handle life and get from a to b, we sometimes have to mask our true selves to cope with reality. James Horner is a painter who lives in New York City. His colorful expressionistic paintings explore the psychological effects of the environment on individuals. Figures are abstracted and overwhelmed by their surroundings. Shape interact with figures in space as lines connect atmospheres in different directions, creating islands with systems of thought. Horner communicates his viewpoint thorough a unique style of painting, which samples from traditional and contemporary abstract/expressionist and surrealist art. The foreground and background are pushed and pulled with a battle that erupts between bright colors and muddied hues that develop a kaleidoscope for the eye to move around the surface. For more information visit aferro.org



Miroloyia

Alexandra Desipris

February22 - March 29, 2014

Opening Reception February 22, 7-10 PM

Liminal Space



MIROLOYIA (“fate words”) uses the form of rural Greek funeral rituals: lamentation, burial, and exhumation - as a means to explore moments of finality, memory, and the subject of death. The imagery presented in the poetic language of the MIROLOYIA is transferred into a visual language evoking the same sense of resignation, sadness, and eventual joy in the brighter moments of life. A sparse palette, minimal forms, and symbolic use of specific materials (steel, lead, stone) will draw the attendee into this ritual and include them in the artist’s acts of mourning and desire for transcendence. MIROLOYIA is ultimately a celebration of hope.



Alexandra Desipris is a Greek-American artist based in Newark, NJ whose work focuses on deconstructing and