Opening Saturday, February 15th at Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco is “Home,” a solo exhibition of new work by Gay Outlaw. The artist will present a central motif: a round, concave shape reminiscent of forms used in her earlier perforated works, but on a magnified scale. Inspired by the contour of a favorite chair from her childhood, in combination with a sand painting she recently found in a garage sale, the sculptures explore positioning in space, and real vs. illusory depth, as well as pictorial language in general. In a career of over 20 years Gay Outlaw has examined relationships of sculpture and picture-making, especially photography. She interweaves formal abstraction with 2-d techniques of illusions, exploring traditions of artistic construction and production, both acknowledging traditional processes while subverting the expected result.

Gay Outlaw, Ball, 2013
Pâte de verre
8” diameter
Courtesy of Gallery Paule Anglim.

Opening Reception: Saturday February 15, 2014. 4-6pm.

“Home” will be on view through March 15, 2014.

For more information visit Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco.