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In the Ellen
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"The
Gardener's Journal"
Colored Pencil
44" x 66" |
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"Locked in the
Attic"
September 22 -
November 9
Opening Reception,
Saturday,
September 22
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
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With an undergraduate
degree from Ohio Northern University and an MFA from Northern Illinois
University, Harry Melroy
teaches junior high school art at Mohawk Local School District in
Sycamore,
Ohio. He has also
taught art at the University of Findlay and at Tiffin University.
He has exhibited
recently at the Sculpture
Center in Cleveland, at the Toledo Museum of Art, at the University of
Minnesota/Morris, and at
the Mansfield Art Center. In May, 2003, he won the Sculpture Award
in
ArtSpace/Lima's Spring
Show.
Here is a sampling of Harry
Melroy's works, along with commentary from the artist. |
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"My subject matter comes
from many places. Stories of the macabre and fantastic have
interested me since childhood. I grew up spellbound by science
fiction and horror films. Some people find it strange that my
preference in reading material has almost always been non-fiction
(biographical, historical, scientific, etc.). It is from this
blend of influences that I draw my scenes of surreal images and detached
logic." |
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"Bouncing Forever on the
Red Sidewalk"
Acrylic
3' x 4' |
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"While I never consider
what meaning the imagery may have, I'm certain there is a reason for all
the subject selection. No artist, in any medium, works in a
totally random fashion or simply pulls things out of nowhere.
Nothing comes from a vacuum, imagined or otherwise. While some
viewers are troubled by these paintings and drawings that seem to make
no sense, I am very comfortable with all the ambiguity that rally helps
to define the work. I really want people to be able to say, "I
like the work, even if I don't get it or understand it." |
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"Mixed Signal"
Acrylic
16" x 20" |
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"My use of color reflects
the theories of many 20th century artists, including the fauves and
color-field painters. I like to manipulate color (make it warm or
cool, light or dark, intense or muted) in order to created passages and
patterns that help to unify areas and also lead the viewer through the
composition. Color can be used to create dynamic effects (OP art
for instance) and also to achieve great visual harmony." |
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"Cup of Dreams"
Acrylic
11" x 14" |
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"Stylistically, each piece
begins as lines and shapes on a flat surface, arranged in what I
consider to be a visually pleasing order. Even though deep space
may be implied, the integrity of the flat design must be maintained
throughout the entire creative process." |
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"Fear of Valet Parking"
Acrylic
12" x 12" |
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Backyard Academy |
Cactus Cruiser |
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Bugman Contemplates Mechanical Fusion |
Canyon Copy Settle the Score |
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Classical Shootist Colony |
Chicken Shrine |
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