July 21st - October 3rd
SATELLITE EXHIBIT
@ The Portsmouth Museum of Art
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Three Graces is very pleased to present our second Satellite Exhibition in the main lobby of the Portsmouth Museum of Art in conjunction with the new show, "Humanimal". We have selected seven paintings by Fleur Palau, from her ongoing series "Rabbit World". The museum is located at One Harbour Place (off of State Street).
"The Rabbit series is a whimsical, yet sometimes moody reflection of the human psyche set in the natural world. The full meaning of these paintings is of course open to speculation and does not concern me, though I recognize the symbolism and irony that is the vehicle in which to reveal some useful message about ourselves. I would hope that in these rabbbit portraits we may recognize the better attributes of our own nature, that of love, friendship, loyalty, and that the renewed recognition of this will at once empower and inspire."
Fleur Palau was trained in both New York and Florence, Italy. Fleur has lived and worked in Italy for over 20 years where she maintains a home and working studio. She is currently living in New Hampshire. Fleur recently finished a series of paintings to be published in a children's book by Bruce McMillan! *Two paintings from the book are represented in this exhibition, and will be exhibited with over thirty other new works at a later date to celebrate the book. TBA
*Join us at the PMA for the public reception, Thursday, July 29th, 5:30 - 7:30pm in conjunction with the new show ... Enjoy a 'Beast Boy' at the bar accompanied by appetizers, courtesy of the Black Trumpet. And look, but don't pet, the live humanimals!
HUMANIMAL
'Humanimal' presents a range of works representing both humans and animals... and the "in-between". Artists explore the many different relationships that humans have with animals in the world and within the human psyche.
What makes a human human? How much of the animal remains in the human mind and body? The show includes artists' portraits of our animal selves as well as animals taking on human-like personas, fantasy depictions of human-animal combinations, explores the relationship between humans and animals, touches the question of the future of animal species and references the presentation of human-animal metaphors in literature and poetry. Images, sculpture and video works range in content from mythic re-interpretation to sharp-eyed views on contemporary life.
