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There is an evasive dynamic common to the works in Pluck, wherein withheld intimacy is evoked by glimpses into the artist’s acts of collecting. In new works by Greg Carideo, Katelyn Eichwald, Plum Cloutman, and Bronson Smillie, the curtain is drawn back, but not entirely, inviting the viewer to glimpse a highly sought object, setting, or sentiment. Of course, most artists are invested in looking closely, but these works solicit the viewer to look over the artists’ shoulders, to witness cropped scenes. These works reflect the decision to pluck a motif, a moment, or a mood— and stay with it.
Whether the result of careful study or intuitive response, attunement and responsiveness to detail assume a diaristic quality in Pluck. To wit, a discarded heel nestles like a heart chakra within the awning-like armature of Carideo’s SRM. This particular heel is one of hundreds that the artist has collected over the years. The heel’s inclusion recalls Carideo’s own walks...More
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There is an evasive dynamic common to the works in Pluck, wherein withheld intimacy is evoked by glimpses into the artist’s acts of collecting. In new works by Greg Carideo, Katelyn Eichwald, Plum Cloutman, and Bronson Smillie, the curtain is drawn back, but not entirely, inviting the viewer to glimpse a highly sought object, setting, or sentiment. Of course, most artists are invested in looking closely, but these works solicit the viewer to look over the artists’ shoulders, to witness cropped scenes. These works reflect the decision to pluck a motif, a moment, or a mood— and stay with it.
Whether the result of careful study or intuitive response, attunement and responsiveness to detail assume a diaristic quality in Pluck. To wit, a discarded heel nestles like a heart chakra within the awning-like armature of Carideo’s SRM. This particular heel is one of hundreds that the artist has collected over the years. The heel’s inclusion recalls Carideo’s own walks...More