In The Power of Love, opening on Valentine’s Day at Silvermine Galleries, artists explore love and its infinite aspects and manifestations. This special exhibition includes painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, and assemblages that capture both specific images of love between people and love’s mysterious and ineffable qualities. The exhibition opens with a reception on Sat., Feb. 14, from 2-4 p.m. and will run through March 13.
Realistic and abstract art carve out equal ground here. Miggs Burrough’s lenticular photo, “Entwined,” honors a couple celebrating their 50th anniversary with a symbolic joining of hands. Derek Uhlman’s 3-D printed sculpture, “First Kiss,” is imbued with tenderness and lyricism. The abstract paintings invite lingering: Corinne Lapin-Cohen’s “Soul on Fire” channels pure sensation, deep color, and heat. Jennifer Moné Hill’s saturated hues bring us love as “a radiant, life-giving force.”
Heartache, happiness, and resilience are all represented. Visitors will encounter the love between mother and child, the love of animals, and moments between grandparents and grandchildren. Images of the nest, the rose, the heart, and the ocean are all considered here along with folded paper, which artist Gregg Welz describes as “the medium for letters and messages.”
In the words of David Lubarsky, whose photographs appear in the exhibition, “love is learned, inherited, and renewed across generations, shaping who we are and how we carry one another through life’s most meaningful passages.” The Power of Love dazzles with its many surprising visions.
Silvermine Arts Center, one of the oldest artist communities in the United States, recently celebrated its centennial (1922–2022). The Galleries are open 10am – 4pm, Tues. to Sat. and closed Sun. and Mon. For more information, visit www.silvermineart.org.
