Robin Jebavy, Andrew Redington reception

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courtesy James Watrous Gallery

Andrew Redington, "Roundabout," 2016.

Coming up at the James Watrous Gallery is Seeing is Being, by Robin Jebavy, whose paintings make use of layers to create shimmering effects almost like stained glass. The exhibit is paired with Started with Good Intentions, by Andrew Reddington, who explores furniture forms in sculpture, utilizing old pieces and recreating new shapes with them. His prints will also be on display. Gallery hours are Thursday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m., and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.; the exhibits are up through Aug. 14.

press release: Robin Jebavy: Seeing is Being & Andrew Reddington: Started with Good Intentions: June 30 - August 14 • Opening reception Thursday, June 30, 6 - 8 p.m., James Watrous Gallery.

Robin Jebavy makes paintings with a dizzying, kaleidoscopic impact. They describe a shimmering infinite field, with no apparent limits and a teasingly ambiguous depth of field. Layers of transparent hues are interrupted by shafts of reflected light, creating brilliant highlights within a rich interplay of colors. The effect is almost hallucinatory, like an ecstatic vision composed in stained glass. 

Trained in woodworking, Andrew Redington has a long-held fascination with furniture form. His sculptures are made by deconstructing old pieces—chairs, wardrobes, sideboards, and vanities—and reconfiguring their parts into unexpected shapes. His prints follow suit: Made by inking whole pieces or parts of furniture and printing them onto paper, the warm wood-grain, familiar shapes, and lively compositions give these abstractions a playful quality, as if old chairs and tables, left alone in the attic, had begun to dance.

An opening reception with artist talks will be held Thursday, June 30 from 6 - 8 p.m.

Gallery open Thursday-Saturday 12-6 pm, Sunday 12-5 pm.