March 24 – May 15, 2010
Opening reception: Wednesday, March 24
Artist Talk: 7 pm
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Lora Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce our second solo exhibition of new sculptures and photography by Seattle-based artist, Roy McMakin. The artist will give a public talk in the gallery on Wednesday, March 24th, at 7pm.
For this exhibition, In and On, Roy McMakin conceived four pieces that meticulously intermingle elements of sculpture and furniture. Each work imbues the artist's distinctly minimalist tradition. Two pieces espouse found furniture with McMakin's own sculptures, a more prevalent practice by the artist in recent years. His photographic series, Net Making, also included in the exhibition, skillfully illustrates McMakin's relentless attention to detail.
A reticent artist, Roy McMakin's pieces rely on the viewer to complete the work by means of physical interaction or conceptual discovery. He periodically complicates the way his viewer reconciles function and sculpture. Particularly with Untitled, where the table is mounted on the wall, transforming its objecthood entirely. The tabletop plane is divided in three parts by narrowly varied shades of white, hardly distinguishable from the gallery wall until the viewer approaches the scuplture at an angle.
Also included in the exhibition is a large, functional lounge-like sculpture. A low, solid wood plinth stands as a strong counterpoint to the composed yet chaotic arrangement of pillows on top. Cloaked in white, the work feels intimate and carefully inviting. McMakin, always aware of the domestic space when creating his sculpture, thoughtfully addresses sentiment and his personal, temporal space with this work.
Following the opening of this exhibition, a comprehensive monograph of Roy McMakin's work, published by Rizzoli, will be availabe in bookstores nationwide April 6, 2010.
Roy McMaking lives and works in Seattle where he owns and operates Domestic Furniture. He completed his BA and MFA (1982) at the University of California San Diego. His work is included in numerous important private collections and he has been commisssioned to make work for the J. Paul Getty Museum, the University of California San Francisco, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Seattle Art Museum, and The Henry Art Gallery.