Craighead Green Gallery presents a new exhibition featuring the works of three artists: Pamela Nelson, Heather Gorham, and Chris Mason from April 5 to May 10. The show brings together painting and sculpture to explore themes of color, perception, and the human experience.
Pamela Nelson’s work in “Light = Color” is a joyous celebration of spring, colorful renewal and the interplay of light. Her pieces weave painted colors together, evoking symphonic harmonies. The exhibition connects to her 2007 NorthPark installation, “Color Equations.” The realization that color is the result of different wavelengths of light paired with the combination of various colors reflects the essence of her installation at NorthPark.
With a modernist palette influenced by textile artists and weavers, Nelson embraces both geometry and spontaneous jazz-like improvisation. Her works on recycled paper add an intimate and organic element, while her signature use of bright color captures the optimism of spring.
Heather Gorham’s “Everyday Saints & Ordinary Things Only Bigger” offers two distinct yet interconnected bodies of work. In her paintings, she introduces an imagined pantheon of “helpers” — saints, designed to carry our burdens, both large and small, providing solace and humor in turbulent times.
Meanwhile, her sculptures transform familiar, overlooked objects into exaggerated forms, inviting viewers to reconsider the mundane through a lens of playfulness and wonder. By scaling up the ordinary, Gorham challenges viewers to see with fresh eyes, redefining relationships with the everyday.
Chris Mason’s wire sculptures explore the human figure in motion, drawing inspiration from both High Renaissance figurative art and the dynamic energy of comic books. Mason crafts expressive, suspended figures that capture the essence of movement and the spirit of perseverance. His “wire climbers” evoke both strength and fragility, playing with perception as viewers interpret the figures as either ascending or descending. By preserving the integrity of the wire’s industrial nature, Mason highlights the raw simplicity of his medium while creating sculptures that defy expectations.
Together, Nelson, Gorham, and Mason create an exhibition that engages the senses, challenges perception, and celebrates the intersection of light, form, and perspective.
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