An exhibition of new work by T.J. Hogan in the East Gallery

An exhibition of new paintings by Chris Maker in the West Gallery

The allegory of Plato’s Cave, in the Republic, in which Plato introduces the “essence of things” as well as society’s response to this illusion was extremely powerful. To me, the allegory of Plato’s Cave describes a society bound and chained together, around a fire of their own creation. From this fire, the shadows of society are cast on the walls of the cave. These shadows are mistaken for the real objects from which they are cast. And the essence of the “thing” is mistaken for it’s referent, created from society. The painting depicts figures in black and white as the shadows cast on the cave walls. The chinks or opening in the cave are represented by white linear and planar elements, eroding the walls of the cave. The “subject”, painted in color, is placed in a position of awe and reckoning, and the “projection” of this subject’s reality is depicted on the cave’s wall. The suggestion of geometry is a means to represent the “rational view”, and is depicted here through the use of the golden section and with it the suggestion of the fibonnaci spiral sequence used to compose the landscape in color and denote the irrational. This geometry is then simplified in a three dimensional Q-bert diagram and then re-represented again as “nature” through the pattern on Sonoran desert rattlesnake.  www.chrismaker.com

A playful fort installation by the Pruitt5.  Pruitt5 is a collaboration of Eye Lounge member, Christina Pruitt, her husband and their children.   Hang out in the fort between April 19 – May 5, 2013.

Commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art

Installed at Eye Lounge

April 19, 2013 – May 5, 2012

A collection of minimalist photographic and video works focusing on elemental light, color and space. This exhibition explores a replenished look at the sky, landscape and relationships between time and place.

HORIZONS will feature works made in 2012 during time spent as a Phoenix photographer in the valley of the sun, a resident artist in China and a non-religious traveler in Israel.
Exhibition support provided in part by a mini-grant from Ted Decker Catalyst Fund.

FAMILY PHOTOS
A new series of saturated photographs weaving self-portraits together with portraits of friends and close relations rather than models. Simultaneously playful fantasy and familiar nostalgia, these images continue to address themes of family, gender, childhood, and questioning traditions.

HOMEWORLDS
A starscape installation influenced by an undying love for Science Fiction.