FALL ADULTS WORKSHOP: Hillary Kane Artist Talk

A talk in images and words telling the story of the artist's life, her making practice, and the concepts embedded in her works.

”I am interested in Process and its crucial visibility in my work. The coalescing of raw elements—earth and fire, ash and draught, placement and patience—are the evident aggregation of material+endurance over days of wood-firing. The skin of each vessel presents itself as a fossilized record of its own making—the finished works, an archaeological sedimentation of scarified textures, encrusted color and embedded thoughts.

Central to my work is the juxtaposition of weight/weightlessness, solidity/void, containment/exposure and the implausible, precarious, fragile point of balance therein. This tipping point preludes the question: what is too much to hold? What is the liminal space between collapse and levitation? falling and flying? An implied corporeality belies pure abstraction of form; thus, my works are often transliterations—a macro lens deliberating on the microcosm within.”

Following Hillary’s talk, please join us for a visit to Lacoste Gallery at 6:00 PM for a personal visit to her solo exhibition, "FULCRUM: poised, weightless upon the point of inflection", where we will meet with gallerist Lucy Lacoste for a viewing of the works and small reception.

All levels welcome but registration for the talk is required. Space is limited.