For the month of October, Preacher Gallery opened its space to the returning artists Adam Young and Aaron Michalovic in their collaborative exhibition, There and Back Again. The combination of press and the artists’ ever expanding network of friends and family brought in a ton of bodies, creating for a high trafficked event. The dynamic duo combines together, presenting a theme of wood and nature. Mirroring on the themes, they both have individualized style that brings diversity to the exhibition. However, to bring the show together, both Young and Michalovic built two large installation pieces out of lumber. These artistic frameworks morphed the physical space of the gallery, creating an interactive environment of mesmerizing lines and shapes.
The first being a wooden framework installed between two opposing walls mimicking the effect of an additional wall. The instillation formed a triangular entrance that beamed outwards and upwards creating a nook for one of Michalovic’s solo spaces.
The second installation took over the middle of the second-level floor. It created a tunneling effect, with gaping entrances on either side, and crafted bends that redefined the curvature of lumber. Together, the dimensional pieces embodied the essence of the title of the show, There and Back Again, by constructing physical portals of space within the gallery.
Adam Young brought his self-taught-painting skills atop of canvases that were handcrafted out of wood. Behind his pieces, he painted directly on to the wall a simplistic sun with beaming rays of earth-tone colors. In the heavens of the muraled background, the words “all skies sorrounding,” were written in a simplistic cursive and purposeful misspelling. Underneath the paintings, wooden alter protrude from the wall with various elements of nature such as pinecones, grass, wasp nests, and flowers. The overall aesthetic of Young’s paintings caters towards an inner innocence. However, upon further viewing, the imagery tells stories that have an underlying sense of experience.
Aaron Michalovic stole the show with his solo pieces which exemplified his high-level of craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail. His expressive carpentry was unparalleled when it comes to creativy and innovation. The works were composed of many finely cut pieces of wood that were individually painted and configured together, creating geometrical gradients of ravishing color. Each piece was a rhetoric of time, displaying the epoch of its evolutionary making.
Opening reception for There and Back Again was held on October 17th at Preacher Gallery in Austin, Texas. Closing reception will be on October 29th from 6-9 p.m.
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