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Sunday, December 3, 2-5pm
Alameda 6
Free
Textures In Clay And Paint - opening
by Kathleen Cammarata
Cracked, crumbly, flakey, prickly, texture is the perceived or actual surface quality in a work of art. The sensual experience of texture enhances the art through sight and touch. Nathan Schneider’s clay sculpture and Kathleen Cammarata’s paintings and prints employ a strong tactile component.
Schneider has been working in clay for forty years. He studied ceramics with potters Ron DuBois and Arnie Popinsky. At that time he worked on refining sculptural forms, mixing glazes,and glazing techniques. He began to integrate surface treatments with various materials such as leather, hemp, and caning. He prefers to work in series favoring the cylinder as his basic from. On the sides of these canisters are subtle “S” curves winding their way down from top to bottom. Inside the curves are ladder-like steps or repetitive lines and sometimes cloth lacing. The glazes are natural in tone, the hue one would find on a stone. Small cracks and slightly rough edges add a dry leathery touch to the design.
Cammarata has relied on texture to infuse her paintings with energy. She achieves this by layering gesso with a trowel and often flinging the gesso on the canvas before applying color. She states her paintings are contemporary landscapes illustrating nature as an active force constantly in flux. Her palette is warm against a deep black space. Cammarata will also be showing a series of transfer monotypes titled “Medleys.” A transfer monotype can be created without a printing press. The paper is placed on an inked plate. A drawing is done on the back of the paper and the pressure of the pencil transfers the ink from the plate to the paper. The images are quilt-like in composition with a mixture of human hands, bugs and animals in a soft sepia brown. Multiple patterns are in the mix creating a perceived texture.
Schneider and Cammarata’s work can be seen on Sunday Dec. 3rd from 2 to 5 pm at Alameda #6 Colonia San Antonio. (Google #5 or you will wind up on Privada Alameda)
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