Sculptor Mel Katz creates works of bold and contrasting color, exuberant shapes and subtle humor. Continuing a career-long fascination with shape and contour, Katz plays with positive and negative shapes to form wall sculptures made of machine cut, anodized aluminum. In this new exhibit, Katz displays pieces that recall the undiluted colors of Matisse, invoked in bold geometric forms whose soft curves belie their rigid medium. Always evolving, Katz’s work is fresh, clean and modern, refined by years of technical expertise and aesthetic consideration.
Mel Katz
Cropped
anodized aluminum
49.5" x 53.25" x .75"
2011
Photo:
Stewart Harvey
Mel Katz
Anodized Aluminum
February 2-25, 2012
Opening Reception First Thursday, February 2, 5-8pm
Please join us for an artist talk with Mel Katz on Saturday, February 11, at 11am at the Laura Russo Gallery
Henk Pander
Blitzen River, Malheur Wildlife Refuge
watercolor on paper
40" x 60"
2011
Henk Pander
Worlds Apart: Plein Air Watercolors
February 2-25, 2012
Opening Reception First Thursday, February 2, 5-8pm
Please join us for an artist talk with Henk Pander, Saturday, February 11th at 11:00am
Preeminent Portland artist Henk Pander is well known for his unflinching treatment of difficult subjects; in this new show he explores the contrasting landscapes of his native Netherlands and adopted Pacific Northwest home. The consummate draftsman, Pander uses plein air and studio still life as the basis for his compelling and commanding paintings. In a show that contrasts the wild, dramatic beauty of some of nature’s most isolated places with exquisite and intimate gardens, Pander explores the wide ranging influence that we have on our surroundings, and the impact those surroundings make upon us.
