New exhibitions

MYTHS OF MY OWN MAKINGPainter Jim Kopp works with salvaged wood and found objects to create a singular world of fantastic beings in order to tell tales “beyond good and evil.” His characters are drawn from Western mythology, religion, science fiction, fairy tales, and a vivid imagination. Not surprisingly, they often inhabit a landscape of flat earth and tall mountains reminiscent of his Wyoming, USA home. While Jim counts folk art and Western medieval art among his aesthetic influences, he eschews labels. He simply creates “art.” His work is rough, primitive, and although playful, devilishly sprinkled with darkness. 

MYTHS OF MY OWN MAKING

Painter Jim Kopp works with salvaged wood and found objects to create a singular world of fantastic beings in order to tell tales “beyond good and evil.” His characters are drawn from Western mythology, religion, science fiction, fairy tales, and a vivid imagination. Not surprisingly, they often inhabit a landscape of flat earth and tall mountains reminiscent of his Wyoming, USA home. While Jim counts folk art and Western medieval art among his aesthetic influences, he eschews labels. He simply creates “art.” His work is rough, primitive, and although playful, devilishly sprinkled with darkness. 

VIOLATED BOUNDARIESAmerican artist Larry Ruhl’s awe-inspiring sculptures interrogate the difficult terrain of sexual trauma, survival, sexuality, and gender. He calls his creations “Deities,” and they are indeed powerful creatures to be adored and sometimes feared. Composed of doll forms, wax, religious iconography, antique texts, and fire, Larry’s figures are often non-gender specific, positing an identity beyond the binary confines of male/female. Artful settings amplify the drama, reflecting his exhibition design training. Mining both his own and others’ personal histories, Larry’s icons narrate journeys of ultimate rebirth and wonder. 

VIOLATED BOUNDARIES

American artist Larry Ruhl’s awe-inspiring sculptures interrogate the difficult terrain of sexual trauma, survival, sexuality, and gender. He calls his creations “Deities,” and they are indeed powerful creatures to be adored and sometimes feared. Composed of doll forms, wax, religious iconography, antique texts, and fire, Larry’s figures are often non-gender specific, positing an identity beyond the binary confines of male/female. Artful settings amplify the drama, reflecting his exhibition design training. Mining both his own and others’ personal histories, Larry’s icons narrate journeys of ultimate rebirth and wonder.