The Year of the Horse

Rimi Yang and Shelley Muzylowski Allen

The Year of the Horse July 4 – 19, 2014

Year of the Horse According to the Chinese Zodiac calendar, this year is the Year of the Wooden Horse, which is characterized as a time of great strength, growth, and idealism. It is also a fortuitous year in that it brings good fortune and encourages unexpected journeys, surprising romances, and following impulses. These are all traits that Blue Rain Gallery finds especially prodigious for launching an equine-themed show, pairing two equally strong and vibrant artistic voices: Shelley Muzylowski Allen and Rimi Yang. As the characteristics of the Year of the Wooden Horse dictates, we encourage you to follow your impulses, take an unexpected journey to Santa Fe this July, and fall in love with the artwork of Allen and Yang.

Rimi Yang, Fusion Horse, oil on canvas, 48" h x 48" w, $10,000

Shelley Muzylowski Allen Horses Born of Fire The forces of fire and wind are harnessed by artist, Shelley Muzylowski Allen, as she blows and sculpts glass into majestic and elegant forms of animals. In particular, Allen’s gravity-defying, leaping horses are a work of genius as their bodies have strong and clear conformation yet their movement is light and nimble with their hooves barely grazing the ground. These are sentient beings that prance, gallop, and buck with a grace and beauty unique unto themselves. The striated stone bases that anchor each sculpture act as the only reminder that these whirlwind animals are actually earth-bound and not cantering among the clouds and challenging gale-force tempests in a test of speed and unbridled power.

Shelley Muzylowski Allen Blue Groove Blown glass, horse hair, leather, steel, and sandstone 27" h x 24" w x 8" d $18,000

Shelley Muzylowski Allen, Horse Netsuke Pot, blown glass, horse hair, and leather 37" h x 15" w x 13" d, $12,000

Shelley Muzylowski Allen, Turquoise Days, blown and engraved glass, horse hair, leather, steel, and glacier green quartz, 21" h x 23" w x 6.5" d, $16,000

Shelley Muzylowski Allen Indigo Dagger Blown glass, horse hair, leather, and steel 23.5" h x 14" w x 6" d $10,000

Shelley Muzylowski Allen Nightshade Kudu Blown glass and steel 25.5" h x 12" d $12,000

Shelley Muzylowski Allen, Olympian, blown glass, horse hair, leather, steel, and sandstone 29" h x 22" w x 9" d, $16,000

Shelley Muzylowski Allen One Fine Day Blown glass, horse hair, leather, steel, and sandstone 26" h x 21" w x 7" d $15,000

Rimi Yang Horses Born of Emotion Expressionist painter, Rimi Yang, imbues her lively compositions with red, blue, and yellow primary colors that evoke prime emotions. Her paintings that portray horses impart sensory experiences that project an almost dreamlike, trance filled, vibrant color and rhythmic melody. These pictures especially evidence a sacred, if not sometimes secret, bond that exists between a horse and their rider. There is an obvious trust that lies between her human and equine subjects — riders sit up tall and confident behind the withers of their steeds, while, in turn, the horses’ gently curving necks bow in acceptance and their heels lift in prideful gait. The key is that Yang’s horses do not sacrifice their freedom in being tamed but, on the contrary, these barrel-chested and powerful creatures revel in harmony with the young, delicate women astride them.

Rimi Yang, Chief Under the Sun, oil on canvas, 60" h x 60" w, $16,500

Rimi Yang, Goddess of Blue and Red, oil on canvas, 48" h x 60" w, $11,600

Rimi Yang, Jump into the Sun, oil on canvas, 24" h x 24" w, $4,200

Rimi Yang, Queen’s New March, oil on canvas, 48" h x 60" w, $11,600

Rimi Yang, Ride in Sunset, oil on canvas, 48" h x 48" w, $10,000

Rimi Yang, Strength of Purity, oil on canvas, 60" h x 48" w, $11,600

Rimi Yang, Spring of Love, oil on canvas, 40" h x 40" w, $7,900

Rimi Yang, Circle of Life, oil on canvas, 48" h x 36" w, $7,900

Rimi Yang, True Friends, oil on canvas, 48" h x 48" w, $10,000

Rimi Yang, Girl and a Handsome Horse, oil on canvas, 36" h x 24" w, $5,600

Rimi Yang, Yellow, Oil on canvas, 60" h x 84" w, $21,600

Blue Rain Gallery 130 Lincoln Avenue, Suite C Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 505.954.9902 Blue Rain Contemporary 7137 East Main Street Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 480.874.8110 www.blueraingallery.com