| Opening reception: First Friday,
May 7, 5 - 8 pm
In the main space, Wexler Gallery presents new works by contemporary
studio furniture artists Thomas Hucker and Thomas Huang. In the
second floor, WALLS at Wexler presents recent works by photographer
Lisa Tyson Ennis.
Thomas Hucker’s work focuses on the contextual
relationship of his designs and their surroundings. According
to the artist, “a piece of furniture's composition, proportions,
and finishes must relate to its surroundings, as furniture does
not exist alone.” With a focus on designing and fabricating
both functional furniture and sculptural objects, the artist is
greatly influenced by traditional European and Asian furniture
such as Biedermeier and Ming Dynasty, his aesthetic representing
a unique fusion and interpretation of influences.
Thomas Huang’s work attempts to better
understand the global condition of cultural mixing through the
use of weaving and binding as a metaphor. He explores both traditional
and non-traditional techniques and materials. As functional objects,
his objects suggest the commonality of our basic human utilitarian
needs. As sculpture, they celebrate the diversity of various materials
and the intrinsic qualities these materials contain. Combining
bamboo, bronze, rattan, wood, steel, and acrylic, his work moves
fluidly between studio furniture, contemporary fiber arts, and
sculpture.
On the second floor, WALLS at Wexler presents recent works by
photographer Lisa Tyson Ennis. Ennis studied
studio art and art history at the University of Delaware, while
teaching herself photography, a passion she acquired early in
life. Through intense workshops with master photographers and
by assisting internationally known fine art photographer Michael
Kahn, Ennis has developed a unique style of work in which she
eloquently explores symbols that tend to touch our primordial
senses and evoke a mysterious sense of calm. Working in the ethereal
and fleeting half light of dawn and dusk, the artist is able to
capture mysterious images that record, over time, that which the
eye can not see. Ennis has shown extensively in national group
and solo exhibitions. She currently devotes her time primarily
to fine art photography and teaches private seminars at her studio
in West Chester, PA.
Wexler Gallery is an internationally recognized gallery exhibiting
the finest in art and design, located at 201 North Third Street
in the historical district of Old City Philadelphia. The gallery
is proud to showcase some of the world’s most esteemed artists
working in the fields of contemporary glass, paintings, and design,
along side emerging talent from these fields. |
