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Colby Bird: Hope Goes with Man to the Foot of the Gallows
Lora Reynolds is pleased to announce Hope Goes with Man to the Foot of the Gallows, an exhibition of photographs and sculpture by Colby Bird. This is the artist鈥檚 fourth solo presentation at Lora Reynolds Gallery.
Colby Bird鈥檚 most recent photographs are of objects (e.g., a candle, a rose, a statuette in a garden, a knife next to a raw steak) and a woman whose identity is never fully revealed.
The images are enlargements of Polaroid negatives (the component of instant film one peels away from the positive print and typically throws away). After scanning the negative and printing it large-scale, Bird paints each print with layers of wood stain until the paper is saturated. The resulting images have a velvety texture and a rich brown-black tone. Each image is cut in two, each half is framed separately, and the two halves pinch a piece of fruit between them (usually fresh produce, unless it is a likeness Bird carved from a block of wood).
This body of work is closely tied to Bird鈥檚 recent move from Brooklyn to upstate New York. Without the distractions of a major city, Bird鈥檚 thoughts have turned inward: toward evaluating his self-worth, his personal relationships, and ultimately, his mortality.
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Lora Reynolds is pleased to announce Hope Goes with Man to the Foot of the Gallows, an exhibition of photographs and sculpture by Colby Bird. This is the artist鈥檚 fourth solo presentation at Lora Reynolds Gallery.
Colby Bird鈥檚 most recent photographs are of objects (e.g., a candle, a rose, a statuette in a garden, a knife next to a raw steak) and a woman whose identity is never fully revealed.
The images are enlargements of Polaroid negatives (the component of instant film one peels away from the positive print and typically throws away). After scanning the negative and printing it large-scale, Bird paints each print with layers of wood stain until the paper is saturated. The resulting images have a velvety texture and a rich brown-black tone. Each image is cut in two, each half is framed separately, and the two halves pinch a piece of fruit between them (usually fresh produce, unless it is a likeness Bird carved from a block of wood).
This body of work is closely tied to Bird鈥檚 recent move from Brooklyn to upstate New York. Without the distractions of a major city, Bird鈥檚 thoughts have turned inward: toward evaluating his self-worth, his personal relationships, and ultimately, his mortality.
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