Curated by:
Liza Simone

Artist Contact:
info@rebeccahamm.net
studio: (909) 981-4285.
RebeccaHamm.net

Location:
344 E 3rd Street, Long Beach 90802

Dates 
April 15 – May  15, 2009

Opening reception
May 2, 2009, 7pm-9pm    
In conjunction with May Art Walk Night. Gallery will be open to the public on April 25, 2009 from 7-9pm. 

Artist Statement
These watercolor paintings depict views of the environment within a 20-mile radius of where I have lived my life. The naturally occurring and humanly constructed environmental changes I have witnessed continue to be fascinating and instructive. The views found here call me to respond to their unsettling beauty and evidence of transformation.

I am particularly drawn to places where nature overcomes and reclaims –gradually or dramatically— imposed human constructs. These images are selected for the paintings because they are autobiographical metaphor.
Energetic marks in the composition create rhythmic structure and reveal interlaced spaces to express nature’s wild strength and resilience in response to destructive human intervention. Paper provides a transitory, variable and flexible support to present the connected elements. Color evokes the emotive qualities of natural experience.
These views no longer exist as they once were and these artworks have become memorials, stirring ideas of change and transformation.

Partners:

The Long Beach Redevelopment Agency is proud to partner with Phantom Galleries LA, not only to revive empty storefronts along our major corridors, but also to showcase the arts and build a sense of community and culture in our Downtown," said Craig Beck, Executive Director of the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency. LongBeachRDA.org