"RED
a color for our times,
it is the colour of revolution passion birth creation union
fire power eruption and revelation."
- Julie
Hedrick
JULIE HEDRICK: RED, an exhibition of nineteen oil paintings will be on
view at the Nohra Haime Gallery from October 26th through December 4th.
Concentrating herself on the color red, with its infinite shades and
values, Hedrick creates monochromatic surfaces characterized by their luminosity
and nuance. The series was prompted by the artist's heartfelt feelings about a
society and its environment running amok, "leaping from one extreme to another."
Hedrick creates red color fields charged with implied content and
emotional impact in an attempt to comment on the current atmosphere of our
existence, and on the manifestations of the color red in our everyday life - in
our body, in nature, in human relationships, in sensations, in society, in world
events.
Her compositions are metaphors for life and modern human experience - both
adverse and wondrous. Dark, reddish-brown tinted forms that appear to be
nebulous clouds and flaming vapors, as seen in Memories of Fire and
Red Rain, executed in 2009, clearly reveal the artist's sentiments of
tension, fear and uncertainty, as she deals with the harsh reality of our times.
The mood of the scenes is enhanced with crusty areas constructed with coarse
paint brushes and palette
knives.
The presence of this primary color in our physical surroundings is
illustrated in works such as Lunar Red, Red Feather Rising, Red
Sky and Red Earth. In a similar manner, physical and abstract
sensations of our daily lives - like pain, pulsations, guilt, anger, courage and
passion - are also perceived in Red. Hedrick conveys this conception with the
red lust ofLove and the blood scarlet of Red Heart, where the
spectator can almost sense the palpitating organ.
The color of red is likewise associated with the forces and energies that
connect living things. This notion is implied in The Dream, 2009,
with Hedrick's subconscious realization of her concerns and reflections that in
turn gave birth to the series. In this work, the full spectrum of the color
appears to transform and change positions in the pictorial space. Translucent
under layers and thin washes of oil paint, subtly interrelate with deep hues and
growing paint textures,
creating vibrating effects that confuse the eye and pull the viewer in and
out of the
canvas.
In this manner, as Hedrick explores the effects and affects of this
fundamental color in our existence, she creates transcendental compositions that
provoke red vibrations in the spectator.
Hedrick has exhibited extensively throughout the United States and Canada.
She has also participated to great acclaim in performances, poetry readings, set
designs and discussion panels. Born in 1958 in Toronto, Canada, Hedrick now
lives in Kingston, New York. She is a Graduate of the Painting Studio Program,
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, (NSCAD). She also studied anatomy and
physiology. Since 1990 Hedrick not only has been painting but also writing
poetry.
While executing this series Hedrick wrote "Red", a poem that she recorded
with her husband Peter
Wetzler.
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DATES:
October 26 - December 4,
2010
RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST: Thursday, October 28 from 6 to 8 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Maria de la Ossa at
gallery@nohrahaimegallery.com or
212-888-3550
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