Seven artists look at how we view structures in ‘Frame // Unframe’ | The Daily Gazette
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The latest exhibit to open at Albany Center Gallery invites viewers to reexamine the structures around us; from patterns in nature and city streetscapes to more interior spaces.
Called “Frame // Unframe,” it includes works from seven regional artists. They each use different mediums to reflect on visual or psychological constructs.
Laura Cannamela’s earthy sculptures, dotted through the gallery, form the bedrock of the exhibit. Made from wood-fired stoneware, pieces like the aptly named “Cleofan” depict a rugged, perhaps mountainous form. Cannamela is inspired by natural patterns and cycles a glacially formed gorge near her home and often layers different kinds of clay together to create a more realistic geological pattern.
Through April 3 at the University of Albany
What the gallery says: “The University Art Museum, University at Albany, is pleased to present ‘i.de.al.is.tic,’ a new exhibition that features three rising Black artists and explores each artist’s acceptance of imperfection and their relationship to idealism.
“Curated by Michael Mosby, ‘i.de.al.is.tic’ brings together the work of artists Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola, Sean Desiree, and Marcus Leslie Singleton. The exhibition explores each artist’s relationship to the concept of idealism the unrealistic aim for perfection. Singleton deals with the everyday, while Akinbola abstracts the concept of a Black identity, and Desiree objectively describes the inherent beauty in public housing units. In each of these artist’s practices there is an acceptance of imperfection, and through this resolve a true picture of a complex Black narrative emerges.”