November 11, 2008

Gail Gorlitzz's Rain

As the title indicates, this juried show is themed around water, broadly construed. There's a lot of worthy stuff here and it's beautifully presented, lighted in a way that is not often seen and uncrowded, so that each work can inhabit  its own space and is not adversely affected by its neighbors - a common problem in group shows. I particularly loved Gail Gorlitzz's two pieces. Rain is made up of three light-as-air ceiling-hung constructions of plastic, filament and beads that look like celestial jellyfish. Eye Sea is a shimmering underwater creature knitted of cord, metal wire and plastic and studded with jeweled eyes, beautiful and creepy at the same time, like so many creatures of the deep sea. Both are both beautifully conceived and meticulously crafted.

Betsy Stewart and friends at the opening (I'm behind the camera.)