PRESS RELEASE
CATHIE BLECK / frAGILITY / New works on papyrus
Contact: Aron Packer 312.226.8984
PACKER SCHOPF GALLERY : 942 WEST LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60607
Event Date: Artists’ Reception: Friday, November 1st, 5-8 PM
Exhibition Run: NOV 1 – DEC 28 , 2013
Cleveland artist Cathie Bleck presents a new collection of emotionally charged paintings entitled, “frAGILITY”. Cathie Bleck closely examines the delicate ebb and flow of life’s circumstances juxtaposed with her affinity for detail and personal relationship with nature. As a young girl, Cathie grew up on a tree farm just outside of Chicago, an environment that moved her to examine the changing seasons. Each season embodied feelings of both renewal and readiness while visually inspiring metaphors for transformation. Bleck will present twelve new illustrative works, carved onto clay and through ink adapting to the surface weaves of Egyptian papyrus; a material with inherent strength and resilience through time. Her medium and choice of materials are emblematic of the dualities explored in this series, the contradictory yet beautiful tension between frail and strong. These works were inspired by several trips to Egypt over the past five years, where Bleck created journals influenced by the anthropomorphic symbols of the ancient visual language. This ongoing series also includes journals, large scale scrolls (one included in this show) and miniature drawings on handmade papers from ancient cultures and serve as a precursor for a larger body of works which study the origins of the vullnerable nature of the human spirit and its immense resilience in the face of adversity.
Stay Tuned for Cathie Bleck Full Preview of works the week before Nov. 1st opening.
For Acquisitions contact Aron Packer @ 312.226.8964
ALL WORKS ARE COPYRIGHTED, PLEASE ASK FIRST! CB@CATHIEBLECK.COM
CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE
+ ALSO EXHIBITING A WALL OF THESE SMALL WORKS 4″X6″ , INK, CLAY ON BHUTAN PAPER FROM NEPAL
A FEW DETAILS:
SCROLL PROJECT : ONE SCROLL ON VIEW
“March” convivial
Graphite, clay on Stonehenge paper
55” x 170”
“The Rise of Man” 15″X18″ Framed
Ink, graphite, clay, vellum on paper
A Few pics from hanging the show today:
