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Canvas, Copper, Paint, and Paper This month Centennial Art Center opens a three-person exhibit showcasing abstract paintings by Eva Sochorova, mixed-media works by Sydney Reichman, and paper sculptures by Kaaren Hirschowitz Engel. The airiness and natural light of this gallery offer the ideal environment for the varying sizes, mediums, and subjects presented. As a matter of fact, it is pretty amazing that this diverse grouping has come together in such a cohesive and lovely way. All three artists are well-established, award-winning practitioners who are not only passionate about their work but positively driven to create. About her intense use of color, Sochorova explains, “Coming from the darkness of my East German childhood, I have always craved color. I paint to give color all the Kaaren Hirschowitz Engel, Time Loops freedom it needs.” After years as a sculptor, Reichman is currently producing paintings on copper that combine the knowledge and skills she gained in working with clay, copper, pigment, and earth and in building her rural home and sculpture garden by herself. Once
a corporate attorney, Kaaren Hirschowitz Engel is inspired by nature and makes paper sculptures, often from panels and paper that she has painted, deconstructed, and woven back together along with branches and detritus found in the forest. The show opens with an artists’ reception on Friday, June 7, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and runs through July 24. Centennial Art Center is Sydney Reichman, River of Stars located at 25th Avenue North and Park Plaza. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.nashville.gov/ Parks-and-Recreation/ cultural-arts/visual-arts.aspx. www.sochorova.com www.sydneyreichman.com www.kaarenengel.com
Eva Sochorova, Nostalgie
First Saturday Art Crawl
Picture This on 5th, #44 Downtown Arcade
June 1 • 6PM to 9PM
Play on Words by Wordsmith
Keith Carter
A Wordism Game – n. alternate, quirky visualization of a word or phrase pictorialized by a wordsmith
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