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Janice Mathews-Gordon Governor's Gallery April 29 - June 30, 2013
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Janice Mathews-Gordon
Previaling Wind
by Janice Mathews-Gordon
Janice Mathews-Gordon
Wanderings
Governor's Gallery - April 29 - June 30, 2013
Janice Mathews-Gordon is an experimental painter and
mixed media artist who resides in Oklahoma City. She
attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University in
Weatherford, followed by Westminster College in Fulton,
Missouri, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in
1981, becoming the first woman graduate, and class
valedictorian, of a historically male college. In 2003, after
a successful, 25-year career running her own graphic
design firm, Mathews-Gordon returned to study studio
painting as a graduate student at Oklahoma City
University. She has worked as a full-time studio artist
since 2007.
For the artwork in this exhibit, titled Wanderings,
Mathews-Gordon experiments with acrylic paint and mixed
media to explore the journeys we embark on during a
lifetime. The compositions are set against a backdrop of
abstract shapes, suggestive of the rocky land formations and wide-open spaces known to
Oklahoma and the Southwest. Mathews-Gordon explains, "Here, journeys are not depicted
in linear form; rather, the jumbled shapes, symbols, and complementary colors convey
shifts, obstacles, and pauses. They are a visual representation of the inherent dichotomies
that compose our lives."
"In these explorations," she continues, "symbolic imagery surfaces
constantly as I define figural or bird shapes, or abstract segments
of a window, door or house. Figures weave in and out of shapes,
some of which represent choices, possibilities, encounters, and
respites. Abstract elements of a house suggest leaving or returning
home, fleeing or staying. Rectangular indications of windows may
signal looking in or out; they may form barriers or enable sight. A
bird shape conveys a moment, a speck of time, or perhaps
something outside of oneself, possibly an observer."
Textures play a recurring role in this series. The surface of the
hardboard or canvas is cut by large sections of buckled, wrinkled
papers; on some, sticks or leaves protrude. Paint has been applied
both heavily and thinly, enhancing built-up textures. Acrylic colors
range from watery transparent layers to mask-like opaque layers,
with gesso acting as a conduit for many of the cloudier layers.
Large and small areas of converging complementary colors create
both excitement and unease. Shades of green and turquoise
suggest growth and change, or create a sense of respite and
comfort. Red and red-orange thread throughout all of the pieces
which evoke emotions of longing, frustration, and even thwarted
passion. Other colors add visual punctuation, echoing the tenor
and light of the Oklahoma plains.
Oklahoma poet Judith Tate O'Brien writes: "Even though
we tell it like a road, the fact is life is a forest. Messy.
Meandering. Broken. Tripped up by undergrowth."
Through this exhibit, the viewer is asked to consider the
journey embarked on by us all, with its unpredictable
Capitol Exhibitions
The Capitol is home to four art
galleries, exhibiting works of
current and past Oklahoma
artists.
East Gallery
North Gallery
Governor's Gallery
Betty Price Gallery
About the Governor's
Gallery
Located on the second floor of
the Capitol, adjacent to the
Governor's Blue Room, the
Governor's Gallery features
paintings and mixed media
works by current Oklahoma
artists. Exhibits rotate
approximately every 60 days.
Hours: Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m.
The North Gallery is curated by
the Oklahoma Arts Council. For
more information contact Alyson
Atchison at 405.521.2931 or
alyson.atchison@arts.ok.gov.
Past Governor's Gallery
Exhibitions
Selection of Artists for
Exhibition
Upcoming Governor's
Gallery Exhibits
Janice Mathews-Gordon
(Oklahoma City)
April 29 - June 30, 2013
Helen F. Howerton (Tulsa)
July 8 - September 8, 2013
Larry Layton (Guthrie)
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| Full text | Janice Mathews-Gordon Governor's Gallery April 29 - June 30, 2013 file:////maindc/users/gphillips/PDFs%2074/Janice%20Mathews-Gordon%20Governor's%20Gallery%20April%2029%20-%20June%2030,%202013.htm[4/24/2013 10:06:06 AM] Janice Mathews-Gordon Previaling Wind by Janice Mathews-Gordon Janice Mathews-Gordon Wanderings Governor's Gallery - April 29 - June 30, 2013 Janice Mathews-Gordon is an experimental painter and mixed media artist who resides in Oklahoma City. She attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, followed by Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1981, becoming the first woman graduate, and class valedictorian, of a historically male college. In 2003, after a successful, 25-year career running her own graphic design firm, Mathews-Gordon returned to study studio painting as a graduate student at Oklahoma City University. She has worked as a full-time studio artist since 2007. For the artwork in this exhibit, titled Wanderings, Mathews-Gordon experiments with acrylic paint and mixed media to explore the journeys we embark on during a lifetime. The compositions are set against a backdrop of abstract shapes, suggestive of the rocky land formations and wide-open spaces known to Oklahoma and the Southwest. Mathews-Gordon explains, "Here, journeys are not depicted in linear form; rather, the jumbled shapes, symbols, and complementary colors convey shifts, obstacles, and pauses. They are a visual representation of the inherent dichotomies that compose our lives." "In these explorations," she continues, "symbolic imagery surfaces constantly as I define figural or bird shapes, or abstract segments of a window, door or house. Figures weave in and out of shapes, some of which represent choices, possibilities, encounters, and respites. Abstract elements of a house suggest leaving or returning home, fleeing or staying. Rectangular indications of windows may signal looking in or out; they may form barriers or enable sight. A bird shape conveys a moment, a speck of time, or perhaps something outside of oneself, possibly an observer." Textures play a recurring role in this series. The surface of the hardboard or canvas is cut by large sections of buckled, wrinkled papers; on some, sticks or leaves protrude. Paint has been applied both heavily and thinly, enhancing built-up textures. Acrylic colors range from watery transparent layers to mask-like opaque layers, with gesso acting as a conduit for many of the cloudier layers. Large and small areas of converging complementary colors create both excitement and unease. Shades of green and turquoise suggest growth and change, or create a sense of respite and comfort. Red and red-orange thread throughout all of the pieces which evoke emotions of longing, frustration, and even thwarted passion. Other colors add visual punctuation, echoing the tenor and light of the Oklahoma plains. Oklahoma poet Judith Tate O'Brien writes: "Even though we tell it like a road, the fact is life is a forest. Messy. Meandering. Broken. Tripped up by undergrowth." Through this exhibit, the viewer is asked to consider the journey embarked on by us all, with its unpredictable Capitol Exhibitions The Capitol is home to four art galleries, exhibiting works of current and past Oklahoma artists. East Gallery North Gallery Governor's Gallery Betty Price Gallery About the Governor's Gallery Located on the second floor of the Capitol, adjacent to the Governor's Blue Room, the Governor's Gallery features paintings and mixed media works by current Oklahoma artists. Exhibits rotate approximately every 60 days. Hours: Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The North Gallery is curated by the Oklahoma Arts Council. For more information contact Alyson Atchison at 405.521.2931 or alyson.atchison@arts.ok.gov. Past Governor's Gallery Exhibitions Selection of Artists for Exhibition Upcoming Governor's Gallery Exhibits Janice Mathews-Gordon (Oklahoma City) April 29 - June 30, 2013 Helen F. Howerton (Tulsa) July 8 - September 8, 2013 Larry Layton (Guthrie) About Us Our Programs Grants Arts in Schools Arts in Communities Art at the Capitol Art Networks Tweet 0 Like 0 |
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| Date modified | 2013-04-24 |
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