Works by Kay D. Galvan, Gail Wagner, Phil Rader, and John Horner

On display at EDGE Gallery October 27 - November 12, 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, October 27, 6-9 PM Closing Reception: Sunday, November 12, 3-5 PM Kay D. Galvan: In Stillness In stillness we are between acts of doing. As hectic as life generally is, it can be difficult to even recognize that in-between state, much less spend time resting in it. I find that when I can relax into stillness, I uncover answers to problems and discover a sense of well-being. Images and insights are shaken loose and become available to manipulate. It is stillness that offers me a fresh view of the world and new ways to express it. I found these painted images there, and I also found ways to work with fiber, a medium that is new to me. These pieces placed in this space are my sum experience of the past year as I alternated between total rest and action.  Gail Wagner: Lusus Naturae Where is the line between plant and animal, beauty and ugliness, chaos and order? Gail Wagner questions dualities in her latest exhibition of acrylic paintings, Lusus Naturae. Combining abstractions from different organisms, Wagner invents her own “Freaks of Nature.” Unclassifiable creatures, “scientific” symbols, and decorative patterns merge together in a harmony that bridges distinctions between opposing worlds. Phil Rader: Understanding & Growth As always, my oil paintings are improvisations. I attempt to create a totally different piece every time by having nothing preplanned. In the pieces, I use as much unconscious intuition as possible, balanced by the artistic principles of unity. In this manner, I expose my unconscious in a visual image in which both the viewer and myself can acquire a better understanding of who I am, at the moment of creation. Using this experimental process also promotes growth as an artist due to the non-repetition of compositions. Hopefully, the viewer will be enticed to take a closer look and attain a better understanding of the unification process of the composition. By doing this, hopefully, you will grow to appreciate this style of painting more. John Horner: Bare Bones In this new series, I start where I ended in a previous series, Leviathan: Extrapolations on Convergent Evolution, but instead of working with charismatic marine megafauna, I explicitly explored what literally lay underneath the skin–the skull. Here if you think about it is an extraordinary thing that some animals ‘which became vertebrates “ some 530 million years ago begin to develop a internal frame made of various types of calcium and phosphate and a dash of other minerals that make up a complex matrix of collagen cells that support and protect the internal organs of the body. To a great degree, our bones resist gravity and allow us to move through space with some efficiency, and of course, our bodies have been adapted by evolutionary pressures to work best in certain environments, the result of this is a tremendous variety of bodily forms ranging from lampreys, fish, tetrapods, birds and mammals. I explored a small sample of the various shapes of mammal and avian skulls of animals that interested me and that I found wondrous and beautiful. As always these series start as an excuse to draw, then  I later translate the images with different and more challenging mediums. Here I have 10 etchings, 3 monotype stencil prints, and 2 paintings though given enough time I could have quite extensively added more since there are many others that piqued my interest. It is my hope that people will enjoy these images and contemplate the wonder and mystery of life as much as I have. EDGE Contemporary Art Gallery 6501 W. Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214 Gallery Hours: Friday: 6-9pm Saturday & Sunday: 12-5pm Private viewings are available by appointment. Visit www.edgeart.org for more information.

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