A frame provides not only a separation from
extraneous matter but also contextualizes the
content within the frame. It serves to organize and
focus the attention, drawing it away from myriad
alternate possibilities. It is a form of dictation.
Diane Feught and Johann Feught, each working on
separate bodies of work from respectively secluded
studios, bring attention (frame) illuminations of
the mind. Johann clusters, combines, encompasses:
Diane Feught, orders, beautifies and presents. Each
offers a wealth of visual information accomplished
within practiced disciplines so that the results are
impactful yet respites against the overflow of
stimulus that life brings. Each offers personal
insights.
Johann Feught has titled this new series of prints
minding … and the naming furthers the
impact; he has managed to conquer a startling array
of contesting factions and bring forth a collection
of individually cut gems. Feught uses two mediums,
each with very different processes. The digital
prints are made on a computer and require hours of
selection, importing, sizing and assemblage. These
prints are colored and Feught has been permissive
towards his palette showing his command of a range
that is often denied by the traditional printmaking
processes. The marmoleum-cut prints are black and
white and show his command of a skill practiced over
decades.
With gouache on paper and with consideration, Diane
Feught’s series
Cautionary Tales sets a complete stage.
She has designed the proscenium to each act through
a wide patterned border that compliments the
subject. The work is polite; it is introduced by a
patterned prologue in preparation for reception.
With formalist dignity, each piece is also ruled by
black lines, the sheen of the paint slightly
reflective. Led into the central imagery by this
visual ritual, the exquisite-ness of the subject
gains rapt audience, one that is primed to be
receptive, and alert to intriguing nuance. She has
allowed room to wonder and despite the relatively
diminutive size of this window, each work is
completely unalterable.
And although Diane Feught and Johann Feught had no
awareness of the body of work the other was
completing during their respective processes, like
osmosis, messages drifted between the two studios in
a way that validated equanimity yet sustained
individuality.
Cautionary Tales
featuring Diane Feught and
minding…
featuring Johann James Feught
opens at Headbones Gallery, Saturday,
October 5,
2-5 PM. The public is welcome and the artists will
both be in attendance. The exhibition closes
November 30.
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