Artspace Liberti is proud to present its December exhibition, a series of works by Thomas Vance. The reception for Mr. Vance will be on Friday, December 6 from 6-9pm.
Thomas Vance makes paintings, drawings, and sculpture that explore the visual and structural
relationships between architecture and the natural world. This preoccupation
has been a constant through various bodies of his work, previously addressing this
theme abstractly, but more recently applying overt references to historical
Japanese architectural spaces. He is fascinated by the interplay between interior and exterior space found in the
Japanese design aesthetic, offering sensitively organized geometries with
unifying textures and rhythms to create
nuanced experiences of clarity and order. Key features gleaned from
these sites play a prominent role in his studio research: the flow of wood grain
patterns, the raked gravel of the adjoining rock gardens, the asymmetrical layout
of the footprint of a building, the decorative flourish of a wall painting or
recessed space adorned with a hanging scroll, the framing of a garden
space. Combining and reordering
the dynamics of these references allows Vance to synthesize and formalize what he
finds so intriguing in these spaces, making concrete through material and image
these ideas in a multitude of ways. The integration of text inserts names of
places or people associated with specific sites.
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While
the gallery does not maintain regular viewing hours, visits can be
scheduled by appointment. Please e-mail us at artspaceliberti@gmail.com
to arrange a visit. Viewing is also possible during Sunday church
services between 10:00AM-12:30PM.
Artspace Liberti is a multi-discipline arts venue organized and maintained by liberti church east located at 2424 E York St. in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia.
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Artspace Liberti is a multi-discipline arts venue organized and maintained by liberti church east located at 2424 E York St. in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia.
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