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November 5 - December 1, 2022 Venus Rising Featuring Recent Paintings and Collages by Barbara Able Shop the Exhibition Here |
Barbara Able's new body of work, Venus Rising, is a series of paintings and collages that utilizes transparency in various ways. Her new collages were inspired by Sandro Botticelli’s, Birth of Venus. The famous Renaissance painting depicts the goddess of love, Venus, arriving on shore on a seashell after being born fully grown at sea
Able’s focus on the female form was inspired by both Greek mythology and recent political drama. The paintings are in response to her belief that women will control the next millenium. The painting, The Three Graces, uses a stenciled background reminiscent of ancient impasto paintings with thick textures and glossy surfaces. The same technigue is used in Able’s abstract work, which was inspired by her extensive gardens.
The materials that Able utilizes in her collages include photographs, patterned papers, insects, miniature figures, and watercolors. The images are layered onto the surface and then overlaid with transparent film which contains additional figures that reflect on the surface below. Able pays homage through her work to the artists who most inspire her—John Singer Sargent, Picasso, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Robert Rauschenberg.
This is Able’s fifth solo show at Archway Gallery, where she has been a resident artist since 2013. She has a B.F.A. in Studio Art from the University of Texas and has done post-graduate studies at Art League Houston and privately with nationally known artists
Able’s focus on the female form was inspired by both Greek mythology and recent political drama. The paintings are in response to her belief that women will control the next millenium. The painting, The Three Graces, uses a stenciled background reminiscent of ancient impasto paintings with thick textures and glossy surfaces. The same technigue is used in Able’s abstract work, which was inspired by her extensive gardens.
The materials that Able utilizes in her collages include photographs, patterned papers, insects, miniature figures, and watercolors. The images are layered onto the surface and then overlaid with transparent film which contains additional figures that reflect on the surface below. Able pays homage through her work to the artists who most inspire her—John Singer Sargent, Picasso, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Robert Rauschenberg.
This is Able’s fifth solo show at Archway Gallery, where she has been a resident artist since 2013. She has a B.F.A. in Studio Art from the University of Texas and has done post-graduate studies at Art League Houston and privately with nationally known artists
NOVEMBER EXHIBITION EVENTS
November 5 (Sat) |
Opening Reception (5 - 8 p.m.) and Artists' Talk (6:30 p.m.) |
November 6 (Sun) |
Monarch Chamber Players (7:00 p.m.) Presenting a program reflecting the arc of the COVID-19 pandemic, the resiliency of our community through hardship, and our universal need for human connection. This will be a musical collage featuring music from from the last 400 years, and from all over the world. Free and open to the public; Donations appreciated. |
November 9 & 10 (Wed & Thurs) |
Texas New Music Ensemble rehearsal and performance (7:00 p.m.) Composer Spotlight Series. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Tickets available here. |
November 13 (Sun) |
Rice Jazz Ensemble (6:00 p.m.) Selections will be announced from the stage by two ensembles, which include pieces by Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Charlie Parker, and other great musicians/composers of the jazz tradition. Free and open to the public; Donations appreciated. |
November 15 (Tues) |
Clarinetist Poppy Beddoe (7:00 p.m.) Poppy will be playing a transcription of Bach's Chaconne, works by Houston composers as well as a homage to Manuel de Falla, some Gershwin fantasy pieces and some other unaccompanied Bach. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Tickets available here. |
November 19 (Sat) |
Archway Holiday Market and Jewelry Trunk Show (11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.) Resident jewelry artists Cynthia Hendrickson, Vanessa L. Parker and Mary Rogers will display a luxurious assortment of jewelry for purchase for the holidays. Additional Archway artists, including Annette Palmer, Margaret Miller, and Shirl Riccetti, will be showing small works of art that also make perfect holiday gifts. |
November 20 (Sun) |
Resilience and Resonance (6:00 p.m.) Nina Bledsoe Knight: violist, violinist, storyteller. Special guest: Dan Knight, guitar An eclectic program for solo viola. Featured works include “Dissolve, O My Heart” by Missy Mazzoli, “in manus tuas” by Caroline Shaw, and “Appalachian Waltz” by Mark O’Connor. The program also includes solo Bach and a few arrangements of American folk music featuring Dan Knight on guitar. |
Voted Houston's "Best Place to Buy Art," Archway Gallery is owned and operated by 34 Houston-area artists. Since 1976 we have been dedicated to welcoming and supporting the arts in Houston through weekly live figure drawing sessions, our annual Juried Exhibition, hosting music, dance, writers' events and much more.