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Julie Evans and Ajay Sharma
Cowdust: Collaborative Paintings
November 4-December 23, 2010
In the second gallery, Julie Saul is pleased to present Cowdust, a series
of collaborative paintings by New York artist Julie Evans, and Indian
miniature painter Ajay Sharma. This is Evans third exhibition with the
gallery since 2007. Evans and Sharma met in 2003 while Evans was studying
miniature painting in Jaipur on a Fulbright Scholarship and they became
close friends. Despite the enormous cultural differences between them,
their shared involvement with miniature painting caused Evans to suggest
a collaborative project creating work together over a specific period
of time.
Evans went to Jaipur in 2009 where she and Sharma worked long days for
eight weeks, passing paintings back and forth until each was completed.
The resulting eight works are neither abstract nor narrative. They each
contain a floating central form - a surprising amalgam that combines the
subtlety of Evans' poured, ephemeral grounds and close attention to detail
with the exquisite refinement of Sharma's precise hand. Carrying themes
over from their own personal works, and challenging the other to re-contextualize
them, the process reflected their very diverse cultural backgrounds and
artistic sensibilities. They were able to negotiate the artistic gaps
in their differing styles to stunning effect, with their separate voices
distinctly evident in most places, while in others they are fluidly fused.
Julie Evans and Ajay Sharma
Cowdust: Collaborative Paintings
NOVEMBER 4 - DECEMBER 23, 2010
GreenMisstep, 2010
acrylic, gouache, colored pencil, mineral and lac pigments on paper
14 x 11"
PeacockApocalypse, 2010
acrylic, gouache, colored pencil, mineral and lac pigments on paper
15 x 18"
DragonSprout, 2010
acrylic, gouache, colored pencil, mineral and lac pigments on paper
15 x 18"
FeatherDarkCloud, 2010
acrylic, gouache, colored pencil, mineral and lac pigments on paper
15 x 18"
CowDustHour , 2010
acrylic, gouache, colored pencil, mineral and lac pigments on paper
15 x 18”
SmokingMedallion, 2010
acrylic, gouache, colored pencil, mineral and lac pigments on paper
18 x 15"
Orange-AssLandscape, 2010
acrylic, gouache, colored pencil, mineral and lac pigments on paper
11 x 14"
CrownedLotusBall, 2010
acrylic, gouache, colored pencil, mineral and lac pigments on paper
14 x 11"
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GreenMisstep, 2010
PeacockApocalypse, 2010
DragonSprout, 2010
FeatherDarkCloud, 2010
CowDustHour, 2010
SmokingMedallion, 2010
Orange-AssLandscape, 2010
CrownedLotusBall, 2010
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