Kate Casanova, "Aftereffects: A Natural History"
Contact:
Anita Sue Kolman
612-385-4239
Patrick Kemal Pryor
patrick@kolmanpryorgallery.com
612-280-7812
Aftereffects: A Natural History
New Work by Kate Casanova
February 28-April 11, 2015
Reception: Saturday, March 14, 2015, 7-10 p.m.
(MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA) In her first Minneapolis solo show, Kate Casanova, a Kolman & Pryor Gallery artist, extends her performative and investigative artistic practice with new works that arrest natural phenomena. The exhibition, Aftereffects: A Natural History, runs February 28 through April 11, at Kolman & Pryor with an artist reception on March 14 from 7-10 p.m.
Theres something very seductive and very human about trying to order nature or capture its ephemerality, Casanova says. In her exhibition, she manifests this desire through a collection of new works: translucent resin casts of mushrooms, crystals and caterpillars; sculpture crafted from natural and human-made materials; time-lapse video of mushroom growth; and residue drawings of water, glue and charcoal. Minimal forms, biomorphic repetition and a muted color palette run throughout the works.
While taking her inspiration from natural processes, Casanova compellingly arrests those processes in time and space, creating a natural history of occurrence and memory. Even though the creation of objects and images is an attempt at preservation, the original objects (mushrooms, water, etc.) remain elusive, Casanova explains. The casts are translucent and empty. The spores are an afterimage of the actual fungal body. The pools of water are dry. This absence speaks to how the passing of time renders all things intangible.
Patrick Kemal Pryor, gallery co-owner, similarly finds intrigue and engagement in Casanovas new work. Kates work brings our attention to ephemeral occurrences that we may not only overlook, but not even think to look for, he says. What she reveals is both beautiful and full of a sense of longing.
Casanovas show is made possible in part by funding from a 2014 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant.
For a preview of the show, please contact Anita Sue Kolman at anita@kolmanpryorgallery.com or 612-385-4239 or Patrick Kemal Pryor at patrick@kolmanpryorgallery.com or 612-280-7812.
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Intersections and Affirmations opens Saturday, February 28, 2015 and closes Saturday, April 11, 2015.
Artist Reception: Saturday, March 14, 7-10 p.m.
The Kolman & Pryor Gallery is located in Studio 395, Northrop King Building at 1500 Jackson Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413. For more information, please call: 612-385-4239 or 612-280-7812, or email: anita@kolmanpryorgallery.com or patrick@kolmanpryorgallery.com, or visit: www.kolmanpyrogallery.com.
