The Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery is pleased to announce an upcoming exhibition featuring two Dallas/Fort Worth area artists, Peter Ligon and Layla Luna, who articulate the architectural styling of dwelling spaces in their paintings.
Both artists will give presentations at an opening reception on Friday, March 23, at 5:30 p.m. in the Haggar Art History Auditorium located in the Haggerty Art Village on the University of Dallas' Irving campus. A reception will immediately follow in the gallery, and the exhibition will remain available for viewing through April 28, 2018.
"These locations are places I feel an affinity for - where there's a combination of colors that look good together in a composition," said Ligon, whose exhibition pieces showcase small-scale oil paintings, featuring an assortment of buildings, houses and sheds.
Ligon's sources are predominately observational, as he regularly paints on location, surveying the light, color and shapes of his subjects. He captures scenic landscapes with sweeping gestures of thin oil paint. Next, Ligon paints smaller passages to explore the abstraction of his buildings and landscape; light and shadow form geometric shapes to emphasize the basic outlines of buildings. While his paintings blend together a myriad of abstracted elements, his works also present a distinct shade of realism.
From her studio in Fort Worth, Texas, Luna delves further into the complex notions of home, drawing on her memories of travel and artistic research. Her featured series, in fact, she titled "Shapes of Shelter." "Some individuals seek refuge within that space while others wish to escape it. I find the uneasiness of that pull and push fascinating," said Luna.
Luna began her work by initially investigating the structures and materials of early shelters used by North American cultures, such as caves, tipis and pueblos. From this practice, she discovered consistent curve-shaped patterns, which she incorporated as a recurring motif throughout her exhibition works. Luna's brightly colored landscapes are oriented vertically in what we traditionally associate with portrait painting. Like Ligon, Luna's paintings give viewers a space to dwell in reflection on the places and spaces we inhabit.
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