Event Calendar
SPLIT INFINITIVE:
The work of Joel Carreiro and Brian Wood
Curated by Creighton Michael
January 14 - February 12
Opening reception with the artists, Saturday, January 14 from 6 - 8 pm
Curator's Statement
At first glance, the works of Joel Carreiro and Brian Wood seem to have little in common. Mr. Carreiro's process and imagery are detached and historical, while Mr. Wood's direct action allows the viewer to experience the explosive emergence of his images. With closer analysis, one sees that their work shares a visual exploration into that shadowy territory teetering between figuration and abstraction, reality and dream. Whether through articulation or suggestion, the paintings and drawings of both artists evoke a haunting familiarity initially ensnaring the viewer's interest as they encourage further discovery.
Creighton Michael
My work thrives on tensions generated by the interplay of characteristics often understood as opposites; figure/field, abstract/representational, present/past; organic/geometric. Rather than existing in simple opposition to each other, these aspects enjoy a complex relationship where difference and relatedness coexist in a state of constant flux.
In the studio, the simple act of bumping one square of imagery next to another yields complex results; some shapes, lines, colors and textures flow from one tile into the next, while others maintain their difference to the neighboring ones. Using square tiles of imagery allows for a maximum of compositional opportunities as I break down the identity of the source images and construct a new image. The construction of a piece involves thousands of decisions calibrating this complex interplay and the overall image produced. I am attempting to paint fluidly and lyrically although the underlying structure is a geometric grid.
Brian Wood’s paintings, drawings, prints, and photographs are exhibited in galleries and museums internationally and are held in many private and public collections. Wood is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal, the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, and many others.
Brian Wood’s awards include the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, the New York Foundation for the Arts Grant, numerous Canada Council Grants, and the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship.
Recent exhibition catalogues include Brian Wood: Drawings with essay by Saul Ostrow from a solo exhibition at Jeannie Freilich Contemporary in New York, Brian Wood, with essay by Christian Hawkey from a solo show at the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University, and 25 Years/25 Artists with essay by Bonnie Yochelson from a group exhibition at Julie Saul Gallery in New York. Wood was recently in the exhibition The Printed Picture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Wood has lectured internationally, taught at Yale University (1991-2002), and since 2002 has been on faculty at the Hunter College Department of Art.
Brian Wood lives and works in New York City and Chatham, NY.
Hudson Opera House History
On Display in the West Room
This exhibition includes photographs, drawings, reproductions, and objects that relate to the extraordinary history of the Hudson Opera House. Community members with related material are invited to bring work to the Opera House for inclusion in the exhibition. Any old photos or items related to the history of the building will be greatly appreciated.