Metanoia
PAULA DÚRO
AARON GLASSON
ELENA STONAKER
june 25 - august 10, 2021
PRESS RELEASE
Skye Gallery is pleased to announce Metanoia, a group exhibition by Paula Duró, Aaron Glasson and Elena Stonaker. Metonia will open on Friday June 25th at 6:00pm and will be on view until Monday August 2, 2021.
Metanoia is a change in one's way of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion: a transformative change of heart. All three of these artists explore the realms of spirituality, nature and connectivity. Dreamy colors and mythological forms are illustrated through a blend of figurative and abstract surrealism.
Paula Duró was born on December 16, 1981, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She studied a degree in Visual Arts at the IUNA (National University Institute of Art) and then Art Direction and Art Assistance for Film and Television at SICA (Union of the Argentine Film Industry).
She has taught painting and experimental drawing classes for 8 years at his La Fuerza Workshop.
Aaron Glasson is a New Zealand born artist now based in Southern California. His diverse portfolio consists of participatory installations, murals, paintings, illustration, sculpture and film.
Much of Glasson’s career as an artist has been devoted to exploring ideas around community, ecology and connectivity while aiding environmental/ social justice efforts. Over the past decade he has collaborated with organisations such as PangeaSeed, Sea Shepherd, Amplifier Foundation, the United Nations, StArt India Feeding America, as well as various schools and educational institutions. He is interested not only in the conceptual and technical aspects of art making but the practical applications of it in the real world.
After decades of figurative work Glasson made the shift to abstraction and investigating more ecologically responsible ways of making art. This has forced him to resurface ancient ways of painting and building but also lead to experiments in creating new methods. Following an idea that the material guides the maker his ongoing series of abstract paintings and sculptures uses soley non-toxic, low impact materials such as reclaimed matter, organic cotton, hemp, and DIY paint made from found pigment.
As well as creating work in public spaces Glasson has been exhibiting internationally in galleries and museums since 2009. Most recently, in 2019, he was a part of a group show at the East Hawaii Museum of Contemporary Art titled "Kindred Spirits." In February 2021 he had his first U.S solo exhibition titled" Honest Meditations" at Swish Projects. In 2022 he will have another solo exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego.
Los Angeles based Elena Stonaker is a multi-media artist working in interactive textile installation, painting, sculpture, design, video, and participatory audience experiences. With a deep interest in exploring a crossover between art and a wide spectrum of healing modalities and creation mythology from around the globe, Stonaker creates hyper-feminine surreal worlds based on archetypal visual language, using softness, beauty and comfort to create a safe space to explore shadow and discomfort. A major part of her practice is creating works that evolve over time… evocative of the process of spiritual growth. Pieces are cut apart, reworked, sewn back together in different configurations, with different uses… sculptures transform to wearable garments and then back again. Her work aims at subtly molding balance while acknowledging that imbalance opens the doorway to growth.
Stonaker has exhibited and had work published worldwide. Most notably was her large scale installation in 2019 at Tasmania’s renowned Museum of Old and New Art as the featured artist in Kirsha Kaechele’s exhibition, Eat the Problem. This was followed by a solo show “Things that Bloom in the Dark” in Mexico City of new paintings and collaborative works in traditional Oaxacan ceramics made with Mexican artists Adrian Martinez Alarzon and Rodrigo Trevi. Currently her work is on view at Love Adorned in Downtown LA through mid April 2020 as well as with Chandran Gallery at Spring Break Fair.
