On Tuesday January 17 Joseph Gallivan interviews painter and glass artist Alex Hirsch about her new show “Once Asunder,” which is on now though January 28 at the Russo Lee Gallery in Northwest Portland.
Hirsch will talk about how she made glass that looks like thick, white paper, her Buddhist dance practice, drawing in her Subaru and the significance of gold leaf and lightbursts in a time of change and insecurity.
From the press release:
The Russo Lee Gallery is pleased to exhibit Once Asunder, recent works of invited artist Alex Hirsch. Hirsch is known for working in a variety of methods and materials in her studio work and for commissioned projects including glass, painting, digital processes and drawing. In Once Asunder the artist looks for the calm within tumult, mixing hard-edged forms with gold on paper, and a selection of glass work, presenting an interplay of light and darkness. Hirsch received her MFA from Washington University in St. Louis and worked as an educator in Portland for fifteen years.
Alex Hirsch: Once Asunder
Jan 5 – 28, 2017
Russo Lee Gallery 805 NW 21st Ave, Portland, Oregon 97209
Recorded at KBOO studio #2 on Jan 14, 2017 and edited by KBOO volunteer Sam Parrish.
Joseph Gallivan has been a reporter since 1990. He has covered music for the London Independent, Technology for the New York Post, and arts and culture for the Portland Tribune, where he is currently the Business Reporter. He is the author of two novels, "Oi, Ref!" and "England All Over" which are available on Amazon.com
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