Wednesday, September 19, 2012

KAREN McCLANAHAN - STACKS NOW ON VIEW AT PLUS GALLERY


One of the most unique attributes to our current show, and one that we know has been a challenge for artist Karen McClanahan for years now, is the thought she has put into displaying her thread drawings and other small-scale works on paper.  McClanahan recently developed a very simple and elegant solution with her significant other Steve Lauman, whom she bills as a "machinist and astronomical instrument maker."  Steve has used his machinist knowledge to craft the aluminum stands on display in "Stacks," which greatly enhance the delicacy of the drawings as well as the unique, limited edition "SCL9 Stacked Book" package containing 9 separate drawings that reference her "Sequential Chroma Loop 9."  Karen recently posted an image of pedestals in fabrication on her website, along with a display image showing how lovely these works look in a home environment.  Stop in to see them for yourself, along with the rest of the outstanding paintings in "Stacks," on view through October 13th.


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