Event:

Essential Impermanence

Date:

Through Feb. 28

Location:

Windsor Art Center, 40 Mechanic St., Windsor, CT

Contact:

860-688-2528 or info@windsorartcenter.org

At what point is the transient nature of creation truly experienced? This is one of several questions posed by the Windsor Art Center’s exhibition, Essential Impermanence: The Work of Debra Losada and Michele Kishita, which runs through February 28th. The recent work of artists Debra Losada (Sharon, CT) and Michele Kishita (Philadelphia, PA) featured in this exhibit generates a vibrant dialogue, which explores this very question. Losada’s oil on panel works explore the transformation of space at the moment that formlessness moves into form. Kishita’s mixed media work focuses on the intersection of seemingly disparate elements at the moment they unite. Come see for yourself how each artist responds to the fluid significance inherent in these particular instances of profound mutability.

Among the site specific works created by each artist for this exhibit is Pine River, an installation by Michele Kishita composed of 8,000 paint stir sticks. Each stick has been meticulously hand dipped and wrapped in Japanese, Indian, and Italian paper. At its completion, it will have taken 8 months with two studio assistants, one to dip and one to wrap the paint sticks, and nearly 40 bottles of glue and 15 quarts of paint. It will also include wooden dowels of various lengths that will be painted and wrapped. These dowels will represent the waterfall that ultimately creates Pine River. Aesthetically, Kishita finds herself attracted to the raw, utilitarian appearance of the stir sticks and their juxtaposition to the delicate gilded papers, especially since both are made of wood.

The exhibition opens with a reception on Saturday, January 17th, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM and runs through February 28th at the Windsor Art Center, 40 Mechanic St., Windsor, CT. There will be an artist talk by Debra Losada on Saturday, January 24th, from 1:00-2:00 PM and an artist talk by Michele Kishita on Saturday, February 7th, from 1:00 PM-2:00 PM.

Gallery hours are: Thursday, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.; Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM; and Sunday, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

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