Recently I checked out a new exhibit at the Bedford Gallery in the Lesher Center for the Arts in downtown Walnut Creek and as expected it’s fascinating. Titled, Home: Shelter and Habitat in Contemporary Art, there are sculptures, paintings and other works of art that “investigates the role that home, habitat, and environment play in our modern lives.”
From the exhibit webpage:
From traditional notions of the hearth, to mobile, alternative, and eco-conscious abodes, this exhibition will address the way our interpretation of habitat has shifted over the past century.
This show features a national group of artists working in diverse mediums including painting, sculpture, video and photography. These works investigate everything from interiors and abstract concepts of what makes a home, to scenes of devastation and abandonment. Artists completely deconstruct the four walls we build around ourselves, producing art that is playful, surreal, familial and at times, disturbing.
No matter what form they take, our homes provide both physical shelter and emotional protection. They can comfort us, help define us, and in some cases become monuments to our lives after we’ve left.
Gina Tuzzi:
Check out more photos of the exhibit after the jump…
