OUTSIDE - INSIDE
Heather Barros and Larry Mitnick
Exhibit: - April 6 to April 30
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 15, 1-4 pm
Painters
Larry Mitnick and Heather Barros each approach the notion of
"Outside-Inside" from their particular vantage, yet one finds common
ground in their show. Mitnick's work is clearly more formal and
abstract, while Barros' work bends to the figurative.
These artworks present the viewer with shape and color. Mitnick's
paintings are exclusively geometric. He invents shapes and forms to
create his own landscapes. Barros' oils and pastels allude to
corresponding shapes and colors in the landscape. Within her urban
scenes, we find squares and triangles ready to be abstracted - if we
choose to see them that way. While viewers may never divine Mitnick's
specific inspiration, there is a structure in each of his compositions.
Fragments of his thinking become visible once our eyes discover the link
between any two elements.
Other of Barros' landscapes are more organic. A sandy country road leads
to a stand of trees. Light leads to darkness. Color delineates form and
space. And here, despite his straight-edge precision, Mitnick echoes
Barros. His trapezoidal shapes also suggest light leading to dark, but
in a layered way. One senses depth in the separation of Mitnick's
layers, as one senses depth in Barros' receding country road. But in
Mitnick's work, the ordering of layers, our perception of which are near
and which are far, can have multiple interpretations.
Heather Barros ventures into the outside world, while Larry Mitnick
ventures within. Art is a portal that connects the two worlds. There is
beauty to be found, whether one is inside looking out or outside looking
in.
Please visit the event website for
additional information.
Gallery hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
www.lambertvillearts.com
