February 29 - March 24, 2024
PHILLIP POTTER and SALLY ELLIOTT
with KAT POTTER in the North Gallery
Artist Reception: March 2 from 1-5 pm
First Friday: March 1, from 5-9 pm
Last Look: March 24 from 1-4 pm
with KAT POTTER in the North Gallery
Artist Reception: March 2 from 1-5 pm
First Friday: March 1, from 5-9 pm
Last Look: March 24 from 1-4 pm
PHILLIP POTTER
(de)lusion (al)lusion (il)lusion
I welcome you, the viewer, into the possibility that the world doesn’t exist as you perceive it. The delusion is that
we don’t recognize our perception is deluded; we live in a transcontextual world even though we force ourselves
into absolutes. As an artist, I make illusions to try to get a better understanding of how my perception operates.
Through process, the delusion of time and space loses the absolute of place. Through the use of arbitrary symbol-
systems, I see the inaccuracies of language to describe and define our existence. For example, by making
minuscule adjusts in color, emotions shift, and experiences shift. Minuscule adjustments transform the illusion
into seeing the delusion of symbol into the allusion of perception. We break our delusions through allusion.
There are only allusions, not answers. Our salvation comes from the questions, not answers. Everything we see or
perceive doesn’t exist as we see or perceive it. Nothing is real, everything is permitted. Nothing inherently exists.
It is just our perception of a belief that gives it reality.
(de)lusion (al)lusion (il)lusion
I welcome you, the viewer, into the possibility that the world doesn’t exist as you perceive it. The delusion is that
we don’t recognize our perception is deluded; we live in a transcontextual world even though we force ourselves
into absolutes. As an artist, I make illusions to try to get a better understanding of how my perception operates.
Through process, the delusion of time and space loses the absolute of place. Through the use of arbitrary symbol-
systems, I see the inaccuracies of language to describe and define our existence. For example, by making
minuscule adjusts in color, emotions shift, and experiences shift. Minuscule adjustments transform the illusion
into seeing the delusion of symbol into the allusion of perception. We break our delusions through allusion.
There are only allusions, not answers. Our salvation comes from the questions, not answers. Everything we see or
perceive doesn’t exist as we see or perceive it. Nothing is real, everything is permitted. Nothing inherently exists.
It is just our perception of a belief that gives it reality.
SALLY ELLIOTT
All About Eggs and More
The egg has always held particular symbolic significance, partly because it is a visual shorthand for a new life and unhatched potential. The egg brings hope and purity. It is a symbol of fertility and the circle of life. In some Asian cultures the egg is seen as a symbol of luck and wealth. In my series I have chosen to paint chicken, turkey, emu and ostrich eggs which are coming from an open heart and are bordered with flowers, feathers and shells.
All About Eggs and More
The egg has always held particular symbolic significance, partly because it is a visual shorthand for a new life and unhatched potential. The egg brings hope and purity. It is a symbol of fertility and the circle of life. In some Asian cultures the egg is seen as a symbol of luck and wealth. In my series I have chosen to paint chicken, turkey, emu and ostrich eggs which are coming from an open heart and are bordered with flowers, feathers and shells.
KAT POTTER
Ageless Parables for Modern Times vol. B
Most books are written, this one is illustrated. Most introspections are transmitted in words, this one speaks
through the visual lexicon.
Read this book, as I made it, by drowning out the increasing complexity of our era through quiet contemplation.
I find the visual lexicon as robust as the menagerie of the written word. Immerse yourself in colors and contrasts,
ponder the weight and weightlessness, forge your own connections to symbols and images. And for a book
without words, you can still play word associations. Don’t think too much. I’ll say no more.
Ageless Parables for Modern Times vol. B
Most books are written, this one is illustrated. Most introspections are transmitted in words, this one speaks
through the visual lexicon.
Read this book, as I made it, by drowning out the increasing complexity of our era through quiet contemplation.
I find the visual lexicon as robust as the menagerie of the written word. Immerse yourself in colors and contrasts,
ponder the weight and weightlessness, forge your own connections to symbols and images. And for a book
without words, you can still play word associations. Don’t think too much. I’ll say no more.
Gallery Hours:
Open Thursday 12-5 pm, Friday 12-9 pm, Saturday 12-5 pm, Sunday 1-4 pm
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Your donation is always tax-deductible. Thank you!
Your donation is always tax-deductible. Thank you!
Coming Next:
March 29 - April 21
Madeleine Dodge and Robert St John
Printed Page IV in the North Gallery
March 29 - April 21
Madeleine Dodge and Robert St John
Printed Page IV in the North Gallery