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Cleveland, Ohio - 1point618 Gallery presents:
HERSTORIES: BAILA LITTON
Recent works by internationally recognized painter Baila Litton will be featured in Herstories, an exhibition at 1point618 Gallery from August 3 through September 30, 2007. Herstories opens to the public with a reception on Friday, August 3, 2007 from 7:00pm – 10:00pm.
Exhibit Dates: August 3, 2007- September 30, 2007
Opening Reception: Friday, August 3, 2007 from 7:00pm – 10:00pm
1point618 Gallery, 6421 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44102
216.281.6421 or www.1point618gallery.com
Gallery Hours: daily by appointment
Each person we encounter is a unique mapping of qualities and energies that are invisible to the naked eye. Often, we seem to react to each other based on skin-to-skin appraisals or other superficialities. Yet, some part of us intuits the presence of much, much more.
Herstories, are an ongoing series of mixed media paintings exploring the face as a mask and the tattoo as the indelible mark, shield, and sacrifice.
The subjects are women that have been photographed. Their faces are tattooed with images relating to each woman’s life and something beyond, mythic and archetypal. The markings include ancient characters, symbols, and maps that emerge as cryptic images.
This body of work is layered with many skins of collaged paper, drawings, paint, and bits of fabric. The skins transform the mask into the portrait and bring surface and depth together as one.
The goal is to create compelling images that bring full attention to the subjectivity of perception .The viewer confronts an image textured with character and history. In the end they “face” their own perceptions.
1point618 Gallery is located in the Gordon Square Cultural Arts District of Cleveland, Ohio’s Historic Detroit Shoreway and is the proud recipient of 2006 American Institute of Architects Interior Design Award (AIA Cleveland Chapter).
| Art Exhibition; Baila Litton: Herstories posted on Wednesday May 16, 2007 |
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