September 8 to October 9, 2010
Opening Reception: September 15, 6:00 to 8:00pm
RADIAL PATTERNING: Serena Buschi, Kira Greene, Jamie Lee, Tina Seligman, April Vollmer
Cheryl McGinnis Gallery
555 Eighth Avenue, Suite 710 (at 38th Street) New York, NY 10018
(212) 594-4066
www.cherylmcginnisgallery.com
Photos: Radial Patterning Reception
Working with mandala forms composed of overlapping circular shapes within a square, April Vollmer explores the nature of sacred spaces and the impulse of people to create these structures. Vollmer’s Kosha Series of woodblock and mixed media panels was inspired by her recent visit to India’s early Buddhist sites. Beginning with radial forms created from Indian temple floor plans and temple sculptures of the lotus, Vollmer expands to include images from a growing library of her drawings, photographs and hand-carved wood blocks of flora, birds, and insects. She combines traditional Japanese woodblock technique printed on washi (Japanese kozo fiber paper) with offset, digital printing and fro!age, collaged together in translucent layers on wood panels. Choosing a limited pale!e of blues and grays, rather than the bright colors associated with India, Vollmer’s images become universal and timeless with references to all cultures