The exhibition tracks the development of Hollowell’s visual language over ten years; a vocabulary that bridges abstraction with figuration, autobiography with art history, and biology with emotion. Orbiting two centuries of pioneering women artists that span generations and movements from Abstraction to Surrealism to 1960s Light and Space art, including Hilma af Klint, Agnes Pelton, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Judy Chicago, Hollowell also cites Neo-Tantric painting as an important influence. Hollowell’s approach always begins with her own body as a guide to appraise seismic issues from sexual freedom to feminism, and reproductive rights and motherhood.
“Thank you to the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum for hosting Ridgefield Civic Ballet dancers! They loved choreography inspired by Loie Hollowell‘s exhibit!” said RCD’s Executive Director Amy Piantaggini.
In preparation for yesterday’s performance, dancers visited the museum to study the artwork. With the guidance of Museum Educator Dayne Encarnacion, they formed small groups. They were provided with rehearsal time, space, and guidance by Piantaggini, along with feedback from RCD faculty Marlon Mayers, during a 2-month rehearsal process. Each group selected music that they believed captured the imagery or message of their chosen painting.
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