Changing Landscapes
A group invitational exhibit featuring new work by Sharlene Cline, Deb Lowney, and Kristin Link.
As human activities increase the rate at which natural processes like glacial retreat, weathering and erosion shape the landscape, what agency do artists offer as witnesses, interpreters and documentarians of disappearing landscapes? How do artists steward how we hold and express feelings about change? How might art help humans find strength, reckon with loss, and face what is revealed with courage, purpose and love?
Sharlene Cline Statement:
These paintings not only share the magnitude of Alaska’s beauty but our effects on our landscapes. My hope is if we love our landscapes then maybe we will protect our natural surroundings.
I start with the landscapes’ shapes and move to a place of instinct – grabbing colors, layering brush strokes, creating texture, and then I add mounting elements to intensify the work, so the viewer can experience Alaska and her scars.