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Drew Tal and Karen Yank: Circumspect July 19 through August 9, 2016 *Opening Reception: Friday, July 22, from 5 to 7 pm Circumspection implies considering your actions carefully before moving forward. Such is the case with both American artist Karen Yank, and Israeli artist, Drew Tal. Yank was awarded a prestigious art award to study at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in New York, in 1987. Her teacher was the celebrated--if reclusive--New Mexico minimalist artist, Agnes Martin. Yank relocated with her family to New Mexico, where she still lives today. Her friendship with Agnes Martin would continue for two decades, until Martin’s death in 2004.

Agnes Martin often told Yank she was her only “real” student. She passed on her opinions about artistic process and philosophy to Yank. While Martin is well known for her grid drawings and line paintings, Yank sought a different shape. Martin’s horizontal line was reminiscent of the distant New Mexican horizon line, uninterrupted by natural form. Yank, however, saw the circle as the most perfect shape for her sculpture. From earliest civilization, the circle has represented the life-giving force of the sun; eternity; fertility, divinity. Yank created a large body of work using the circle, often with referencing Martin in her use of the line within her circles, as is evident in her piece called “Thrice” as well as in her “XO” series.

For Drew Tal, his environment produced circumspection, as he states, “Growing up in Israel in the '60's, was a blessing for me. At that time in history the young state was a true melting pot for millions of immigrants from all around the globe. Surrounded with such a colorful collage of ethnicities, languages, nationalities, cultures and religions made me realize from an early age that the world beyond me was a rich and complex place. This revelation opened my eyes to the exotic, and made me extremely curious about people and their religions, customs, costumes and histories.”

While Israel has experienced much political strife during Tal’s lifetime, he regards each human being as equally sacred, regardless of ethnicity or religion. Turner Carroll will feature some of Tal’s extraordinary images of Muslim women in this exhibition, such as his piece entitled “Revelation.”

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Drew Tal Day Dream Duraflex fine art archival paper mounted between aluminum and clear plexi 45 x 30" finished size $12500 finished size 2/7 2013 22710

Drew Tal Royalty in Waiting Duraflex fine art archival paper mounted between aluminum and clear plexi 40 x 60" size type $15500 size type 3/7 diptych 2015 22932

Drew Tal Revelation (3D Print) Duraflex fine art archival paper mounted between aluminum and clear plexi 32 x 45" finished size $14000 finished size 1/7 2013 22707

Drew Tal Tell No One Duraflex fine art archival paper mounted between aluminum and clear plexi 45 x 36" finished size $13500 finished size 4/7 2013 22709

Drew Tal Secret Windows Duraflex fine art archival paper mounted between aluminum and clear plexi 40 x 49.5" finished size $15000 finished size 1/10 diptych 2015 22694

Drew Tal Regret Duraflex fine art archival paper mounted between aluminum and clear plexi 45 x 40" finished size $12500 finished size 2/7 2013 22711

Drew Tal Portraits of Dignity Duraflex fine art archival paper mounted between aluminum and clear plexi 40 x 24.5" each finished size $15000 finished size 1/10 diptych 2013 22712

Drew Tal Hands of Fate Duraflex fine art archival paper mounted between aluminum and clear plexi 48 x 48" finished size $12000 finished size 1/7 2013 22708

Karen Yank XO Series Free-standing Sculpture Trio (A, B, C) galvanized steel 50 x 146 x 8" finished size $30000 finished size 2015 22934

Karen Yank Fate Cor-ten, steel, and stainless steel 24 x 24 x 2" finished size $3000 finished size 22943

Karen Yank Medium XO steel 33 x 36 x 10" sculpture $5500 sculpture 2015 22557

Karen Yank A Slice steel and stainless steel 38.5 x 6 x 4.5 finished size $3000 finished size 22944

Karen Yank Trust steel 53 x 53 x 1.5" finished size $8500 finished size 22941

Karen Yank Small Silhouette II galvanized and stainless steel 24 x 16 x 6" $3000 2013 22302

Karen Yank Chance Cor-ten, steel, and stainless steel 24 x 24 x 2" finished size $3000 finished size 22942

Karen Yank Thrice steel, stainless steel, and Cor-ten 50 x 50 x 12" sculpture $12000 sculpture 2004 22491

Karen Yank X steel 36 x 36 x 3" finished size $3000 finished size 22945

Karen Yank Align steel and stainless steel 61x61x1.6" finished size $10000 finished size 2006 22933

Karen Yank Moon Rising steel and stainless steel 48 x 48 x 6.5" finished size $9500 finished size 22940

Karen Yank Tres Cor-ten and steel 61 x 63 x 1.5" finished size $10000 finished size 22939