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I The Arlington Arts Center '(AAC) announces three spring solo Exhibitions featuring new work by ; James Colwell — “Men and ’Women,” multimedia work in Gal•lery I, Rex Slack — “Memorial,” •Painting and Constructions in GalHery II and John Borden Evans — J“New Paintings” in Gallery III. I These exhibitions are sponsored ;by Mobile Foundation, Inc. j The public is invited to the open•ing reception for the artists on Friday, April 20 from 7-9 p.m., as well Jas at the gallery talk scheduled for ^Thursday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. • Male/female relationships, presented in the manner of an installation intended to engage the viewer ;— adult and child alike — on a number of levels. ! For Rex Slack, the inspiration ifor a body of work often begins with Ja subject from memory which has 'had particular power or significance for him personally. • In this exhibition, entitled “Memorial,” the theme is derived from ^Slack’s witnessing of a Virginia 'Farmhouse being consumed by fire. As variations on a central theme, he •has created each piece in this exhibition to function both individually, 'and as part of the larger body of .work, constituting a complete narrative portrait of this particular building/place/event.
Mr. Slack works slowly and intuitively, using a variety of materials to create very detailed and carefully crafted two and three-dimensional works, which attempt to thoroughly describe the essential physical nature of his subject. His images are rich with metaphor.
“I see buildings as containers of human experience,” Mr. Slack explains. “Their existence mirrors the
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