September 2020
Kim Dacres at Gavlak
At Gavlak downtown, 11 busts sit proudly on white plinths. Made out of found tires (bikes, cars, motorcycles), each of Kim Dacres’ figures in her exhibition “Wisdom Embedded in the Treads” is textural and layered. Rubber bike tubes are manipulated to become delicate, sweeping rows of braided hair. Bike chains stand in for body piercings. Flat strips of tires are screwed in place to become contorted facial features. In “Whitney,” a single bike seat stands in for the pop singer’s nose. Through…
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Marc Dennis at GAVLAK
At Gavlak, Marc Dennis’ Once Upon a Time is a mashup of traditional painting technique and a saccharine, Disney-esque one. His paintings utilize a hyperrealistic style to create voluptuous flower bouquets, rendered in a 17th century Dutch still life style, with bountiful bouquets set against dark backdrops with shallow depth of field. Dennis mimics this style with acumen, creating blooms that are delicately arranged. Yet, on top of his precise paintings are sticker-like depictions of cartoon characters that feel like…
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