CURRENT EXHIBITION:
Our next exhibit, Rod Lamborn: The Crystalline Image is set to follow Split Images
and will open right at the start of the month, on May 3, with an opening reception from 5:30 – 7
p.m. that evening. This is a chance to meet the artist, visit with your Monterey neighbors and
friends, and enjoy snacks that are provided!
Following Lamborn’s early career as a cinematographer, which took him to conflict
zones –Chechnya, East Congo, Liberia, and Afghanistan-- he emerged to pursue his current
work, which evokes landscape. He uses an unusual approach to capture time, space, and
light “in a single moment.” Lamborn prefers to present his work while viewers experience a
relaxed mental state. “It’s sublime!” he says.
To encourage such a viewing Lamborn plans a special event in addition to the opening
reception. On Sunday, May 19 at 5 p.m., “a sound bath activation” will take place at the
library during off-hours, when the library would otherwise be closed “to allow for an
uninterrupted visualization journey.” A facilitator (who works for Kripalu) will perform
a sound journey. Participants will bring their own yoga mats and blankets, and will be invited
to lie down for the experience. Lamborn will speak briefly to prepare for the experience with
the facilitator. Group shares and journalingwill follow. Please join us for the opening reception of The Crystalline Image on the 3rd of May, and the Art Immersion and Sound Bath Experience on May 19, 2024. The Crystalline Image will be on view through June 8, 2024.
PAST EXHIBITION:
James McNamara / Barbara Woike: Split Images, Drawings / Photographs
opens March 15. The artists will hold an opening reception that
afternoon/evening from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Before settling in Stockbridge in 2019, Woike was a news photo editor for
the Associated Press and McNamara (her husband) was a digital media
executive and educator. It seems that with retirement both have
experienced renewed creative energy! We are so fortunate to have this
artistic wealth in our area. Without our artists, what would we do at Knox
Gallery?
Most of Woike’s exhibited photos were shot from 1975-1979, primarily in
Italy, where she has spent much time – In Pietrasanta, the historically
significant Tuscan town of marble and art, in Rome where she lived for a
college semester, and in Sicily where her maternal grandparents were
born. The remainder were shot in and around her hometown of Middletown,
Ct.
After being exhibited briefly, most of these photos have spent decades in
storage. So, Woike reports that “I’m happy for the opportunity to liberate
these portraits from their boxes for public viewing once more.”
McNamara creates art using “Loose Realism”, a painting genre that, as
described by the artist, “suggests a freedom of line or brushwork made
purposely visible to the viewer’s eye.” He continues: “Loose Realism
encourages the observer to find interest or meaning in the details.”
Portraits, landscapes, and laborers at work are his preferred subjects, and
all are created using vintage or personal photographs.
The artist works in a variety of mediums. He draws mainly in graphite and
charcoal but also uses oils, acrylics and watercolors “to round out certain
works.” In addition to his 2-dimensional work, McNamara creates
sculptures from found objects, such as scrap metal and wood.
Please join us for the opening reception on the 15 th , or view the show
during library hours anytime through April 27, 2024.
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