"Darsana: Transcending Light" - Images by Gail Erwin

Art - Exhibit

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, April 29, 2008 - June 19, 2008
10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Dunia Ecostore
43 Nason Street
Maynard, MA 01754
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The Gallery at Dunia presents "Darsana: Transcending Light,"an exhibit of limited-edition prints by Maynard-based artist Gail Erwin. Erwin applies monoprint and other techniques, some - such as cyanotype, Van Dyke Brown, and solvent transfer - from the dawn of photography, to create richly layered and tactile images. "Darsana: Transcending Light" runs from April 29 through June19. A reception will be held for the artist on Sunday, May 18, from 2 to 5 PM; attendance is free and open to the public. Twenty percent of the proceeds from the sale of Erwin's art will benefit the New England Wildflower Society (www.newenglandwild.org), America's oldest plant conservation organization, dedicated to protecting our natural habitats and native plants.

Gail Erwin's work cannot be pigeonholed. "Nocturne 59," from her Quartets and Variations series, combines the authenticity of photography with the formal balance of some abstract Japanese paintings. By contrast, her "Mapscape" installation consists of 500 eight-inch squares of handmade paper, each one as boldly expressive as a Frank Stella, yet somehow subsumed into a wall-sized mosaic that evokes video pixels under high magnification. A constant in all of Erwin's art is a macro-micro dynamic she creates, first seducing viewers with her graceful forms, and then haunting them with the details yielded by closer viewings.

"Over the last four years," said Erwin, "an exploration of nature and landscape has formed the basis of my work." In addition to a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Gail Erwin holds an MS in Education from SUNY Oswego, a JD from Western New England College of Law in Springfield MA and a BA from William Smith College in Geneva, NY. The list of recent solo exhibits is extensive, and includes shows at Boston's Kingston Gallery, Indian Hill Music Center in Littleton, Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts in Concord, and DeCordova Museum in Lincoln. Erwin currently teaches art at Massachusetts College of Art in Boston.

Dunia is located at 43 Nason Street in downtown Maynard. Gail Erwin's "Darsana: Transcending Light" art will be available for viewing during store hours, Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 6 PM, except for Thursday, when the store stays open until 8 PM.

Cost: Free

Sponsored by: Dunia Ecostore

Suggested Audiences: Middle School, High School, College, Adult, Elders

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