ELEMENTS: New Work by Premier Associates 

Curated by Veronica Szalus

Wednesday, March 1st through Saturday, March 25th, 2023

Four natural ELEMENTS -- earth, fire, air and water – were thought by the ancient Greeks to be the building blocks of all matter on earth. In Hinduism’s sacred literature, the inward essence of everything in the cosmos is rooted in just five essential ELEMENTS – earth, water, fire, air and space. Today, Scientists believe that all things consist of some combination of approximately 100 simple chemical ELEMENTS that make up the Periodic Table. While visual art is often considered to be the product of seven foundational ELEMENTS: line, color, shape, form, value, space and texture.  In this exhibit, seven artists offer their individual creative celebrations of and reflections on ELEMENTS of various sorts and in various forms.

Our relationships with and understandings of critical formative ELEMENTS such as these are complex and mysterious. But they sustain our lives and are a source of wonder and beauty.


Bill Bowser

Drawing from the classical elements of nature, the colors and forms in Bowser’s pastel paintings create a sense of mystery and foreboding. A few basic geometric shapes constitute the nucleus from which the structure of his compositions gradually emerge from murky surrounds. His Kübel (“simple bucket”) sculptures explore themes of threat and protection using high gloss reds and greens against a deep matte black surface.

A Difficult Conversation
Bill Bowser
Gouache and pastel on paper
16 3/4" x 13 1/2"
$220
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Canon and Dissent
Bill Bowser
Gouache, pastel and pencil on paper
22" x 18 & 1/4"
$300
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Well-Known Division
Bill Bowser
Gouache and pastel on paper
16 3/4" x 13 1/2"
$220
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Guardian Bowl
Bill Bowser
Ceramic
6 & 1/2" x 8 & 3/4" x 7 & 1/2"
$210
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K #7
Bill Bowser
Clay, glazes
13" x 8 & 3/4" x 8 & 1/4"
$210
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K #8
Bill Bowser
Clay, glazes
10 & 1/2" x 7" x 8 & 3/4"
$210
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K-9
Bill Bowser
Clay, glazes
10 & 1/2" x 7" x 8 & 3/4"
$210
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Bob Burgess

Burgess seeks and translates the geometry and chaos in nature in his captivating close range photographic images. Discomfortingly intimate views of specimens offer a window through which we enter and plumb the depths of these natural elements along with the artist. 

Koi
Bob Burgess
Photography
14” x 9.5”
$300
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Sunflowers
Bob Burgess
Photography
19” x 12”
$350
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Dismal Swamp
Bob Burgess
Photography
14” x 9.5”
$300
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Jennifer Duncan

The visual texture of leaves and patterns of light in Duncan’s paintings are among the elements that guide the viewer on a lively excursion around the surface of the canvas. Lush, wooded landscapes, often characterized by obscured or camouflaged objects create a longing to push back the branches for an unobstructed view, and a sense of intrigue as the viewer navigates their way.

 

Undercover
Jennifer Duncan
Acrylic on panel
30” x 30”
$1,000
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Encroachment
Jennifer Duncan
Acrylic on canvas
24” x 18”
$750
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The Light Beyond
Jennifer Duncan
Acrylic on panel
30” x 30”
$1,000
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Obstructed View
Jennifer Duncan
Mixed media on panel
24” x 18”
$750
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Illumination-Winter Forest
Jennifer Duncan
Monotype collage on rice paper, willow branches and graphite lighted sculpture
36” x 10” x 10”
$350
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Windy Day
Jennifer Duncan
Acrylic on canvas
48” x 36”
$3,600
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Pam Frederick

Pam Frederick and Joan Mayfield use disparate geometric and organic shapes and colors as the foundational components of their abstract compositions. Discarded ephemera and forgotten wallpapers are the elements Frederick combines to depict simplified mixed media still life representations. Mayfield fuses unrelated found objects, pieces of cardboard and wooden frames to assemble three-dimensional low relief sculptures.

Harbor I
Pam Frederick
Collage and mixed media
12" x 12"
$200
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Harbor II
Pam Frederick
Collage and mixed media
12" x 12"
$200
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Harbor III
Pam Frederick
Collage, mixed media
12" x 12"
$200
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How Green Were My Vases, #6
Pam Frederick
Mixed media and collage
16" x 11"
$225
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Hotel Okura 
Pam Frederick
Collage and mixed media
11 X 18"
$225
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Joan Mayfield

Hydrology
Joan Mayfield
17” x 21”
Found wood, paper and cardboard
$650
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Conflagration
Joan Mayfield
17” x 21”
Found wood, paper and cardboard
$650
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Terrestrial
Joan Mayfield
17” x 21”
Found wood, wire, paper and cardboard
$650
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Atmosphere
Joan Mayfield
17” x 21”
Found wood, paper and cardboard
$650
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Topography 1
Joan Mayfield
7” x 10” x 7”
Found, painted wood
$350 per set of 2 sculptures
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Topography 2
Joan Mayfield
7” x 10” x 7”
Found, painted wood
$350 per set of 2 sculptures
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Flat Earth Globe
Joan Mayfield
2022
11” x 13” x 10”
Found, painted wood
$650
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Windswept
Joan Mayfield
2022
8” x 11” x 6”
Found, painted wood
$500
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Slot Canyon
Joan Mayfield
2022
13” x 7” x 7”
Found, painted wood
$650
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Kim Bursic

And Bursic’s mixed media paintings speak to an inward space. Using the elements of shape, color and texture, she draws the viewer into a visually disjointed conversation. The prints illustrate the essence of disruption and interruption by combining and fusing two separate series of art together, locking them in a flow of conflict and cohesion. 

Untitled #6 Later On Today
Kim Bursic
29” x 22”
Screen print, collagraph, chine collé with acrylic on paper
$1,200
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Untitled #9 View to the Garden
Kim Bursic
22” x 30”
Screen print, collagraph, chine collé with acrylic on paper
$1,200
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Untitled #4 Night Song
Kim Bursic
17” x 22”
Collagraph, chine collé with acrylic on paper
$1,000
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Untitled #5 Here
Kim Bursic
47” x 22”
Screenprint, collagraph, chine collé with acrylic on paper
$2,900
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Untitled #1 On the Corner
Kim Bursic
35” x 22”
Screenprint, collagraph, chine collé with acrylic on paper
$2,500
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Alan Lipton

Finally, bold colors and simple forms are the essential visual elements of Lipton’s abstract paintings, starting with a drawing and then incorporating a heroic-like figure interacting with and engaging in the drama of the canvas. Lipton says, “Everyone needs heroes, and often we are our own best heroes." 

 

Waterfall
Al Lipton
2015
Oil on canvas
25” x 32”
$2,500
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Hero I
Al Lipton
Oil on canvas
30” x 40”
$750
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Hero II
Al Lipton
Oil on canvas
30” x 40”
$750
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Hero III
Al Lipton
Oil on canvas
30” x 40”
$750
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Hero IV
Al Lipton
Oil on canvas
30” x 40”
$750
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