| thelabgallery.com A Sculpture and Painting Installation by Rachel Hayes and Jiha Moon April 15-May 6 2011 video by twitter.com The LAB (for installation + performance art) is thrilled to present Chutes and Tears, a sculpture and painting installation by Rachel Hayes and Jiha Moon. The artists have been collaborating since 2007 when they met at Art Omi International Artists Residency, and are taking this opportunity at The LAB to collaborate for the first time in New York City. Jiha's bold and delicate brushstrokes will be painted and embedded within Rachel's sculptural fabric and hanji paper panels. The two artists collaboration will be seeking a balance within the graphic structures, sewn grids and gestural mark-makings. This fluid form will create an abstract sculptural landscape; a flowing waterfall of color and fabric pouring down from the gallery ceiling and meandering across the space towards the street. Rachel Hayes earned a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has had solo exhibitions and projects with BravinLee Programs/NYC Downtown Alliance -- New York, Dolphin Gallery -- Kansas City, MO, Shaw Center for the Arts -- Baton Rouge, LA, Solvent Space -- Richmond, VA, LAB Gallery -- New York, and Roswell Museum and Art Center -- Roswell, NM. Group exhibitions include the Sculpture Center, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapois Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Grand Arts, and ... |
