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The Long Way: New Work by Aron Namenwirth
October 6, 2023 at 5:00 pm - October 28, 2023 at 5:00 pm
On exhibit until October 28th
Email 118elliot@gmail.com or call 802 380 9072 for an appointment
Aron Namenwirth, Untitled
“The Long Way”
New Art by Aron Namenwirth at 118 Elliot
Opening on Gallery Walk October 6th 5pm
Through October 29th
BRATTLEBORO — September 6th, 2023, Brattleboro,VT: “The Long Way” comes to 118 Elliot for an exhibition of new drawings by Aron Namenwirth.
“The Long Way” is a reflection of a philosophy of life that Aron arrived at after a life of striving. ‘In my younger life I was always in a hurry to start my day. I would wake early and get to it whatever it was. Getting ready for work or whatever the day requires. I would rush diving headfirst with energy and passion. In this body of work exactly the opposite has been the case. Whatever needed to get done was taken care of and only when nothing else needed attention did I slowly start to embark on a drawing or painting. The goal was to prolong the activity of the work as long as possible. The work was looking. Like a good walk or conversation, the journey is the end.”
Aron Namenwirth has worked as an artist for over 45 years, at The Bronx Museum, Momenta, VertexList and Galapagos in New York. His “Video and Animations” have been screened at Diva in Miami. He also ran an art moving company who’s truck doubled as a gallery and performance space during art happenings in Soho and Chelsea.
These drawings are systematically made. Following a process that is akin to meditation, they are imbued with the thoughts and energy from the moment they were created. According to Namenwirth “The drawings are turned like a pot on the pottery wheel, knitted like a hat, grown like a tree from seed. Water and fertilized, repotted as it slowly grows.The objective is to prolong the experience.”
Gallery Hours by appointment
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118 Elliot, 118 Elliot Street, Brattleboro VT 05301
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