'Collaborations' on display at Ferrin
'Collaborations' on display at Ferrin
Berkshires Week
Thursday, December 21The Ferrin Gallery is currently displaying "Collaborations," a selection of recent work by painter Maggie Mailer and ceramist Giselle Hicks, through Dec. 31.
The show features a series of Mailer's drawings and paintings on Hick's cermic pillows. Mailer and Hicks decided to pursue this collaborative project after discovering that, despite their use of different materials, the themes and content of their work were quite similar.
Both artists have their individual works on display alongside their collaborative pieces.
Mailer states, "When I am seeking comfort in the studio I tend to look at old portraits. There is something fortifying about the images of faces from the past. I use them as starting points for rendering, working until the images start to seem familiar. When I saw Giselle Hick's pillow forms, I had the same reaction, finding them both familiar and comforting. So, I was compelled to put the two together. I love the idea of a pillow as a base for a portrait, as if the character drawn lives somewhere between dreams and waking life. Drawing occupies this place for me as well."
Hicks states "as an object from the bed or bedroom, the pillow alludes to ideas of comfort, support, rest, dreams, as well as privacy, intimacy and vulnerability. It is a place of sanctuary and solitude, but also a place where we experience intimate human exchange. The bedroom becomes the province of some of our most profound personal revelations."
Hicks received her bachelor of fine arts degree from Syracuse University in 2001. She has traveled widely pursuing her interest in fine arts and ceramics and served as an artist-in-residence at galleries in Wisconsin and Colorado.
Mailer earned her bachelor of arts degree in english literature from Columbia University in 1993. She is the founder of the Storefront Artist Project in Pittsfield, where she resides.
The Ferrin Gallery is located at 69 Church St. For more information, call (413) 637-4414, or visit www.ferringallery.com.
Berkshires Week
Thursday, December 21The Ferrin Gallery is currently displaying "Collaborations," a selection of recent work by painter Maggie Mailer and ceramist Giselle Hicks, through Dec. 31.
The show features a series of Mailer's drawings and paintings on Hick's cermic pillows. Mailer and Hicks decided to pursue this collaborative project after discovering that, despite their use of different materials, the themes and content of their work were quite similar.
Both artists have their individual works on display alongside their collaborative pieces.
Mailer states, "When I am seeking comfort in the studio I tend to look at old portraits. There is something fortifying about the images of faces from the past. I use them as starting points for rendering, working until the images start to seem familiar. When I saw Giselle Hick's pillow forms, I had the same reaction, finding them both familiar and comforting. So, I was compelled to put the two together. I love the idea of a pillow as a base for a portrait, as if the character drawn lives somewhere between dreams and waking life. Drawing occupies this place for me as well."
Hicks states "as an object from the bed or bedroom, the pillow alludes to ideas of comfort, support, rest, dreams, as well as privacy, intimacy and vulnerability. It is a place of sanctuary and solitude, but also a place where we experience intimate human exchange. The bedroom becomes the province of some of our most profound personal revelations."
Hicks received her bachelor of fine arts degree from Syracuse University in 2001. She has traveled widely pursuing her interest in fine arts and ceramics and served as an artist-in-residence at galleries in Wisconsin and Colorado.
Mailer earned her bachelor of arts degree in english literature from Columbia University in 1993. She is the founder of the Storefront Artist Project in Pittsfield, where she resides.
The Ferrin Gallery is located at 69 Church St. For more information, call (413) 637-4414, or visit www.ferringallery.com.
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