Satchel Paige by Alan Braley. Photo courtesy of the Hill Center Gallery.
If you happen to walk by the Hill Center any time before June 22nd, you might want to check out their latest art exhibit featuring the work of six local artists. The center’s gallery space features paintings, photography and watercolors, and highlights everything from baseball to science and physics to flowers.
Artist Peggy Fox brings her series “Particles” to Hill Center. Fox exchanges a career in photography for a rekindled interest in abstraction and exploration of the point where physics and eastern philosophy intersect. Many of her pieces feature transparency mounted on metal.
“These images, particles, or pearls tossed across the cosmos, wonderlands of theoretical poetry, are an attempt to translate theory into poetic imagery,” Fox said. “These images are not illustrations; rather they explore statements such as ‘quantum theory is based on the idea that probability plays a governing role in the universe’ or ‘there is no such thing as absolute time.’”
Susanne Kasielke’s “Abstract Views” is influenced by vintage, demolished, and abandoned things. Life’s remains have a history that weaves a story that is often hidden to the observer. Her paintings, which are reminiscent of old walls, stones, and archaeological finds, are on canvas using gesso and different layers of paint. Between layers, Kasielke uses sandpaper to bring out structure and texture, making her pieces highly unique.
“The combination of sanding, scratching, and applying layers of paint emphasizes special areas, but at the same time, it brings out unexpected shapes and forms,” Kasielke said.
Alan Braley features the Boys of Summer in his collection of vibrant, mixed media scenes of baseball action and some of baseball’s greatest players. Nana Bagdavadze’s oil paintings include both her classic still lifes and stunning portraits. Kay Elsasser captures her emotional reaction to color and how colors relate to one another in her watercolor interpretations of the familiar. Gayle Krughoff’s stunning floral photography plays between the very sharp and soft through a technique utilizing her home scanner.
The Hill Center Gallery is located at 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.
Gallery Hours:
- Monday through Friday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Sundays 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
- Please call Hill Center to confirm availability: 202-549-4172
A version of this story originally ran in East City Art.