The Garage Art Center News

UPCOMING EXHIBITION

We are pleased to announce our next solo exhibition by Frances Hynes.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Frances Hynes made paintings of the simple, New England Cape Cod style, wood-frame, and clapboard houses of her neighborhood. During these years she also found the barns of upstate NY to be an inspiration. And some paintings referenced the functional, plain factory buildings and sheds she saw in Long Island City, NY, the location of her studio for 40 years (1976 - 2016).

This exhibition showcases seven early paintings by Frances Hynes along with four current pieces. They allude to buildings that Hynes might pass during any day in the Queens County of the 1970s and 1980s. But the paintings have become minimal and abstract. The images have been edited, pared-down, and reduced – the building image sometimes recognizable, sometimes a challenge for the viewer to decipher and puzzle out.

Here is an artist who finds ideas for painting in the neighborhood sites we pass each day. The paintings may hint at something utopian and abstract, yet the shapes and lines in Hynes’ paintings surround us. They are not too distanced from our daily views of windows and doorways, yet they suggest concepts of duality and transition: here/there, past/present, entry/exit, and inside/outside.

Looking carefully at these works the viewer may see pentimento, evidence of changes made during the painting process or traces of forgotten colors beneath the final layer of paint on the canvas. Here we see an artist who is curious about changing the position of shape and line during the painting process and these shifts and repetitions become metaphor, perhaps suggesting the ongoing and continuous movement of life around us.

For more information about this exhibition, please click here.

UPCOMING EVENT

Watercolor Painting: The Neighborhood
Sunday, October 25, 2020 @ 3 pm - 4 pm

During the 60 minutes of the hands-on workshop, participants will find shapes and colors in the urban and suburban landscape they see each day and transforming them into a watercolor painting. One can paint from observation, imagination, and memory or using a photograph of image as ‘source’ material. The workshop will also suggest a way to paint that is economical, portable and requires little space.

This event is free and open to the public. Age 10 & older recommended. Seats are limited and registration is required. Please email us at contact@garageartcenter.org to register.

For more information about the workshop, please click here.

PAST EXHIBITION

Linda Rettich's solo exhibition Happily Ever After? have brought us a happy ending. The audience enjoyed the dioramas as well as the magnificent beaded collars. We thank to all visitors who came and enjoy the exhibition.

If you missed the show, please click here to watch a full video with details.

Due to the pandemic, we replaced Earring Making workshop with a beading demonstration video. Please click here to watch it.

The Garage Art Center appreciates the support of the generous donors and press coverage of our organization; and we encourage artists to continue pursuing their creative journey! Please read articles from Queens Chronicle, MEDIUM, The Korea Times, NY Ilbo News, and more.

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