Structural Interludes: New Works by Thomas Lail, Timothy M. Martin and Emily Rauch Extended until December 7
“Gallery Exhibits New Works by Three Artists Who Examine Structure
and Space ”
“STRUCTURAL INTERLUDES: Works by Thomas Lail, Timothy M. Martin and
Emily Rauch” at the Albany Center Gallery begins October 16 and closes
November 24. Each artist will attend the opening reception November 2 from
5:00pm to 9:00pm in the gallery in conjunction with First Friday. The gallery
will be filled with over 50 new drawings and sculptures collectively from
these regionally based artists.
Thomas Lail’s large-scale drawings on exhibit at Albany Center Gallery,
explore ways in which information and power is disseminated through members
of the fringe society, the popular mass and “our” governing
officials. The result is an explosion, in collage form, considerably and
intentionally imbalanced and altering. Blurred photocopied fragments of
riots, architectural plans, and crowds of protestors intricately pieced
together, form deconstructed and melded topographies.
Thomas Lail’s site-specific installations and large scale collages
have been exhibited both nationally and internationally. Selected exhibitions
include: Galéria Jána Koniarka- Synagogue Center for Contemporary
Art, Trnava, Slovakia; ArtCologne, Cologne, Germany; Kingsgate Gallery,
London, UK; Lawndale Art Center Houston, TX; Spaces, Cleveland, OH; White
Columns, New York, NY; Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY and The Brewster Project
in Brewster, NY. Lail has published two catalogue essays on the work of
American artist Robert Longo and various reviews including the 2002 Venice
Biennale for Artbyte Magazine. Lail also performs and records in the experimental
music trio Lukomski/Majer/Lail. Thomas Lail holds degrees from The College
of Saint Rose, Albany, NY and the University at Albany, SUNY, is Associate
Professor of Fine Arts at Hudson Valley Community College, SUNY in Troy,
NY and a recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor’s
Award. He lives and works in Kinderhook and Brooklyn, NY with artist Tara
Fracalossi and their son Coltrane.
Timothy M. Martin also explores the relationship between architectonic structure
and the environment. Timothy M. Martin’s geoarchitectural fragments
represent clues to architectural ideas past, present, or future. The sculptures
in this exhibit are tactile and possess both geological and architectural
likenesses. Martin was recently selected to attend the prestigious Cill
Rialaig Project, International Artists’ Residency Program Ballinskelligs,
Co. Kerry, Ireland, and the forms in this exhibit are a result of his recent
residency in Ireland. Martin is a resident of Delmar, NY and has been a
professor of art at Sage College since1976. Martin has exhibited his work
at Opalka Gallery, Albany, NY, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, The
New York State Museum, and The Rice Gallery, Albany, NY (to name just a
few). His works are part of the collections of The Albany Institute of History
and Art, The McDonalds Corporation, Chicago, IL, The Castalani Collection,
Buffalo, NY, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, (and numerous
others).
Emily Rauch’s source of inspiration also comes from the world around
her and the past. She harkens back to her childhood and is unencumbered
when building her fantastical structures. Rauch’s “Robert Rauschenberg”
sensibility of incorporating three-dimensional objects such as nails, plywood,
string, etc., exude play and exploration. Rauch’s fearless use of
bold colors, are reminiscent of a fairy tail storybook prop, giving permission
to let the mind wander into fantasy and the world of utopia. Emily Rauch
is a resident of Rensselaerville, NY and is a recent M.F.A. graduate from
SUNY Albany. She is a recipient of an Individual Artist Stipend Grant from
The New York State Council on the Arts and has received three NYFA S.O.S.
Grants since 1995. She has exhibited her work at The New York State Museum,
University Art Museum, State University of New York, at Albany for the 2007
MFA Thesis Exhibition and the 2006 Mohawk Hudson Regional Invitational (to
name just a few). Special thank you to The New York State Council on the
Arts for partially funding this exhibit.
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