Pard Forrest Opening Tomorrow
Fri, Jun 17
|Charlotte Jackson Fine Art
Despite hard metal and sharp edges, Pard Morrison’s aluminum sculptures create an effect of playfulness, of movement and animation. Standing still, they emit a keen sense of aliveness. . . Image: Pard Morrison • Five columns from The Forest, 2022 • fired pigment on aluminum • various sizes
Time & Location
Jun 17, 2022, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, 554 S Guadalupe St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
About the Event
With their brilliant colors, lively geometries and stark physicality, the metal sculptures are the result of Morrison’s conversation with nature, with his personal contemplations in the forest.
A Geometric Abstractionist, Morrison welds sheets of aluminum into box-like forms. Each color is individually hand brushed pigment fired in an oven, not unlike glazing ceramics. Every color is fired separately in order not to contaminate its neighbor so the energy of the lines and the clean color shifts create a feeling of flow and movement. The almost mathematical placement of color and form create a sense that the sculptures might be artificially fabricated but Morrison’s deliberate brushwork is a clear part of the painting, adding the human touch of mark making.
On display through July 17th, 2022, the show features a collection of columns and sculptures; one small cube of colored patterns known as a Flower, as well as assorted wall installations…