Madolin Maxey
August Night
August Night
oil on canvas
2009
2009
February 7 through February 26, 2010
Madolin Maxey: Treasured Objects
Dodge House Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 12-4pm, Weekends 2-4pm; GALLERY NIGHT: Thurs, 9/16/10 5-9pm; CLOSED: 9/4 - 9/11/10
Maxwell Mays Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 12-4pm, Weekends 2-4pm; CLOSED: 9/4 - 9/17/10; OPENING RECEPTION: Sat, 9/18/10, 5-7pm
Madolin MaxeyMadolin Maxey: Treasured Objects
Dodge House Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 12-4pm, Weekends 2-4pm; GALLERY NIGHT: Thurs, 9/16/10 5-9pm; CLOSED: 9/4 - 9/11/10
Maxwell Mays Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 12-4pm, Weekends 2-4pm; CLOSED: 9/4 - 9/17/10; OPENING RECEPTION: Sat, 9/18/10, 5-7pm
Artist Statement
This body of work has evolved over the past two years and consists of paintings and charcoal drawings of treasured objects from my home. Predominantly they are black iron teapots juxtaposed with a clay horse whistle, shells, and other small objects. I went back to basic charcoal drawing for most of 2008, exploring only the black teapots. These drawings are on corrugated cardboard and are, for the most part, 4’ x 4.’ I explored every angle, shine, and texture of these teapots, and by 2009 I was ready to render them in paint. My desire is to not reveal their size or location but place them in ambiguous spaces and relationships. Often, as the paintings evolved, the objects seem to tell their own stories of winter nights, gossip, sea scenes or summer gatherings. Or maybe that is all in my mind and now it is time for others to come and interpret these paintings.