The Imperfecta Art & Design Gallery is pleased to present Perfectly Imperfect, a group art show that features 27 artists based in the US, UK, Italy, Spain, Chile and Mexico.
On view from November 9th to the 31st, the show features new original artworks by artists Ágata Pérez, Alexis Marcie Bomarito, Amelia Johannsen, Arianna Gazca, Bea Garth, Bernadette Fox, Daria Loi, Deborah Donelson, Francesca Dalla Benetta, Francesca Loi, Holly de Saillan, Jacqueline Myers-Cho, Kate Reed, Laura Pedrini, Linda Tarr, Mimma Scarpini, Natasha Martinovic, Rosa Henriquez, Ruth Meijer, Sage Kemmerlin, Sena Clara Creston, Sandra Alderman, Sue Schaefer, Strauss-McQueen, Wynter Jones, Zarod Rominski and Zexuan Jia.
Artists were challenged to explore notions of imperfection and the beauty of imperfect uniqueness by creating monochromatic artworks in any medium.
The 27 artworks on show include oil and acrylic paintings, ceramic art, art dolls, bronze sculptures, multimedia art, mixed media art, fiber art, ink and pencil drawings and photography.
Participating artists Strauss-McQueen (a collaboration between Keith McQueen and Maxfield Strauss) state that “imperfection is the rest state of humanity” and “perfection is a mirage — and yet, as humans we aspire with amusing naivety to this unattainable plane.” Their piece, entitled Per[fiction], poetically demonstrates this paradox.
Ceramist Linda Tarr, who created a standing tonal percussion instrument to celebrate imperfection, reflects: “To assume imperfection enables risk. To notice and then be curious about the gifts of materials acting out their own character, and accept outcomes that are unintended develops a kind of humble dignity.”
Art doll maker Zexuan Jia created a cat that is “attempting to sew herself back together” to reflect on a painful experience using an “unserious tone, because it is perfectly fine to be flawed and damaged as long as you still try to pull everything together even if you’re imperfect at fixing it all.”
Multimedia artist Arianna Gazca leveraged a dark blue-gray color scheme to express the “feeling of emptiness, of uncertainty, and of ominous ambiguity” associated with notions of imperfection. Her moving images “blend and layer on top of one another to emphasize running thoughts and levels of anxiety” and the audio accompaniment “provides a looped effect to exemplify a moment of replaying a previous event in one’s head.”
In her acrylic on canvas piece, Kate Reed explored “how even a person who is “perfect” can often only see their own perceived imperfections” and with her piece titled “Origins”, Natasha Martinovic depicts “the moment of acceptance of oneself and one’s imperfections as a sign of individuality and self-knowledge.”
The above statements are but a small sample of the powerful stories and interpretations of what imperfection may mean and represent. As participating artist Amelia Johannsen well puts it: “In a world driven by ideals of perfection, I find beauty in the flaws and irregularities that nature presents. Imperfections are not failures; they are marks of life, evidence of growth, resilience, and adaptation.”
The show debuts on November 9 with an Opening Reception from 5 to 7pm and runs through November 31.
Location
Oregon City, OR