Taiga Ermansons

January 15 - March 22, 2009

Hartford, Connecticut – January 2, 2009– Real Art Ways presents an exhibition by Taiga Ermansons, opening on Thursday, January 15, 2009. The opening reception is from 6 - 8 PM on Thursday, January 15 and is part of Creative Cocktail Hour. Admission to the opening is $10, $5 for Real Art Ways members. The exhibition, which runs through Sunday, March 22, features Ermansons' Kleenex tissue "contemporary samplers." After the opening reception, admission to the exhibition is free of charge.  Real Art Ways is located in Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood at 56 Arbor Street. For more information visit realartways.org or call 860.232.1006.

Taiga Ermansons often uses unconventional but common materials in her work:

I make linear marks using a range of commonplace methods and materials including tape, thread, remnant paper, and scrap wood. My work is exact and without illusion. It includes drawings, paintings, and installations. (Taiga Ermansons)

In her Real Art Ways exhibition, Ermansons has created "contemporary samplers" from Kleenex tissues and thread. The works contain traces of fractured traditions anchored on fragile, disposable ground.

 

 

 

 

 

Image: Blue Cross, 2008, Tissue, 8 1/4 inches x 8 1/4 inches

Real Art Ways is supported by Real Art Ways Members,
The National Endowment for the Arts, The Warhol Foundation,
The Wallace Foundation, The Greater Hartford Arts Council,
The Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, and
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.


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