Pop Art Revisited - Paintings by David Koch and Stacy Hawkinson

David Koch, Fine, Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 18"

Koch's deliberate and well painted acrylic canvases give us something to think about in this series which investigates four-letter words. Hawkinson's layered mixed media pieces lightheartedly point fingers at everything and nothing in particular. This is a fun yet thoughtful and very contemporary exhibition.

Exhibition dates: April 3 – 25
(Early Bird Preview: March 31 to April 3)

First Friday Artscrawl Reception: April 3, 5 – 8:00 PM

Gallery hours: Tuesday 10 - 4, Wednesday - Sunday, 9 - 6

Contact person: Regina Held, 268-8952
Cost of event: Free

Gallery Owner, Rgina Held and her dance partner, Al Marshall are participating in a Tango Performance!

Regina and Al will be performing Tango at the South Broadway Cultural Center, 1025 Broadway SE. They have been practicing in the gallery and at Double Time Dance Studio for the last two months. Many thanks to John Henry and his wife, Adrienne for making Tango dancers out of them in less than 2 months! Tickets are free with a suggested $5 donation. Come out to see them perform this Saturday, March 28th at 8 PM!

John Henry

Double Time Dance Studio

112 Morningside SE

505-268-1123

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“The Quiddity of Clay” by Sara D’Alessandro

I really enjoy gallery talks when I am able to attend them. Since I work here it makes it convenient to go to the talks that are scheduled. Sara D’ Alessandro talked about what she liked about working with clay. She loves the plasticity of clay versus other media; e.g. marble, steel, wood, etc. Plasticity is the ability to retain a shape attained by pressure deformation (Wikipedia). She enjoys that clay can be molded and holds its shape. Sara likes putting layers of texture on clay to give the piece history. Clay has been around for thousands of years and she likes to record history in her sculptures.

Sara uses slab and coil techniques to create her pieces. She is influenced by nature and does not have any 90 degree angles in her work. She recently started forming sculptures out of solid pieces of clay that weigh over 1,000 pounds, then hollowing them out to fire. The terra cotta that she uses for her pieces are low fired and under glazed. Sara is not a fan of shiny glazes. Her pieces are meant to be viewed in an outdoor setting and a shiny glaze would not be ideal in sunlight. The terra cotta sculptures will last more than a lifetime outdoors as long as they do not sit in a pool of water, they are raised off the ground and water does not drip on them constantly.

If you missed the show it is still on view through Saturday, March 28!

Tanya Landin

Gallery and Workshop Assistant

March Reception Re-Cap

Frank McCulloch and Sara D’Alessandro at Matrix Fine Art

Matrix brought together paintings by an Albuquerque legend, Frank McCulloch, and large scale terracotta sculpture by Sara D’Alessandro for a perfect match of landscapes and earth inspired work.



For our March 6 reception, the gallery was packed all evening! Frank’s legs are not anymore what they used to be so we provided him with a comfortable chair and he held court all night. Here he is with Harriette Yale Russell and her husband, and with Al Marshall. Frank knows just about everybody in town!

He still found time to pose with the gallery staff, director Regina Held and her assistant, Tanya Landin. If you do not know Frank McCulloch you should know that he is the absolute nicest guy you will ever meet!



Did anybody notice our freshly painted red doors?



Thank you to everybody who helped with the reception, especially Anice who is the best server

in town and Bruce Childs who took these pictures.

March Reception Re-Cap

Frank McCulloch and Sara D’Alessandro at Matrix Fine Art

1, 2, 3 and 4

Matrix brought together paintings by an Albuquerque legend, Frank McCulloch, and large scale terracotta sculpture by Sara D’Alessandro for a perfect match of landscapes and earth inspired work.

5 and 6

For our March 6 reception, the gallery was packed all evening! Frank’s legs are not anymore what they used to be so we provided him with a comfortable chair and he held court all night. Here he is with Harriette Yale Russell and her husband, and with Al Marshall. Frank knows just about everybody in town!

7 and 8

He still found time to pose with the gallery staff, director Regina Held and her assistant, Tanya Landin. If you do not know Frank McCulloch you should know that he is the absolute nicest guy you will ever meet!

9

Did anybody notice our freshly painted red doors?

10

Thank you to everybody who helped with the reception, especially Anice who is the best server in town and Bruce Childs who took these pictures.

Sara D'Alessandro gives a Gallery Talk

A World View
Indoor/Outdoor Terra Cotta Sculpture
27 x 36 x 13"

Come join us on Saturday, March 21st for a talk given by Sara D'Alessandro. "The Quiddity of Clay" will give you background information on the artist and the techniques she uses to make her terra cotta sculptures.





MATRIX Fine Art


3812 Central Ave SE, Suite 100


Albuquerque, NM 87108


director@matrixfineart.com


505-268-8952


http://www.matrixfineart.com/