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P·P·O·W is pleased to present Paintings from the Orange Room, Phoebe Helander’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. In deftly made oil on wood paintings, Helander finds her subject within familiar elements of daily life. Revisiting the same group of objects, including melting ice, cut flowers, burning candles, bowls of milk, and a mirror with changing reflections, Helander’s book-sized paintings come out of an expressive and durational form of perceptual painting.
The candle paintings included in this show exist in varied states of burning, each an organic result of the same process. All painted in a single session lasting anywhere from four to ten hours in her studio, the orange room referenced in the title of the exhibition, these works form a record of the change inherent to the object as well as the artist’s presence and attention. Discussing the process for these works, Helander notes:
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P·P·O·W is pleased to present Paintings from the Orange Room, Phoebe Helander’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. In deftly made oil on wood paintings, Helander finds her subject within familiar elements of daily life. Revisiting the same group of objects, including melting ice, cut flowers, burning candles, bowls of milk, and a mirror with changing reflections, Helander’s book-sized paintings come out of an expressive and durational form of perceptual painting.
The candle paintings included in this show exist in varied states of burning, each an organic result of the same process. All painted in a single session lasting anywhere from four to ten hours in her studio, the orange room referenced in the title of the exhibition, these works form a record of the change inherent to the object as well as the artist’s presence and attention. Discussing the process for these works, Helander notes:
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