VOLTA-NY International Contemporary Art Fair
March 3 — March 6, 2011
Jonathan LeVine Gallery, Booth #V6
Jonathan LeVine Gallery proudly presents new works by Philadelphia-based artist Jim Houser at VOLTA-NY, March 3—6, 2011.
http://ny.voltashow.com/Jim-Houser.6729.0.html
Houser will incorporate a new series of paintings, collages and sculptures into a site-specific installation. Additionally, the artist will compose a score of original instrumental music to accompany the exhibition, complementing the tone and rhythm of the work.
Houser’s collages become visual poems through which he cathartically communicates his most private thoughts and emotions with surprising candor. By cataloging his experiences and feelings through a unique pictorial language, the artist creates his own brand of curative iconography. Houser’s signature aesthetic often mixes stylized figures, hand-drawn typography and geometric shapes, creating quilt-like collages in a cohesive color palette.
Houser layers acrylic on wood, fabric and found objects, blurring the lines between collage and sculpture. Once combined, it becomes clear that all of his works are associative and directly related. This deceptively dimensional quality is further highlighted when the pieces are assembled into one of the artist’s elaborate installations, adding to the complexity of each individual piece by emphasizing a greater inter-connectivity to the body of work as a whole.
For further information on VOLTA, please visit the fair’s website:
http://ny.voltashow.com/index.php
