Nuartlink Gallery Artist Talks:"twofold" Sun Dec 18, 2-4pm

An afternoon of conversations with 

Cat Balco and Rachel Beach

Please join us as they discuss the works from the current exhibition

"twofold" 

Sunday, December 18th, 2 - 4 pm

Nuartlink is pleased to present the new exhibition "twofold," featuring paintings, sculptures and wall works by Cat Balco and Rachel Beach. "twofold" invites unexpected spacial encounters between primitive and sophisticated forms. Both artists insinuate gestural motifs through structural frameworks, provoking unusual and surprising unions, both tangible and suggestive.

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Cat Balco's large-scale patterned wall paintings begin as small abstract paintings of forms and rhythms and are derived from loose observation of natural forms. Their simple geometric compositions connect them to ancient symbols of fertility, life, the sun, and growth. As she works through these paintings, forms gather together, repeat, and mirror each other, creating larger patterns.

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Rachel Beach combines illusionistic painting and angular stacked forms in her architecturally inclined and expertly crafted sculptures. By playing with actual versus simulated shadow and tangible versus implied space, she constructs a balance of confusion and intrigue. Her painted sculptures transform flat planes into three-dimensions and combine minimalist thought and form with more diverse archeological and architectural influences.

Exhibition on view through January 3, 2012.  RSVP nicholas@nuartlink.com

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19-B Post Road East, Westport, CT 06880

(Parker Harding Plaza - Entrance near Starbucks by the river)

Gallery hours Tues- Sat 11-6 and Sun 12-4 p.m. For more information or an appointment contact

Vida Geranmayeh-Florian at vida@nuartlink.com  or 203 858 2067 www.nuartlink.com

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A portion of December proceeds will benefit Neighborhood Studios of Fairfied County. About Neighborhood Studios;

Neighborhood Studios provides a measurable platform for lifelong success through the delivery of arts education to children at risk and those with special needs throughout Fairfield County.  nstudios.org