September 1, 2022 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Please join us for the opening of Darren Emenau’s new exhibition, Soother. Darren will give a short artist talk about his process at 6 PM. Soother runs from September 1 to the 22nd at Jones Gallery.
Artist statement:
The concept for my next body of work, Soothor, takes inspiration from the vibrant colours and textures of fungi found in New Brunswick, and my captivation with the art form of flocking invented by the Huaxia peoples during the Shang Dynasty period in China some 3,000 years ago.
Evolving from my past sculptural works, Soother is a collection of highly organic clay forms, soft in shape, feel and intensely rich in colour. Instead of surfaces featuring raised cracked textures bringing to mind lichen, bark or the parched, cracked earth, these works are treated using flocking powder. The works carry velvet-like surfaces, reminiscent of the soft, silky, and sometimes waxy look of wild mushrooms
