There is still time to catch Morris Arts’ exhibit, REIMAGINING RESILIENCE , on display through April 10th at the Atrium Gallery which is located floors 2-5 of the Morris County Administration & Records Building at 10 Court Street in Morristown.
Four diverse, gifted New Jersey artists share their unique visions of “resilience” in Morris Arts’ new exhibit, REIMAGINING RESILIENCE, which opens at the Atrium Gallery on February 10, 2022. Masks and social distancing are required for all entering the building. The exhibit features works in oils, acrylics, carved/stained wood, mixed media and paintings on glass, and spans styles from traditional African/Senegalese imagery, realistic streetscapes, to neo-expressionism and abstract impressionism.
L-R: Ibou Ndoye’s painting on glass, Happy Kids; Bradley Haymes’ acrylic on canvas, Teratorn; Guillermo Bublik’s watercolor on paper, Touched; Sean Carney’s Minwax woodstain and dremel on wood, The Queen’s Garden
Each floor comprises a solo show, providing viewers with a comprehensive display of each artist’s style, range of expression and skills.
Check out Morris County’s publicity– and its short video – of the exhibit
and check out video profiles of each of the four artists in this exhibit:
Meet artist Guillermo Bublik
Meet artist Sean Carney
Meet artist Bradley Haymes
Meet artist Ibou Ndoye
Morris Arts thanks Brian T. Murray, Communications Director and Bob Carr, of Morris Couonty’s Communications office, for making these videos and sharing them with us.
Click HERE to see the Catalogue for the full exhibit.
The fifth floor showcases artist Sean Carney’s intricately carved and stained wood “paintings.” Carney depicts his favorite places – iconic landmarks, streetscapes, harbors, homes, gardens and communities –solely through the use of dremel and water based stains on wood. What initially appears to be a painting is, on closer inspection, a painstakingly carved and tinted image on wood. On the fourth floor, Argentina-born artist (and former physicist) Guillermo Bublik displays a fascinating mastery of composition and color – in a kaleidoscope of vivid, abstract impressionism. Some works resemble intricate jigsaw puzzles while others capture unearthly figures emerging from mists, delicate floating fronds within transparent veils or images resembling distant universes or cells under a microscope. His multiple, themed series of paintings intrigue both the mind and the emotions – with titles such as Mindscape, Nomads, A Sudden Leap, Through the Looking Glass, Do I Dare Disturb the Universe, Departures, Nose to Glass, etc. . They fascinate the viewer and demonstrate virtuosity in both concept and execution.
L-R: Ibou Ndoye’s acrylic on carpet, Sharing Knowledge (Diptych); Guillermo Bublik’s mixed media; Nose to the Glass 2; Sean Carney’s Minwax woodstain and dremel on wood, Sometimes I Soar; Bradley Haymes’ acrylic on canvas, Dire Wolf.
On the third floor, inspired by the “primal, direct nature of wildlife,” artist Bradley Haymes “presents wildlife in a neo-expressionist style to let the audience experience nature in a new light.” Electric colors heighten the impact of his portraits of feral, wild, or extinct animals. Some even reveal portions of their skeletal structure, another means to rivet the viewer’s attention. An attorney with the County, Haymes mused, “Perhaps portraying wild beasts has also always been a way to acknowledge a range of instincts we largely subdue.” The second floor provides yet another perspective, expressed in the works of Senegalese artist Ibou Ndoye. Informed by the distinctive designs, fabrics and colors of African art and by the oral traditions of his native Senegal, Ibou tell stories of life through his art. His works are inspired from the “unseen, neglected or discarded things from our social and daily life.” Combining modernism and traditionalism, his striking and stylized imagery embraces universal understanding and does so through his dramatic paintings on paper, canvas and, in Senegalese tradition, on glass.
In this exhibit, each of the four artists reimagines “resilience” – focusing on what we need to truly “see” in the world around us, what is elemental to our lives, what gives us strength and what allows us to persist during difficult times. Their creativity is a gift to all who see their art.
Most of the artworks are available for sale, with details and pricing provided in the free catalogues available in the elevator lobby areas on floors 2-5 (after February 10). The catalogue will be posted online at www.morrisarts.org, as well. The Atrium Art Gallery is free and open to the public during business hours, 8:30am-4:30pm. Masks and social distancing are required for all entering the building. The exhibit remains in place until April 11, 2022.