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Ann Korologos Gallery presents The Space Between: Carved, Etched, Painted, a group exhibition showcasing the mastery of positive and negative space in multidimensional works by Leon Loughridge, Sherrie York, Joel Ostlind, and Linda Lillegraven. The exhibition is on view April 29 through June 1, 2023 at Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt, Colorado and virtually at korologosgallery.com.
From the absolute values created when carving wood or linoleum, to the sketch-like lines of copper etching, to painting with oil, these techniques are physically rigid, yet the works are soft, light, and atmospheric. Each artist has taken his or her medium of choice – woodblock or linocut printmaking, copper plate etching or oil painting – to a high level of expertise and personal connection to capture his or her observation in nature and western culture.
Leon Loughridge lives in Denver, Colorado, where he creates fine art using the Japanese moku (wood) hanga (print) making technique. Using a baren, Japanese kozo paper from 1900, non-toxic pigments, rice and water, the artist works through multiple blocks and up to 20 colors to create limited edition woodblock prints inspired by the landscapes of Colorado and New Mexico. The contrast in the fluidity of watercolor, which the artist paints en plein air, versus the hard lines of a wood carving is artfully translated by Loughridge.
Sherrie York is also a Colorado printmaker, painter and draughtswoman based in Maine with an international reputation for lyrical and expressive works on paper. A biologist in her 20s, York’s field sketches and drawings later translated to linocut printmaking. True to her meticulous representations of her observations in the natural world, York’s printmaker’s eye is drawn to intricate flora, the interaction of birds with water, and the patterns across land and seascapes.
Joel Ostlind is a Wyoming native and expert draftsman. Ostlind spent fifteen years herding cattle on large ranches throughout the American West, always with a sketchbook in his back pocket. His drawings found new life, with copper plate etchings as his medium, and are often hand-colored with watercolor or gouache. His work celebrates the full range of Western life, with his current focus on ranch hands, fishermen, log cabins, and day dreams.
Linda Lillegraven lives in Laramie, Wyoming, and earned a BA in Art and BS in Zoology from San Diego State University. The uncluttered landscapes of the West, with their changing light and seasons, offer the artist a lifetime of inspiration. Her oil paintings depict the transitions of color and tone of the plains, so subtle as to be “almost invisible,” yet perfectly conveyed. Lillegraven’s landscape paintings include a minimal amount of detail while giving the viewer a panoramic sense of big skies, open fields, space and scale.
The Space Between: Carved, Etched, Painted is on view April 29 through June 1, 2023 ‘under the clocktower’ in historic downtown Basalt and virtually at korologosgallery.com. For questions, hours or private viewing times, please call (970) 927-9668, email art@korologosgallery.com.
