From a press release:
David Holt: Fully Exposed Mixed Media Paintings and Photographs at Pink Dog Creative
Fully Exposed, an exhibition of mixed media paintings and black and white photographs by David Holt will open at Pink Dog Creative, 348 Depot Street, Asheville, NC on Friday, June 6, 2014 with a public reception from 6-8 pm.
David Holt is best known as a Grammy Award winning musician, host of multiple PBS series and musical partner of Doc Watson yet photography has always been an integral part of his work as well. Since arriving in the southern mountains in the early 1970s, David has photographed his musical mentors, capturing their personalities and uniqueness. “Choosing the exact moment to push the shutter is a wonderful, creative challenge. I rely on intuition to capture a compelling composition at the very moment the subject lets down his guard,” Holt explains.
Holt’s show is a combination of his black and white photographs taken over the last forty years, plus his new mixed media paintings. The paintings are developed with layers of paint, limestone clay and photo transfers using the palimpsest technique. Palimpsest is something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form.
Holt says, “Recently I felt a need to combine the photographs with painting to explore some deeper meaning. Each painting must be created over time, revealing itself as the process evolves. It is a way to create art that evokes age, history, imperfection and soul. A tough combination to find, but one I experienced in the musicians of Appalachia, making them a natural subject here, too.”
Holt’s exhibition is being presented at the vibrant Pink Dog Creative, 348 Depot Street, a significant new addition to the city’s River Arts District, committed to supporting the arts and encouraging artists from creation to exhibition. Fully Exposed will be on display from June 6 to July 31, 2014. For additional information about Pink Dog Creative, please visit www.pinkdog-creative.com.
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