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The Shadow: to conceal and reveal
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Night Mare by Fuseli

An unusual exhibition opened November 4th at The Gallery at Port of Call in Warwick, New York.  The regional arts critic has called it "the most lively and important show of the season."

“It’s really more of a side show than an art show “, says artist-curator Daniel Mack.

The Show features installation work, performance and interactive exhibits as well as a schedule of workshops and events through the month

The exhibition has work from 26 artists from all over the country on the theme of SHADOW: to conceal and reveal.

WHY SHADOW?

"The Shadow, of course, never dies; we always cast a shadow. But how we relate to it, and it to us, depends on whether it is known. Once known, we have inevitably lost an innocence that can never be recovered. What replaces it is a knowledge of the complexity of our nature. Sometimes we are fortunate, and this knowledge elicits a kindness and tolerance in us for others — even, perhaps for ourselves." 

writer-activist Deena Metzger

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Walking the 3 Worlds by David Horton

Mack has used the ancient concept of Shadow developed by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung as the basis for the show. “Shadow” is that part of life which is hidden, out-of-sight, stashed away. Jung’s notion was that it is important to give voice to Shadow, to allow it expression and presence.  It's just the other side of who we are.

"To Light a Candle is to Cast a Shadow"  Ursula LeGuin

Each of the artists embodies the idea Shadow in a slightly different way.

Several literally cast light though an object to reveal its shadow on a wall or screen.   Wilby Colman of Georgia has an elegant sleek metal sculpture of a human head that changes expression as the light moves across it. 

Michigan artist Bim Willow does a similar illusion with a mask he’s made from bent willow.

Wisconsin artist MariOsa has made a driftwood sculpture of three women which looms very large and different as light is cast upon it.

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Wilby Colman

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Bim Willow

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Mariosa

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Somna M. Bulist Harp performance Closing Ceremony of Show, Sunday, December 5 at 2pm $6 donation

Kaete Brittin Shaw of Stone Ride, NY is best known as a ceramacist. For the Shadow Show, she offers two tall ladder-like objects with porcelain rungs leaning against the old brick wall of the Gallery

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Monica Serra

Bim Willow

Daniel Mack, natural forms artist of Warwick, has a worktable at the Gallery and is there many days. He's offering 3-hour workshops on Using Fugitive Materials.

David Horton, Warwick Construction artist, is creating a darkened booth to present his Psychic Pop Generator... an enchanting device

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Kristine dispells the shadow heart

Poet-Artist Shotsie Gorman presents his painting-- Kristine dispells the shadow heart and reads from his new collection of poetry, Black Mark, on November 6th at the opening reception

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Roger Sayre's Chair of Shadows

 

Poet Paul Kane has selected several poems about Shadow and reads during the Opening and other times during the Show. He includes his own poem: Shadows.

Robbie Haldane, the Irish waller from Columbia County who gave the very popular stone workshops earlier this year, has created a stone cairn spilling from the old brick wall of the Gallery

Trish Helmer of Dutchess County has made a series of fetching mechanical “NightMares”, those equine creatures who visit, at night, in the shadows.

New Hampshire artist AM has built a Shadow Cabinet where she keeps her shadow. She invites you to look in... perhaps take something, and leave a bit of your own shadow.

New Hampshite artist Laraine Howard is at the Gallery Nov 3-6 making work in hypertufa in response to the other work in the the Show. 

California artist Mary Fullwood works primarily in encaustic.  She has made 15 ritual objects using such natural materials as: Sagrada driftwood, beetles, dung, goat hooves, stone beads, Sagrada feather, stone beads, cord leather, clay beads, elk tooth, hawk wing, old knife, copper, glass beads, tin disks, Sagrada fish spine, seed rattles, shell, gem stones, abalone.

She is offering a workshop, The Imaginal Doula, on Friday, November 7 from 10am- noon, and Nonday, November 9 from 10am to noon... where she works with people to make objects from collected materials.  Contact Daniel Mack to register 

Somna M. Bulist, a composer-performer  has created Fragrance of the Blue Lotus, a musical evocation of the primal elements of water, darkness, hiddenness and infinity.  She will perform this as the Closing Ceremony of the Show on  Sunday, December 5 at 2 pm at the Gallery.  There is a $6 donation requested for Community 2000.

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William Gerbracht Changeable Construction

William Gerbracht, Westtown, NY, has made a ceramic construction which get built and re-built-constructed and demolished-- throughout the Show.

The other artists in the show are  Robert Kalka, Roger Sayre, Sally Stang, Monica Serra and Mark Stankiewicz.

Although some of the Show is installation and performance work, there are many pieces of interesting shadow work available from $40 and up...and there are workshop opportunities during the Show for people to make Shadow work of their own.

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David Weiner

The Shadow Show opens on Thursday, November 4th with an opening reception on Saturday, November 6th from 6-9 pm.

Many artists will be at the reception and several events and performances are planned including the Building of a Medicine Wheel by David Weiner.

The show runs through Sunday, December 5th . Normal Gallery hours are 10am to 6pm,  seven days a week.  Check the website for additional events.

For more information call Daniel Mack at 845 986 7293 or The Gallery at Port of Call at 845 986 9500

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