MidSummer Sun in an Empty Room: New Works by Gage Opdenbrouw
August 12 - Sept. 19, 2020
August 12 - Sept. 19, 2020
SHOH Gallery is excited to round out the summer of 2020 with the beautiful and sublime paintings of Gage Opdenbrouw, whose solo show, Midsummer Sun in an Empty Room, which opens on August 12th and runs through Sept. 19th, 2020 in both our physical and virtual galleries.
Gage Opdenbrouw's loose and layered brushwork and fine use of light and color bring a sense of life and atmosphere to the spaces and landscapes he shares with his viewers, creating the feeling of stepping into a story that is already halfway told or a memory recently revived.
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"I consider my painting to be a form of meditation. For me, painting is a way of drawing close to moments, and an attempt to pay homage to the fleeting beauty of everyday observations. Regardless of the subject, whether a figure or a moment of light in an interior, the sweep of a sky above an industrial neighborhood, the goal is, as Joseph Campbell once put it, ‘to reveal the radiance that lies hidden just beneath the surface of the everyday’. I aim to use a brush to create poetry from mundane materials, and if the paintings resonate with the viewer in the eye, the heart, the gut, then I feel I’ve been successful in sharing some small aspect of my experience."
~ Gage Opdenbrouw
Gage Opdenbrouw's loose and layered brushwork and fine use of light and color bring a sense of life and atmosphere to the spaces and landscapes he shares with his viewers, creating the feeling of stepping into a story that is already halfway told or a memory recently revived.
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"I consider my painting to be a form of meditation. For me, painting is a way of drawing close to moments, and an attempt to pay homage to the fleeting beauty of everyday observations. Regardless of the subject, whether a figure or a moment of light in an interior, the sweep of a sky above an industrial neighborhood, the goal is, as Joseph Campbell once put it, ‘to reveal the radiance that lies hidden just beneath the surface of the everyday’. I aim to use a brush to create poetry from mundane materials, and if the paintings resonate with the viewer in the eye, the heart, the gut, then I feel I’ve been successful in sharing some small aspect of my experience."
~ Gage Opdenbrouw
* There will be no reception but please join us online at SHOHGALLERY.COM or visit the gallery Thurs-Sat from 12-5pm to view these exquisitely ethereal paintings in person. We will be allowing a limited number of 2 guests at a time into our physical space to see the pieces in person. Face masks and social distancing will be required with hand sanitizer and gloves available.
Appointments are encouraged but not necessary.
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From July 1st through November, 10% of sales will go to FairFight.org, to help ensure fair and accessible voting practices, encourage voter participation in elections, and educate voters about elections and their voting rights.
Appointments are encouraged but not necessary.
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From July 1st through November, 10% of sales will go to FairFight.org, to help ensure fair and accessible voting practices, encourage voter participation in elections, and educate voters about elections and their voting rights.