{"id":1817,"date":"2013-05-15T01:25:15","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T05:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=1817"},"modified":"2013-12-06T17:17:01","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T22:17:01","slug":"the-logic-of-mountains-1963-2013-peter-hutchinson-at-freight-volume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/the-logic-of-mountains-1963-2013-peter-hutchinson-at-freight-volume\/","title":{"rendered":"“The Logic of Mountains–1963-2013”: Peter Hutchinson at Freight + Volume"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Birds<\/p>\n

“Peter Hutchinson: The Logic of Mountains\u20141963-2013”
\nat Freight + Volume Gallery in New York, New York
\nby Elizabeth Hazard<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freight + Volume Gallery presents a 50-year survey of the works of Peter Hutchinson in \u201cThe Logic of Mountains” (7 March-13 April 2013). A collection of collages, books, films and various constructions, the exhibit showcases the eccentric artist\u2019s bold use of colour, texts and shapes through his myriad of work over the course of 50 years.<\/p>\n

To understand the artist\u2019s work is to understand the 83-year-old British-born artist himself. Having been a personal friend of Hutchinson for more than 20 years now, Freight+Volume owner and director Nick Lawrence is quite familiar with the artist\u2019s humourous and eccentric ways and gives us a personal perspective. Referring to him as a \u201ctrue renaissance man,\u201d he says \u201cto know Peter is to be constantly astounded, enriched and educated by him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Known simply as the \u201cgrandfather of narrative art\u201d to some, Hutchinson\u2019s work not only tells us stories, but allows viewers to travel to different places and seasons. In an aptly named piece, Inharmonious Seasons, he harmoniously presents mountains draped in snow with flowers in full bloom. In Empty Mountains-Crowded Sea, Hutchinson pulls our eyes between two contrasting, yet beautiful views of nature. The simplicity of objects such as sticks and ropes create artwork in other pieces. The use of such mundane and drab things accentuates Hutchinson\u2019s ability to see beyond what is merely presented, his ability to create something ambiguous.<\/p>\n

One can get lost in time studying the intricacies and dichotomies he presents in his work. \u201cThe Logic of Mountains\u201d exhibit takes the viewer through a colourful and conceptual journey that allows us to glimpse into the imagination of Peter Hutchinson, an imagination that stretches beyond mountains and the very idea of logic itself.<\/p>\n

This Exhibition Review originally appeared in Issue Four. To learn more about the world of collage,\u00a0SUBSCRIBE<\/a>\u00a0to Kolaj or PURCHASE ISSUE FOUR<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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INFORMATION<\/h3>\n

Freight + Volume Gallery<\/strong>
\n530 West 24th Street
\nNew York, New York 10011 USA
\n(212) 691-7700<\/p>\n

Hours:
\nTuesday-Saturday, 11AM-6PM
\nand by appointment<\/p>\n

MAP<\/a> | WEBSITE<\/a>\u00a0| FACEBOOK<\/a><\/p>\n

Image:<\/strong>
\nBirds of Paradise<\/em>
\nby Peter Hutchinson
\n40″x60″
\nphoto collage with text
\n2009
\nCourtesy of Freight+Volume and the artist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Peter Hutchinson: The Logic of Mountains\u20141963-2013” at Freight + Volume Gallery in New York, New York by Elizabeth Hazard Freight + Volume Gallery presents a 50-year survey of the works of Peter Hutchinson in \u201cThe Logic of Mountains” (7 March-13…<\/p>\n

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