Leslie Fry to be featured at Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art

Written by Jamie Kirven Monday, 21 March 2011 23:46

Sarasota, FL - The exhibition’s main metaphor is that of demolition paving the way for new construction. Leslie Fry uses trucks and tools as symbols of movement and constructive change. Combined with images of human and plant life, her work creates an allegory of growth. In the wake of decomposition comes new life. The bas-reliefs are reminiscent of archaeological artifacts, an aspect emphasized by their aged surfaces and crate-like framing. On view April 8 through May 2, 2009 at Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art.

In a series of cast-paper reliefs, rope and twine are employed as states of entanglement, rescue, and release. Fry’s other works on paper are about wholeness built out of fragments – sometimes a literal mending – images sewn together with needle and thread.

“For nothing can be sole or whole
That has not been rent.”
W.B. Yeats

Leslie Fry’s sculptures, prints, and drawings have been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States and abroad, and she has earned numerous awards and public commissions. She received her M.F.A. from The Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College. Fry was born in Montreal, and divides her time between studios in Winooski, Vermont, and St. Petersburg, Florida.

Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art
April 8 – May 2, 2009
Opening reception:  Friday, April 17, 6 – 8 PM
1419 5th St. , Sarasota, FL  34236
941-366-2093, miraart-at-aol.com , http://www.miramararts.com

For more Information Contact: Leslie Fry - lfry-at-lesliefry.com /  Visit   http://www.lesliefry.com

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