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August Issue 2005
Gallery 9 near Banner Elk, NC, Features Exhibition by Christine Schub and Laura Fly
A new exhibit will open at Gallery 9 near Banner Elk, NC, on Aug. 19, 2005, featuring the abstract oils of Christine Schub and sterling silver jewelry designs of Laura Fly. The exhibit will remain on view through Sept. 14, 2005.
Christine Schub's obsessive geometric oils
have all the orderliness of a madwoman on the brink of sanity,
or a sane woman on the brink of madness. Schub's cityscapes and
abstracts are lyrical composites of staggering detail and design.
Throw in her zany sense of color and perspective and her imagery
seems like something the Beatles might have created had they been
city planners instead of musicians.
Schub claims no preconceived notions when she goes to work. It's
just one color morphed into shape and then another and another.
"I have sort of a Gestalt approach - depicting the parts
and then emphasizing the 'whole' as greater than the sum of the
parts." The finished 'whole' rarely has a curved line; even
her drips are straight arrows. Endless stacked buildings with
tiny windows and doors create a futuristic effect.
Schub frequently paints on masonite, partly for the fine detail she can achieve and partly for the convenience when transporting her work. She has been on the go as long as she can remember. The daughter of a navy jet pilot, her childhood was a steady game of leap frogging back and forth across the country. Often the urban rhythms of her paintings come from early memories of having lived in some of our greatest cities. Currently Schub leap frogs between Florida in the winter and the Blue Ridge mountains in the summer.
When Schub paints, she does nothing but paint. This compulsion evolves from a "crabby restlessness." With her background in clinical psychology, it might appear she's allowing a restlessness between left-brain and right-brain to play out. Order meets whimsy - rows of tidy cubicles, and then out of nowhere, a drip and it's going the wrong way! And then fade to neutral. Seems a likely place to find a yellow submarine.
If you took a couple of Schub's geometric elements and turned them into jewelry, you might end up with a ring by Laura Fly. Her "side by side" rings combine two large stones of varying shapes, one on each end of a silver band. Tourmaline, onyx, citrine, peridot and labradorite are just a few of her favorite semi precious gems to use in combination. Because they are naturally adjustable, the bands may be easily worn on different fingers.
Fly earned a degree in metal smithing from Appalachian State University and has remained in the Boone area. Working primarily in sterling silver, her designs are sleek and contemporary. Her pendants usually incorporate several hanging elements creating wonderful movement when worn.
Fly has long been associated with Gallery 9 and has consistently been one of the gallery's most popular artists. Her unique designs are casual enough for everyday wear yet they always leave the impression of jewelry as art.
For further information check our NC commercial
listing, call the gallery at 828/963-6068, or at (www.gallery9.com).
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