Stephanie Weber and Fernando Reyes employ line as a central focus of their aesthetic explorations, but in entirely different ways: Weber paints a logical, linear structure on industrial aluminum panels while Reyes utilizes strong contour lines to express the movement and sensuousness of the human figure.  Neither artist, however, falls into the centuries old camp of line versus color, or a strict adherence to the analytical at the expense of the emotional, as their works also burn with vibrant, exhilarating color.  Both Weber and Reyes prove what many artists have long realized, that these are not mutually exclusive elements.   

In this new body of work, "Inside Passage," the artist, with his unique blend of realism and abstraction continues to offer the viewer the mystery of the story each painting tells.  Buller is well recognized for his ability to create paintings with a certain intensity of feeling, reconnecting us to our own sensory intelligences and human experiences. His process of painting, applying paint, removing paint and allowing each piece to guide him, becomes a search for a passageway into a particular state of mind. In this exhibition the artist continues to paint intuitively while exploring his interest in the Inside Passage and the ever changing and timeless relationships of the people, the land and the water.  Drawn to the recorded visual history of the protected waterway of British Columbia, where he now lives, Buller presents a sense of the rich and dynamic natural environment as it relates to people and their ability to live both inside and outside of themselves.  The artist’s interest in changing relationships is evidenced in this body of work and in his recent paintings of figures in motion and the subtle impressions of vulnerability inherent in specific movements.  Always transcending the literal narrative, these superbly executed paintings speak poetically to the mysterious bond between past and present, ultimately uncovering meaning from an unconscious place for the viewer.

Artist Reception: Thursday, September 2, 6-9 pm

Opening reception, Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 6-9pm

New Works Exhibition Description.

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