About the gallery: "Studio Gallery showcases contemporary art in a variety of mediums, including painting, installation, sculpture, mixed media, and video. We represent over 35 artists, both American and International who live in the DC metropolitan area. Our artists exhibit in solo, duo, and group shows, as well as in special exhibitions at several local venues.
Located in the heart of Dupont Circle - near the Phillips Collection, Textile Museum, and Woodrow Wilson House -- we are a part of the Galleries of Dupont Circle, members of which participate in "First Friday openings. The openings are held throughout the year on the first Friday evening of every month, and allow the public to meet and spek with artists, curators, and other art enthusiasts in a single exciting night."
The image above is "Astral Chart," a collage and acrylic on canvas (40" x 40"). The work is by Jan Williem van der Vossen. This piece was grouped with some other of his works -- mostly floral and landscape paintings in acrylic. I enjoyed the other works for their fluidness and vibrant colors.
Astral Chart captured my attention because -- hard to see here -- many of the leaf shapes are cut out of images of clocks and the inner workings of clocks. I liked the juxtaposition of time & nature. The collage is primarily circular -- another representation of the time and nature concepts but the few bold, linear strokes made me think of the many ways that the natural cycle of time and nature can be disrupted. I don't recall any collages or many pieces in the Stamp collection that reflect nature. I believe this piece would be good to have just for that fact alone. However, I think that it is a work that has that "oh I get it" quality that a few of the works in a public collection should have.
Jan was at the gallery for opening and explained that he had been working on a series of nature inspired paintings and got bored. The collage gave him a chance to do something a tad different, yet continue with the nature theme. (PS: his florals on display were dynamic as well. They would make a nice juxtaposition to Astral Chart. Sorry, I don't have pictures of those. My tech who took photos is out and I can't figure out how to upload them!)
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