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Kyle Olson: Dedendum

Presented by G gallery at G gallery

June 5-June 28, 2010

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The G Gallery in the Heights presents Kyle Olson: Dedendum. Opening Reception is June 5, 2010 6:00 until 8:00. Show runs thru June 28, 2010.

The Artist Writes:

I have loved reading comics since I was a child but I actually prefer to think of them as “sequential art.” The thing I like most about them is the gutters, the space between each picture and the next. It is this negative space allows each reader to deviate from the fixed narration of the come and create an experience unique to themselves. It is this sence of sequentiality that I hope to employ both with in individual works and between works.

I use everyday objects, objects that are familiar, and subvert our perception of them, whether by changing their material, arrangement or number, i.e. quantity and quality, so that those objects, when placed together allow the viewer a moment of mental free play, as if experiencing the “gutter” between (between what? the art and the everyday object? IF there is only ONE object then there is no between. EXCEPT that there are and then there would be a BETWEEN that one object and ALL the other objects).

This free play of the mind, or delight, is what I believe is so special about art and humanity. In this way I see my art as exploring our perception of the world, changing normal things in ways that helps us recapture something fresh and new, that sense of wonder a child has in experiencing the world for the first time.

Pictured:  The work numbered 1 is a hanger with a white cloth draped on it. The hanger is made of mahagony and steel. The cloth is ambiguous as to it’s specific nature. The wooden hanger has been around for years. It is something that could be a concious decision to use or it maybe something you only see in hotels. Perhaps it reminds you of a parents Sunday clothes as it does for me. The satin cloth’s ambiguity may begin to change depending on how you percieve the hanger. It’s white purity may reference alter boys or monastic robes. It may be that it reminds you of special occasions. It’s uncertainty is where the viewer experiences the gutter.