Perhaps life was easier in the times of yore, or perhaps that’s us simply yearning for innocence we fear we’ll never see again. It is also interesting to ponder that hay fever is a relatively modern affliction. " How bittersweet it is then that flowers have such strong connections to the afterlife," Gomes said. " As adults, we often yearn for our childhood past, left crumpled and tainted by age and experience." This work's playful central figure holds their nose after diving with reckless abandon into a frenzy of bright yellow flowers–a color often associated with youth and joy. " Many cultures have myths surrounding flora, all of which have dual life and death themes," Gomes said. Portuguese South African artist kEda Gomes layers materials and ideas in HayFever, also created just for this show. Hydrocal, acrylic, enamel 8 x 9 x 5 inches " Neither of us are afraid to use various disparate elements in concert with one another, giving the works a surreal quality," Jackson added.įeatured image: Darla Jackson and Paul Romano - Imprint, 2022. The lifelike and life-sized bunny radiates royal blue from its body and eyes, with delicate floral embellishment alluding to rabbits as symbols for fertility. Jackson, who considers her sculptural practice "emotional portraiture," took the lead on Imprint, a hauntingly beautiful sculpture in hydrocal, acrylic, and enamel. " When listing the collaborative pieces, we put our names in order of who was the lead on a particular piece for the most part," Romano explained. They both maintain independent art practices and just started working together "accidentally" in 2019, mostly teaming up on Arch Enemy’s behalf. Acrylic on panel 12 x 12 inchesĬreative couple Darla Jackson and Paul Romano contributed one painting and one sculpture to Brings May Flowers, but the artists’ names appear reversed in each description. We caught up with five artists from the exhibition to share five artworks you can’t miss while Brings May Flowers remains in bloom.Įxhibition Brings May Flowers will be on view at Arch Enemy Arts Gallery in Philadelphia until May 29th, 2022.įeatured image: Michael Koehler - Stepchild of Nature (detail), 2022. New Contemporary also encourages artists to explore experimental media–from sculpture to laser-cut plexiglass, painted wood and, of course, good old fashioned painting with bold hues and stories that capture even the most unsuspecting eyes. On view since May 6th, Arch Enemy Arts co-founder Lawren Alice noted the show’s closing date on May 29th offers a fitting lead up for the Philadelphia Flower Show, which kicks off on June 11th.Īlice added that Arch Enemy focuses on New Contemporary because the genre’s subject matter, style, and price points are accessible to a full spectrum of collectors. Their monthly themed group shows collect artists from around the world who deal in nontraditional materials and styles, often centered around the vibrant and accessible genre of narrative surrealism.īrings May Flowers riffs off that old adage about April showers, presenting works by 26 international artists centered around springtime’s super blooms. This April, the gallery celebrated a full decade spent sharing innovative artwork with the City of Brotherly Love. This week concludes Brings May Flowers, the most recent group show at Arch Enemy Arts–a spacious New Contemporary art gallery situated in Philadelphia’s creatively teeming Old City neighborhood.
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