Cole Pierce: Home Spun
@ McHenry County College | Galleries One & Two
8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012
Opening Wednesday, October 16th, from 2:30PM - 4:30PM
On view through Friday, November 1st
McHenry County College is thrilled to host a Visiting Artist Talk + Artist Reception for Cole Pierce’s solo exhibition, Home Spun.
Artist Talk & Reception: Wednesday, October 16
2:30 p.m. — Artist Talk in the Luecht Auditorium, B170 | In-person and presented virtually on Zoom: https://mchenrycc.zoom.us/s/97208238946
3:30 p.m. — Reception in Gallery One, A212x
Free and open to the public
Exhibition:
September 30 – November 1, 2024
McHenry County College | Galleries One & Two
8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012
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ARTIST STATEMENT
My paintings are an investigation into the phenomenon of vision. I implement a relief painting process by masking off geometric-based grids and applying color gradients of acrylic. After multiple layers of masking, accumulated paint forms rigid triangular, circular, and fractured shapes. Subtle inconsistencies and accumulated textures create a calculated abstraction with unpredicted forms. Foregrounds blend with backgrounds in all-over compositions that are frenetic and ephemeral, interrupting perception and comprehension.
“Again and again, only what is not continuous can be repeated” Emmanuel Alloa
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BIO
Chicago-based painter Cole Pierce received his MFA from Northwestern University and a BSS in Art and Sociology from Cornell College. He has recently exhibited at THE MISSION, the Evanston Art Center, Heaven Gallery, Peter Paul Luce Gallery, PArC Lima, and Roman Susan. He received DCASE (Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events) grants in 2016, 2017 and 2019, and was a SÍM (Association of Icelandic Visual Artists) resident in Reykjavík, Iceland. In 2016, he completed his first major public work, a 60’x11’ mural in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. For more information about Pierce, visit www.colepierce.com and his Instagram page @coleypierce.
IMAGE CREDIT: Cole Pierce, 287 (Traction), 2024, Acrylic on canvas
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