Opening night reception 08.03.2018 All the anxiety, pressure to make sure all the details had been taken care of disappeared on August 1st when we finished the installation at the gallery.
I walked away looking back through the window that day thinking how nice the work looked in the space at Gallery 2622. Then, I realized, it was my show. First solo show. Too cool. Almost a year in the works, "Saints & Sinners" came together nearly how I had envisioned. To make the original installation, "Still Life 69" come to life in a larger venue than Var Gallery, I had to enlarge all the posters and images to accommodate the extra space available. I was very pleased with the proportions. The installation took on a completely different look. Rather than being in tight quarters, it was out in the open. A 360 degree view. The front grill of the 1969 Cadillac was very apparent. The chairs and benches became a place for gallery visitors to sit and chat. Exactly what they were intended to do. Bridging the two pieces was as difficult as I originally thought it might be. Saints & Sinners looks at the effect that symbols, colors and storytelling influence our vision of reality. Numbers play a big part. During last night's 2nd Evening event, one of the visitors mentioned that the number seven is significant throughout the bible. He also pointed out that the odds of getting a seven while rolling a pair of dice has the best odds. I'm ultra thankful for all the support I got during this show.
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