Gallery North this month hosts a dual show, “The Human Figure,” featuring the paintings of Anne Moon and the sculpture of David Varnau to create an exhibition that celebrates the human form.
The show will run through the end of November and be featured during the Nov. 18 Edmonds Art Walk.
A reception will be held from 1-5 p.m. Nov. 6 at the gallery where guests can meet the artists.
Moon, a member of Gallery North, enjoys exploring the abstract contours of the human shape. She often uses a stenciling technique in creating her unique paintings.
“Stenciling allows me to transfer images I like, sketches that have nailed a gesture or movement, or an original photo I shot myself and now want to incorporate into a painted piece. Stenciling also distills the human shape down to the abstracted contours: easily recognizable by the viewer but filled in with colors, shapes and forms that then shake up our understanding of the image,” Moon says in a press release.
David Varnau also is a longtime member of Gallery North and has a passion for sculpting the human figure. Having worked in the field of prosthetics for over 35 years, he developed an appreciation of the human form which led to his career in art. He creates his statues using clay that is then cast in bronze.
“I am fascinated with the features of the human body that a brief glimpse of which can transport us, creating those transcendent, numinous moments in our lives where the world feels whole and life seems so complete,” Varnau says in a press release.
“In my sculptures, I endeavor to render the planes and contours of the human figure in a manner that evokes in you a visceral tug, permitting you to savor those eye-popping, synapse-charged moments that are otherwise only occasional and fleeting,” he adds.
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