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| "Cracked", mixed media on canvas, 20" x 64" |
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Angie Reed Garner
Expat Series
July 3 - August 15, 2009
Combining saturated color and a symbolic narrative of creative and intellectual freedom, political self-understanding, and culture shock, Garner’s paintings were completed during two years of living in Lahore, Pakistan and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Developed in the space that expands when someone leaves their home country, the series, as well as expats themselves are resident outsiders: less easily part of “home", but not entirely integrated into their new surroundings.
From Garner’s perspective, images possess great power, and yet not all images can be understood by all viewers, because in certain cases, too much is simply unfamiliar. Though she doesn’t think she could paint anything that would not be at home somewhere, Garner recognizes that certain images cannot be exhibited in Islamic countries without giving offense, and therefore are more at home in Germany or the U.S. Expat, therefore, offers a rare opportunity to view a selection of Garner’s recent works not often, or at all, displayed outside of her studio.
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| "Going Home", oil on canvas, 20" x 64" |
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