May 6: Summer Storms Opening Reception @ Rontoms | Artwork by Alex DeSpain
From press release:
Summer Storms by Alex DeSpain
Curated by Andrea Boyle
May 6 through July 5
Opening Reception: Friday, May 6, 9 p.m.-Midnight
Rontoms
600 E. Burnside Street
Alex De Spain has a very short long story. From the plains of Oklahoma, that long stretch of wheat-colored canvas that straddles middle America, and the lonely land of Texas, he comes to Portland on the heels of one too many personal tornadoes. Having spun around in a pallet thunder cloud grays, aging wooden browns, and the pale yellows of inaudible screams, his introduction to the verdant North West inspired discovery of another sort.
By pouring colorful raindrops on his work, he has turned dust into rich soil. In his most recent series, he calls forth the colors of summer, the cloyingly sweet smell of rose gardens in full-bloom, and organizes his personal story into lessons of joy. “Summer Storms” begins with a look at Alex’s black & white portraits where cross-hatched hairs like threads of grain assume a third dimension, and ends under the hard-edges of his SHAPES series where we are left to float amid fluid forms of galactic neon-discovery. This show, at once turbulent and refreshingly warm, offers a look at the biographical portfolio of this talented emerging artist.
May 30, 2011 at 13:24
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