New Texas Talent
| Carolyn Brown Kendall Stallings Norman Kary |
| June 13 - July 18, 2009 Opening Reception Saturday June 13, 2009 5:00 PM - 8 PM |
| View a Slide Show of Our Current Exhibition |
Carolyn Brown, Kendall Stallings and Norman Kary.
Carolyn Brown
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| Carolyn Brown "Wild Magnolia " 30" x 30" photography | |||
| For her first exhibition with Craighead Green, Dallas resident, Carolyn Brown, is presenting a new body of photographs titled “The Secret Life of Flowers”. Her fascination is not only with the “architecture” of the flowers but the meaning she has discovered while photographing each flower. Brown comments that “We think of flowers as frivolous with very short lives, but these enlargements show clearly the hard work that goes into producing a blossom.” Her production of the blossom, exaggerated details and dream like colors are presented on a matte black background. This dark background forces the viewer to focus on each petal, color, blemish and utter beauty of each flower. Brown, a nationally recognized photographer, took post graduate classes at the Center of Arabic Studies at the American University of Cairo. She received her MA Studio Arts at Texas Woman’s University, Denton and her BA in Art Education, Cornell College, MT. Vernon. | |||
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| Kendall Stallings "Leisure Suit " 40" x 30" acrylic on canvas | |||
| For his third exhibition at Craighead Green, Dallas resident, Kendall Stallings, is presenting a new body of paintings on canvas. His surreal presentation of the subject matter, figurative, still life images and landscapes, has quickly become the recognizable signature of his paintings. Stallings comments that, “The subject could be as common as the play of light in nature or something dark and brooding from a black and white photograph.” Men dressed in suits, anonymous, foreboding and mysterious, lie on the beech, shoes polished and perfectly groomed. These images leave everything to the imagination of the viewer. Stallings received his BA in 1980 from the University of Arkansas where he focused on photography and printmaking. | |||
Norman Kary |
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| Norman Kary "My Dinner with Dante " 15" x 29" assemblage | |||
| Long time Dallas artist, Norman Kary, has created a body of work that is a continuation of his creation of fascinating constructions composed of found objects. The exhibition is titled, “Directions for a New World.” “Dreams are often an indirect source of inspiration to me. They find their way many times into the work without me realizing it. These new pieces also reference balance, another important ingredient that I think has its roots in nature...”, as stated by Kary. His work often references nature and time in our daily world. Simple objects assembled by Kary create profound visual images that at first may seem whimsical and light hearted. Upon further study and thought, his “message or thought” is understood or at least the viewers understanding of the work is realized. Kary’s education began at Mountain View College and he also studied at the University of Texas at Dallas. | |||
| We hope you will be able to join us for the opening Saturday, June 13th at 5:00pm. If you need further information or images, please feel free to contact the gallery at 214.855.0779. |
Heather Gorham, Leslie Tejada, and Carolyn Zacharias McAdams
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