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                                      from Metamorphosis of An Object, 2009, a limited edition portfolio of offset lithographs

 

Rona Pondick
September 11 - October 13, 2009

 

For Immediate Release

 

Howard Yezerski Gallery is pleased to open the season with an exhibition byRona Pondick. This exhibition will feature sculptural and photographicwork by Pondick, an internationally recognized artist.

In Metamorphosis of an Object at the Worcester Art Museum, Pondick interspersed ancient figurative sculptures from the museum’s collection with her own contemporary work. Such juxtapositions demonstrate the universality of human expression and gesture that transcends cultural and temporal boundaries, as well as an artist's personal creative intentions.

Nowhere is this more clearly articulated than in the nine lithographic prints that will be on view at Howard Yezerski Gallery, which merge sculptural details from Pondick’s work with their ancient counterparts. Side by side, the ancient and contemporary whisper to each other and the viewer, "We are all one thing." Their common humanity bridges a vast divide of time, miles, material and technique with unsettling ease. In each print, from two pieces created in some cases thousands of years apart, a single countenance—monstrous but unequivocally human-- emerges. As Pondick reflects, “I’m stepping back into history and I’m also stepping forward. I’m doing both simultaneously.”

Anchoring the installation at the gallery and providing viewers with an immediate sense of the physicality of her work will be Untitled Animal, an odalisque-like animal-human sculpture of carbon steel.

In addition to her exhibition at the gallery, Metamorphosis of an Object at the Worcester Art Museum will be on view through October 11th. Rona Pondick will be speaking at the Worcester Art Museum on Wednesday, September 23rd at 6:30 p.m. The exhibition will stay open until 8 that evening, providing visitors an opportunity to see the work before or after Ms. Pondick’s talk. On the following evening, September 24th, at 6:00pm the artist will be present for a book signing at Howard Yezerski Gallery

 

For further information please contact Alexis Dunfee at Howard Yezerski Gallery 617.262.0550 Tuesday - Saturday 10-5:30pm