents depictions of deer informed by everything from storybook nostalgia and mythology to natural history and environmental ethics.
The show runs from Saturday, November 15, 2014 until Wednesday, December 31, 2014, with an opening reception on Saturday, November 15, 2014, from 2 to 6 PM.
In addition to the work in “Antlers,” True North has a wonderful assortment of holiday items and its usual collection of art and gifts inspired by the north, nature, and native traditions.
All work is for sale, and further information about the gallery is available at www.truenorthgallery.net or at (978) 468-1962.
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