| Gravers Lane Gallery, is pleased to debut two concurrent exhibitions; Harry Anderson (Philadelphia) & Judith Hoyt: “Conversation with Oxidation” (New York).
HARRY ANDERSON: For many decades Harry Anderson has been one of Philadelphia’s most beloved artists. As an early member of the renowned “Dumpster-Divers”, Anderson has collected functional objects primarily manufactured during the 1930’s spanning through the 1950’s. He is most recognized for his assemblages, which are in fact functional, as chandeliers, floor and table top lamps. Anderson’s brilliance is intuitive design sense when combining found objects. Utilizing old clock, radio and macine parts, tools, toys, and even garden hoses. Anderson’s assemblages are magical when illuminated with rocket ships flying and figures dance and twirl. His skilled craftsmanship is what makes his work shine. For many years Harry has worked with local glass artists, crafting globes to his specification. Anderson’s work can be found in public, private and corporate collections throughout the United States including the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He is a National Endowment for the Arts recipient as well as the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts.
JUDITH HOYT: “Conversation with Oxidation” – Judith Hoyt has been a long time resident of New York State, Born in Hunter, Greene County with a population just above 3000. A majestic landscape, The Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley have served as her inspiration and Mother Nature is her muse. Hoyt studied at the State University of New York, New Paltz under the tutelage of Robert Ebendorf, an internationally recognized artist known for transforming discarded found materials into coveted objects and body adornment. For several decades Hoyt has been rummaging and gathering old patinated metal, wood, damaged books, roadside debris. Materials that resonate with her reveal lines and scars of age: they are markers of time. Hoyt collages materials rich in with textured and patinated shapes. Hoyt is a story teller, which is evident in all her work including, wearables, necklaces and her patterned and puzzled shapes. Her work reflects the weather-scarred, patch worked landscape of New York State. Judith Hoyt’s aesthetic is grounded in her love of nature and unlike Anderson, she seeks out refuse on country roads, floating in streams, old abandoned barns. Her work can be found in the Guggenheim, N.Y., The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and the Racine Art Museum, WI. “Conversation with Oxidation” is Judith Hoyt’s first exhibition with Gravers Lane Gallery.
Entrance is free to the public and is handicap accessible.
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