July 11, 2009 – Aug 15, 2009
Tuesdays–Saturdays (11am–6pm)
On view through August 15th, Todd Hebert and Jennifer Nehrbass present new bodies of work in simultaneous solo exhibitions at Mark Moore Gallery. In Hebert's City and Country, the artist plays with expected scale, producing intimate and captivating works that entrance the viewer with the precision of their small details. Hebert embraces the label of "photorealistic surrealism" that his past work has earned, yet produces something that is altogether subtler and quieter. Meanwhile, Nehrbass' Weep and Wonder features eight paintings that act as "anti-vignettes," the subjects' faces contrasting sharply to the simple backgrounds, each portrait an unadulterated expression of grief, fear or lust. Far removed from her earlier portraits — where the narratives of her tableaux were so apparent, each canvas capturing a performance rather than a pose — these cameos remove the subject completely, isolating them in pure emotion.
– Phil Kropoth