Simplicity: Jehle, Leis, Ellis, and Turung

Simplicity, exhibiting Bill Jehle, Marietta Patricia Leis, Robert M. Ellis and Shawn Turung at the gallery space shared by the Curated Creative Studio and Robert M. Ellis Art Collection Trust. The exhibition opens Friday, June 16, 5-8 pm with an opening reception. The venue is open Mondays and Thursdays, 12-5 pm and Saturdays 12-3 pm. The exhibition closes July 8, 2023. A panel discussion among the artist will be announced later in June.

This exhibition looks at contemporary works on paper and in mixed media in which the elegance of line and the composition of design are carefully executed to create abstract examples of complex ideas and techniques. Dabbling between the intentional and the unintentional, these artworks represent a line in creation between the automated functions of expression, and the intentional, yet meticulous application of decisions. We explore when drawing a squiggly line, emanating from the subconscious of the artist becomes art and the subsequent, informed decision to apply color informs emotion and context.

Featured image by Bill Jehle.