According to Wikipedia a liminal being is an ambiguous being
which embodies the co-presence of opposites and challenges social
classification.
Located in the front gallery of Majestic Galleries in
Nelsonville, Ohio, C. David Russell’s exhibit “The In-Between” is a collection
of liminals that reside in-between various states of breath and space. They
live in-between painting and drawing, color and b/w, flora and fauna, organic
and engineered, and between the monumental and the ethereal.
The piece with strong primary colors tilts the work toward
painting, thus rendering no longer in-between. Three pieces on stained paper
are also a little problematic to me. The stains of questionable origin obscure
the subtle drawings. Hints of color within the images work best for me, they
walk that line between drawing/painting quite nicely. Line and color highlight
each other rather than overwhelm. They invoke a peaceful, romantic reverie.
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