Puerto Rican artist Gisela Colon in the group exhibition “Radiant Space” at McClain Gallery, Houston
Gisela Colon, Ovoid Glo-Pod (Iridescent Black), 2016
blow-molded acrylic23 x 15 x 8 inches
McClain Gallery is pleased to present Radiant Space,
featuring works by Peter Alexander, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Larry Bell, Gisela
Colon, Stephen Dean, Christian Eckart, Gary Lang, De Wain Valentine and Marc
Vaux. These artists share an interest in materiality, perception, light and
color in pursuit of an experience that transcends the purely visual. Radiant
Space includes paintings and sculptures by several pioneers of the Light and
Space movement as well as artists who share their interest in the use of light
and color as medium.
Larry Bell, Peter Alexander, and De Wain Valentine along
with a number of other very notable West Coast artists such as James Turrell,
Robert Irwin and John McCracken, played important roles in the creation and
popularization of the Light and Space movement which sprang up in the late
1960s in Los Angeles. Roberta Smith from the New York Times, states: “These
artists’ lack of interest in making visual objects led them to start creating
situations that gave the viewer a new awareness of visual perception.” Instead
of applying paint to canvas, or sculpting in bronze, they focused on light as
their medium: a material found in abundance in Los Angeles. Radiant Space features iconic Valentine
“Discs,” Alexander “Bars,” and Bell “Cubes.” The innovations achieved by the
Light and Space Movement were influential to artists who similarly focused on
spatial phenomena.
“Radiant Space” Installation Views
The concept of a space where art manifests resulting in a
contemplative, spiritual experience is present in Christian Eckart’s pieces as
well. His Limbus Painting evokes
traditional religious icon paintings.
The title of the series, “Limbus” refers to the period between the
crucifixion and resurrection of Christ, a time the artist addresses as “a state
of becoming.” Eckart sees the medium of painting “as an entryway or vehicle to
the transcendent.” His recently completed Hobby Airport commission Cloud Room
Field, fabricated from hundreds of panes of dichroic glass, utilizes both the
environment’s natural luminance and the continuous motion of the airport’s
security checkpoint to create a dynamic visual experience. Stephen Dean also
employs the use of dichroic glass by combining fragments of the material with
sheets of black aluminum foil and simple brown paper to highlight a shift of
color and reflection that changes according to the viewer’s perspective. Gisela
Colon’s “Glo-Pods” represent the work of the next generation of California
Light and Space artists. The pods are produced using a technique called
“blow-molding,” where she layers tinted acrylic sheets atop one another and
then using hot air, molds them into the desired anamorphic shape. Her sculptures
emanate diffused light and color.
“Radiant Space” Installation Views
Similarly, the Op Art movement explores the optical effects
of color theory and perception. The work of Richard Anuszkiewicz is synonymous
with the movement. Anuszkiewicz’s use of strict geometry is offset by his use of
intense color, resulting in vibrating abstraction. Gary Lang’s work has been
described by writer Erik Quint as “pure sensation,” and his large circle
paintings mimic “time machines for exploring space and light without beginning
or end.” For artists such as Eckart, Dean, and Marc Vaux, it is the straddling
of 2D and 3D art that makes the work most distinct.
Gisela Colon (b. 1966, Vancouver, Canada) was raised in San
Juan, Puerto Rico and moved to Los Angeles after receiving her BA from the
University of Puerto Rico. Her work is
the subject of a solo exhibition, which began at the Butler Institute of
American Art, Youngstown OH and will travel to International Museum of Art
& Science, McAllen, TX; Castellani Art Museum, Niagara, NY; Museum of Arts
and Sciences, Macon, GA; Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NM and San
Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX. Colon’s work will also be included
in two upcoming group exhibitions at the Chabot Museum, Rotterdam, The
Netherlands and the Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State University, PA.
Gisela Colon Irregular Square Glo-Pod (Fluorescent Hot Pink), 2013
blow-molded acrylic 20 x 20 x 8 inches
Exhibition: “Radiant Space” featuring works by Peter
Alexander, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Larry Bell, Gisela Colon, Stephen Dean,
Christian Eckart, Gary Lang, De Wain Valentine and Marc Vaux runs through August
13, 2016 at McClain Gallery 2242 Richmond Avenue, Houston, TX 77098
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