Saturday, Aug 21st 6-9 pm will be the opening night of the “In Abstracto” exhibit, featuring artworks by Wendy Walker Silverman. Posted here is Peepshow (White Scallop and Lilac Wedge) 24 x 18 inches Acrylic on cotton canvas 2021. In Abstracto brings together the talents of K.J. Schumacher, Wendy Walker Silverman, Richard Feaster and Aaron Worley. The task of abstraction brings with it a natural sense of impulsiveness. That is to say, mark making which is not overly articulated. Colors which give the impression of place, shapes that hint at the fusion of memories: these are some of abstraction's ambitions. The works selected for In Abstracto are infused with a love of process. Abstraction is a distillation of the formal qualities which make up all images, and mark-making is valued for its inherent elegance and gestural qualities, as opposed to its ability to accurately depict the natural world. Silverman deftly employs color and texture to explore everything from folklore to sensory experience. Shocks of solid red cut across simmering umbers or collide with a wall of black. The effect is arresting. Conversely, Worley captures the frenetic energy of a boxer by capitalizing on pastel’s natural tendency to blur. The works selected for In Abstracto honor the importance of timing while simultaneously collapsing it into one static image. Feaster embraces this kind of spontaneity, allowing one choice to inform the next. He expresses a particular interest in the material qualities of paint, how the right invocation might cause it to settle into metallic milk skins. Schumacher's new work positions moments of electric buzz against the total silence of white: a volatile nature temporarily tamed by the rhythmic imposition of geometry.

Wendy Walker Silverman* holds a BFA from Louisiana Tech University. Silverman has lived in Nashville since 1999 and is regularly awarded critical recognition for her artistic contributions. Wendy Walker Silverman is rep’d by Tinney Contemporary.