by Genie Davis
With the stunning group show Black, at Loft at Liz’s through March 26th, the color glows, shines, and spills texture. Curated by gallery owner Liz Gordon, the exhibition reveals the ways in which this color is not just one rich, dark shade, but an entire palette of blackness, nuanced and thought-provoking.
Like the spill of ink or a shimmering backdrop to stars, there is a wonderfully vast feeling to the work on display; in fact there is so much wonderful art that it spreads beyond the main gallery into a small section of Liz’s Antique Hardware store on the floor below.
This is the black of coffee, of night, of puddles, of lightless woods, of just-about-morning, of rain storms with thick clouds, of those perfect cocktail party dresses, of contrast – with pops of gold, red, and white. It is ice caves and moonless midnights, the bottom of a well, the ash from a fire.
You won’t know just how black and how varied black can be until you take in this show.
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Veda B. Kaya creates swirling, abstract images in white and orange on her oil and acrylic works, patterns that evoke snowflakes and shimmer with both surface and hidden light.