Studio Art Associate Professor Dan Sutherland presents a solo exhibition of new paintings and drawings in rift at Moody Gallery in Houston, opening on April 6, 2019.
"In his recent series of graphite drawings on paper and oil paintings on aluminum and wood panel, Sutherland makes images of almost-things and nearly-places in which abstract forms are subject to quasi-naturalistic phenomenon," writes Daniel Dove. "Sunlight, gravity, and atmosphere distort and delineate dimensional structures that never quite conform to the laws of nature. Colors flatten, plateaus dissolve and historical styles collide in works that appeal to our sense of comprehension only to defy it, providing unstable ground from which to view expansive and contradictory landscapes."
Dan Sutherland: rift is on view at Moody Gallery from April 6 through May 11, 2019. A reception will be held Saturday, April 6 from 5-7 pm with an artist talk at 5 pm.