Kelly Walker: Stratachrome

Kelly Walker: Stratachrome

Rosenberg Gallery

Kelly Walker: Stratachrome

“ It is not the form that dictates the color, but the color that brings out the form.”

— Hans Hofmann

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Similar to a geologist who studies layers of sedimentary rock and soil, Kelly Walker has spent years studying the layering of both traditional and nontraditional mediums. Sometimes these bands of different colored or differently structured materials are exposed horizontally in strata like compositions, each material’s unique character distinguishing it from the neighboring layers. Other times, materials are carefully laid down layer upon layer, one upon the other, overlapping and obscuring each layer below. In all cases, Walker’s process mimics that of natural geological forces: there is a slow and steady buildup of both color and texture, visually marking the passage of time. Walker’s mastery of materials allows her to seduce viewers, pulling them in closer through her aesthetically appealing use of pattern, surface, and chroma.

Goucher College will present Kelly Walker: Stratachrome in the Rosenberg Gallery at Kraushaar Auditorium from June 20 through September 2, 2012. This exhibit, which is free and open to the public, can be viewed Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. An artist’s reception will be held Thursday, August 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Rosenberg Gallery. Please visit www.goucher.edu/rosenberg for more information.

Curator, Laura Amussen

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I paint because I can’t stop moving.

My process is an organic transfer of energy, imagination, and emotion.

My studio is the only space I feel free from judgement and free to explore the materials I work with. Combining components that should not mix—oils, acrylics, resins, lacquers, metal leaf, car paints, plasters—I paint and repaint

surfaces, building up textures, layers, and a complexity of colors that reflect the many emotions and energies I’ve absorbed from day to day. Drawing from a mixture of my surroundings, experiences, travels, and feelings, my work is more a reflection of my process of exploration rather than the achievement of an end result.

— Kelly Walker

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Images

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Earthly Delights, 2012 Acrylic on canvas 30” x 40”

6 Emerald Moss, 2012 Oil, lacquer, and resin on canvas 48” x 48” 7 Elemental Reaction in Gold, 2012 Metal leaf and oil on canvas 48” x 48” 8 Anxious Wind, 2012 Oil, plaster, and acrylic on panel 64” x 24”

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graffito Study 1, 2012 S Acrylic and encaustic on canvas 30” x 60”

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Sultry Interlace, 2012 Latex, metal leaf, and plaster on panel 40” x 60”

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Lily, 2012 Oil, acrylic, and resin on canvas 36” x 48”

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Navel Gazing, 2012 Oil, acrylic, and resin on canvas 48” x 48”

16-17 La Cage Aux Faux Bleu, 2012 Acrylic, oil, resin, and lacquer on linen 48” x 36” 18 Westside Morning (Baltimore Series), 2012 Plaster, acrylic, lacquer, and resin on panel 24” x 48” 19

estside (Baltimore Series), 2012 W Plaster, acrylic, lacquer, and resin on panel 54” x 24”

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Cover On Martian Soil, 2012 Acrylic, oil, resin, and wax on canvas 36” x 72”

Kelly Walker: Stratachrome June 20 – September 2, 2012 Opening Reception

Thursday, August 2, 2012, 6-8 p.m.

Rosenberg Gallery Directions Baltimore Beltway, I-695, to exit 27A. Make first left onto campus.

Gallery Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays 410.337.6477

The Rosenberg Gallery is free and open to the public.

The Rosenberg Gallery program is funded with the assistance of grants from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency funded by the state of Maryland and the NEA, and the Baltimore County Commission on the Arts and Sciences.

www.goucher.edu/rosenberg