Sun, Oct 20
|Poolesville
Artist-in-the-House Opening Reception: "Constellations"
Join us in welcoming the work of artist and Riverworks Programming Assistant Ian Parsons to the artist in the house gallery, building up vividly layered surfaces from magazine clippings, raw wood, old books, art prints, greeting cards, and other found objects in though provoking multimedia collages.
Time & Location
Oct 20, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Poolesville, 19929 Fisher Ave, Poolesville, MD 20837, USA
About the event
When words and images travel the planet at unthinkable speeds, how can we measure our lives? In a striking new exhibition, artist Ian Parsons uses collage to confront the complexity of that question—and asks us to make it our own.
Building up vividly layered surfaces from magazine clippings, raw wood, old books, art prints, greeting cards, product packaging, compact disc cases, and other found objects, Parsons’ collages offer no easy answers. Instead, they call us to reflect on uncertainty and rediscover our own thoughts against a landscape of mental noise. “I use the medium of collage to create constellations of meaning, opening these pieces to the free association and interpretation of the viewer,” Parsons explains. “The aesthetics and sensibility in this work are informed by my growing up in the age of globalization and fast information, exemplified by the Internet.”
“Constellations” will be on display from Wednesday, October 9, 2024,…