FOUR FIRED

Cynthia Consentino • Misty Gamble • Beverly Mayeri • Tip Toland

June 19 - July 31, 2009
Opening Reception Friday, June 19th from 5-8pm

The Duane Reed Gallery is excited to present Four Fired, a group exhibition featuring the work of four female artists working in clay, whose figurative creations transcend the clay tradition by exploring the human condition. Beautifully crafted and wildly imaginative, their work address issues like identity, consumption, human deisre and fear. Four Fired will open Friday, June 19th with a reception that evening from 5-8pm. The exhibition will run through July 31st.

Tip Toland's hauntingly realistic works evoke reaction as they show humanity in all states, and at all ages. The synthetic hair and wax lip used add a further life-like quality to her brutally honest figures. Beverly Mayeri's dream-like sculptures are subtlety, yet richly painted rather than glazed. She explores the contradiction and ever-changing sides of oneself, one's yearnings and fears, strengths and fragility in her work. Cynthia Consentino and Misty Gamble look more to society and cultural mores for inspiration. Gamble's eccentric personalities question the perception of normalcy and appropriateness of human and social behaviors, while Consentino layers her works with references to stories and metaphor to comment on the "dualities and apparent incongruities" within gencer and societal roles.

Grace Flirts by Tip Toland	Grace Flirts by Tip Toland
Flower Girl IV by Cynthia Consentino	Wolf Girl III by Cynthia Consentino
Knee Deep by Beverly Mayeri	Vanishing Species by Beverly Mayeri
Tan Hands by Misty Gamble	Pile of Shoes by Misty Gamble