Rachel Pollak …the I and the We
on view February 8th – March 5th
>>>opening reception Friday February 10th, 6-9pm. Free!
Gowanus Print Lab presents ...the I and the We, an exhibition of gouache on paper pieces by Rachel Pollak.
Chosen from entries to their GET SERIOUS GO SOLO solo exhibition contest, Rachel Pollak’s sensitive paintings of ritual captured us with their quiet significance and simultaneously sparse and ornate spaces.
Rachel on her work:
“In my work I am seeking out moments when an “I” becomes a “We”—and moments when these affiliations break down. My gouache paintings are inspired by rituals I observe in everyday life: crew members raking the infield dirt at the seventh-inning stretch, children playing parachute games, the inauguration of a new president. By re-imagining the context of these rituals, and their accompanying furniture, uniforms, and equipment, my works consider the tension between the persistent identities of the individuals in these scenes and the groups they are a part of.”
