Artists

Andy Brown

Barbara Kemp Cowlin

Ben Willis

Bree Deverill

Daniel Nez

Doddz

Edgar Chavez

Farnaz Mansouri

Ilya Mokhov

James Angel

Luke Watson

Miguel Angel Flores

Rowan Burkam

Steven Allison

Talia J Dudley

Travis Ivey

Travis Rice

Wendy Raisanen

Location: Modified Arts 407 E Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ, 85004

August 18 - October 14, 2023

Curation by Melissa Koury

Emphasizing the elements of line, shape, and depth, these works take you on a journey between representational and abstract visualizations exploring how we see and feel our world in addition to what is beyond. The further that works are removed from direct representations of reality, the more our perceptions can be open to accessing a range of thought. It’s this openness that allows the viewer to create room for spirituality and the depths of our minds while simultaneously facing the desire for reassurance to make sense of our experiences. This push and pull effect reminds us that what we see is what we know. So what lies beyond what we see? A line can be drawn around the Earth to make a circle, but a limitless line only exists beyond Earth into an endless and always expanding universe. Yet, we also understand a circle as a polygon with an infinite number of sides. The relationship between representation and abstraction is ever-evolving as we are tied to our senses of what is possible on Earth.

Post Exhibition Curatorial Notes