Layers and Textures

Show Dates: September 1st - September 30th

First Friday Opening: September 1st, 5pm - 8pm

Artist Reception: September 8th, 4pm - 8pm

Join us for our September gallery show, ‘Layers and Textures’ featuring work by local artists, Renée Oberdorf and Jun Soo Oh.

Artist Statements:

Jun Soo Oh demonstrates his own language exploring texture and color aiming to expand boundaries between two dimensional surface and three dimensional space. He crosses lines of Color Field and Abstract Expressionism by using recognized color, gesture, form and mark in the work. His work includes manipulations of canvas using thermal paper used by credit card terminals which reveals philosophical functions of imagery, political, religious, and self-reflection.

Renée Oberdorf: Each painting represents an expedition into uncharted territory. Renée has no idea where she is going when she starts out. She trusts her instincts and allows her hands to lead, adding and deleting. Renée thinks of her creative process as improvisational music or dance. Striving to free her mind of thoughts and proceed intuitively. Slowly something emerges from the layers. Many risks are taken along the way. Many doubts and frustrations are overcome. Each painting may shroud dozens of paintings underneath. She keeps working until the composition resonates.

While Renée draws inspiration from various sources, the seasons, and places lived, visited, and imagined, hold special significance.

Currently, her focus lies in exploring the interplay between defined shapes and their deconstructed counterparts.