Fascination with scientific systems of observation and analysis continue to be the driving force of Linda Darling's painting. The diverse subjects of her new works- night skies, exotic plants and interiors- are described in overlapping circular patterns derived from a figure in geometry called an Apollonian gasket. Her drawing method results in images that appear pixillated, and occupy a territory somewhere between abstraction and representation. the solid and metaphysical. This is manifest in a series of nocturnal views showing streams of vehicular traffic below and orbiting stars above, recorded with the aid of time lapse photography. Darling’s habit of deconstructing her subject into multiple units has become her means of indulging in a vividly intense hyper reality rendered with the cool meticulous attention to detail which has distinguished her painting.

Hannah Burr: Three Variables

Also on view is an installation of new works by Hannah Burr. Composed of sheets of cut paper, bound together by threads, ribbons and yarn the artist creates beguiling artifacts of serendipitous charm and humor. Burr characteristically executes an arrangement of elements dictated by processes that recreate actions within a specific time and place. “In these studies I explore how three variables: stacked cards, wrapped twine-like artifacts and the number of times these are wrapped. interact and relate to one another as a functioning whole. This project follows two site-specific installations in which marks within an environment serve as landmarks for certain activities taking place over time. The wrapped material comes directly from these project events, and these studies examine potential correspondences for new manifestations.”