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Being Square<\/em> by Mike Wright
9.5″x6.5″x2″; found painted wood. Courtesy of the artist and Alden Gallery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Wright & Paul Kelly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at Alden Gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA
17-30 July 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mike Wright is a Provincetown artist who has for decades been creating sculpture made of painted wood she has found locally. This year she has created a series of small standing works that suggest figures. \u201cThe point of using found wood is that, as debris, it seems unpromising,\u201d Wright says. \u201cBut that lack of promise is also its appeal\u2014the peeling paint, the color scrubbed by salty waves, sand or human use. The main parameter is that the wood must be found in Provincetown. The second is not to paint that wood, because its patina is impossible to duplicate.\u201d Wright has received a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, an Artist\u2019s Residency Award at the Vermont Studio Center, and has had solo shows of her work at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Cape Cod Museum of Art, and St. Botolph Club in Boston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Captain Jack\u2019s Wharf #9 <\/em>by Paul Kelly
18″x24″; oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist and Alden Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Provincetown artist Paul Kelly has been showing at the Alden Gallery since 2010. \u201cMy paintings have evolved over the years from townscapes, using a basic understanding of architectural forms from my professional background as an architect and city planner, to imaginary forms and locations using unidentified vantage points,\u201d Kelly says. \u201cI look for impossible perspectives on well-known images to trigger my curiosity and re-examine our built environment. My approach and preparation for creating oil paintings include my love for notebook pencil sketching, quick watercolor studies, and weekly access to figure drawing to keep my eye in check. The art of Hopper, Thibaud, Diebenkorn, and Nicholas De Stael are significant influences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(text adapted from the gallery’s press materials)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alden Gallery<\/strong>
Suite 1
423 Commercial Street
Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657 USA
(508) 487-4230<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours (through Labour Day):
Daily, noon-5PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAP<\/a> | WEBSITE<\/a> | FACEBOOK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COLLAGE ON VIEW Mike Wright & Paul Kelly at Alden Gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA17-30 July 2020 Mike Wright is a Provincetown artist who has for decades been creating sculpture made of painted wood she has found locally. This year…<\/p>\n

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