Alrighty folks! The art is coming to NYC for a special weekend viewing because I love my NYC peeps. I'm honored to be the first artist that Shetler Studios (a Theater District anchor with an inspiring entrepreneur at it's head) will host.
Everyone is welcome!



Press Release:

In this East Coast viewing of “New Constructions”, New York City-based artist Raylene Gorum shares her tape drawn visions of NY, SF and London in a mirror and city lined Penthouse in the Theater District. The show’s title, like the artist’s inventive process, reflects her intent to transform these familiar urban environments into proposals and postulations of what is and what could be. Perspectives are bent as urban constructions fuse with free roaming animals, wild vegetation and edifice sized graffiti.

Originally trained as an architect, Gorum builds each “Taping” on translucent drafting film, framing them between two plates of plexiglass. Set slightly off the mirrored walls, the pieces subtly glow while the viewer gets a reflected peak of the other side. She maintains a broader definition of “tape” including off the shelf varietals found in hardware and art stores across the globe, custom manufactured rolls and original silk screened textures printed on luxurious papers with adhesive backings produced in the studio. Thus the palette does not blend as paint blends, but is drawn with a knife and assembled. Backlit, the interplay of positive to negative is revealed in the luminescent joinery. Above all, Gorum’s Tapings are a fictionalized perception of place that allows the viewer to navigate through these energetic landscapes while inviting them to participate in the urban landscape beyond the gallery walls.

“New Constructions” Vernissage at Shetler Studios Friday August 8th 5:30-8:30 pm and Saturday August 9th 1:00-4:00 pm. Accompanying installation of the artist’s bookworks to remain on view through 2008.