Longview Museum of Fine Arts presents Between The Void, The Vine, and The Veil through August 31. The collection is abstract art by Kelly Dillard abstract art.
“My work is an expression of an interpretation of life and nature,” she says. “The perception and emotion of what is before me. What is seen and what is often unseen. The void, the vine, and the veil.”
In an artist’s statement, she explains the phrase and what the exhibition means to her.
“The void is considered a vacuum, a space, a negative, an absence, an emptiness and what grows between (a void, a vine, a veil). It provokes feelings of isolation and introspection, a lack of meaning. But is it void of all things? If you really look closely, it is full of life, full of dreams, and full of possibilities, waiting to emerge. The void is the silence, a silent voice, yet a mind which is constantly thinking, dreaming, and creating.
“The vine twists and turns and grows wildly, holding to a host. In winter’s starkness, it is nature’s free and pure abstraction of what is to come. The vine can bring protection, shelter, ever emerging, ever growing and ever changing, with what the seasons supply.
“The veil is a covering, a concealment, something that obscures your vision, a mystery. The veil can alter one’s perception. What is reality? What is the truth, if you can’t see beyond? Just like the fog of the mountain mist covers what exists in front of you, the veil covers reality, distorting your perception. The veil forces your focus on what is right in front of you, but instead you squint to see beyond. What is below the veil? What is behind the boundaries? What is the mystery?”
Between The Void, The Vine, and The Veil is a trinity of what is seen, felt, and remembered. A metaphor for the search for truths in a physical world and organic life.
The 65th Student Invitational is on display through May 10 and fir those haven’t seen George Rodrigue: Painting for Myself yet they’ve got until May 24. Six Degrees of Separation continues through December 20 with an art history take on the party game of the same name.
Upcoming concerts at the museum include David Ramirez on June 20, Wild Ponies on July 19, Antje Duvekot on August 9, and Band of Heathens on September 13.
The Tyler Street building is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The Fredonia building is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Go to www.lmfa.org or call (903) 753-8103 for more information.
