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Like the pieces of a glowing puzzle, the rhythms of Taras
Borovyk’s composition and his buoyant colors all exist
in a dazzling interrelationship. His subjects are distilled
down to their essential shapes and tones in order to be
reconfigured in our perceptions. In breaking his subjects
down to their fundamental visual parts, Taras is exploiting
the organic roots of visual forms, specifically the dynamics
of light, perspective and emotions in our process of taking in
his imagery. Translucent light and smoky shadows achieve
material weight. The physical outlines of a church or flora
might be overwhelmed by their constituent colors, but his
images orchestrate a dramatic and disciplined symphony
for the eyes, whether fiery reds framed and balanced by
cool greens, or street scenes that are vivid expressions
of complex psychological moods. Taras has said that art
reveals the intricacies of existence, that through art we can
perceive the world with the insight of a poet, and celebrate
the subtle and profound just beneath the surface of things.
Whether he is presenting a contemplative still-life or the
array of color on a European street, Taras Borovyk’s work
captures the essence of what he sees as an artist, which
he brings forth onto his canvases, so that we also see and
experience the world anew.
TARAS BOROVYK
Yellow Lilies Oil on Canvas 30” x 24”
Website: www.Art-Mine.com/ArtistPage/Taras_Borovyk.aspx
ELEANOR OWEN KERR
Passages II Silver Gelatin 16” x 20”
Eleanor Kerr’s photographs cover a wide range of
subjects, but share as a consistent theme the interplay
of nature both at its most vulnerable and its most resolute.
With these intimate organic relationships revealed, Eleanor’s
work revels in the textures of stones large and small, and
in sky wherever it is found, either hinted at behind clouds,
lying reflected within a tranquil pool or merely suggested
by a curl of flora. Eleanor has said that she is inspired to
draw back the curtain on the mysteries of the natural world
in her work. In doing so, she opens our eyes to show us
how much we have yet to discover. Whether it is within
the intimate patterns found in rock and water, or the wider
realm of a hillock, Eleanor’s photography frames moments
of transition for us, and it is in these instances of conversion
that we recognize our own parallel yearning for growth. Her
work reconnects us to nature and generously insists that we
have a special place in its inscrutable design. If there is any
single aspect to Eleanor’s work that resonates the strongest,
it is this generosity. Eleanor shares the landscapes that she
has discovered on her artistic journey, and in doing so, she
encourages us to explore the corresponding realm within
ourselves.
Websites: www.eleanorowenkerr.com
www.Art-Mine.com/ArtistPage/Eleanor_Owen_Kerr.aspx
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