{"id":11924,"date":"2019-02-17T11:46:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T15:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/?p=11924"},"modified":"2019-05-23T13:52:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T17:52:36","slug":"yutori-a-personal-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/archives\/11924","title":{"rendered":"Yutori ~ a personal perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI am immensely influenced by the colors and textures of this little town. There is a softness about the buildings and landscape. Faded by the sun and rain. Mellowed by humidity.\u201d
\n\u2014 Teri Dryden
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Last year I mentioned that, if possible, I would have stowed away in Teri Dryden\u2019s art supplies when she left for a residency at Shiro Oni Studios in Onishi. The entire notion of a small-village retreat in rural Japan seemed as far-fetched to me as actually hiding in her luggage, so the next best thing was getting to follow her \u201cARTventure\u201d online<\/a>.<\/a> Three years ago, at about the time of the Juxtapose<\/em><\/a> exhibition in which we both took part, she was deliberately shifting from collage making to another period devoted to painting. Would her experience in Asia mark a new phase?<\/p>\n

An answer to my question was likely to come this month. My anticipation began to build when I learned Dryden was hanging a show of recent works at B Deemer Gallery<\/a> in the Crescent Hill neighborhood of Louisville. Dana and I made the opening reception of Yutori<\/em><\/a> a must-attend event on our calendar of winter outings. As soon as I entered the space, I felt surrounded by something I could only sense as \u2018mastery,\u2019 and it was the kind of splendid first impression that every exibitor dreams of imparting. When I spoke briefly to the artist, she expressed a conviction that the immersion in Japan had at long last enabled her to \u201cfuse collage and painting\u201d as a single medium.<\/p>\n

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I was struck by the overall impression of the show, a mood that was independent of the typical urban hubbub of mingling visitors<\/a>. A serene dynamism emanated from every piece. Each one invited the observer to penetrate its harmony of constrained color, spatial activity, and fluent mark-making.<\/p>\n

The blog entries that Teri posted during her residency had captured the spirit and distinctive flavors of an energetic cultural adventure, but her process in the studio would remain unspoken. Now \u2014 moving from wall to wall, composition to composition \u2014 I could finally share a small measure of something that must have been nearly impossible to describe. It is simply embedded in the work itself. I won\u2019t soon forget how pleasing and rewarding it was to experience firsthand her evolving integration of not only collage and painting, but the metaphysical sense of place within an artifact crafted by hand. What is truly on display at Yutori<\/em> is how a creative individual\u2019s personal receptivity and high level of spontaneity can artfully harness such a fusion.<\/p>\n

If you are anywhere near Kentucky, I urge you to see this show.
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An extraordinary fusion
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Yutori: New Works
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Sayonara 1<\/em><\/strong>
\ncollage on paper by T Dryden
\n15 x 11 inches
\nfrom her residency at Shiro Oni Studios, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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