Elizabeth Huey
"Violet Moonrise"
Signed edition of 50
22" x 22"
$150
If you missed her exhibition at Harper's Books in East Hampton, make sure to see Elizabeth Huey's painting in The Last Brucennial on Thursday night. “Violet Moonrise,” while picaresque, suggests something more formidable upon closer inspection, and not all depicted players are congruous with the poolside idyll. Huey's paintings and collages are populated with faceless, scantily clad figures, but their potential for salaciousness is undercut by her sunshiny settings: bathers recline poolside or in oceanfront relaxation. Reverberating with vivid color, her landscapes blur the borders between intimacy, eeriness, and escapism. Though culled from a collection of personal photographs, the artist's work lacks specific landmarks, having more in common with nostalgia than vacation snapshots.
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