Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
March 8 – April 29, 2023
Opening Reception:
Saturday March 11
5:00 pm- 8:00pm
Green Door Art Gallery presents Greater Than the Sum of its Parts, Amazing Art from Pieces and Pixels featuring Pysanky by Katherine Alexander, Digital Art by Matt Bryan, Mosaics by Brenda Fraser, Assemblage by Nell Kobes, and Mosaics by Virgene Tyrell. The artwork will be on display and available for sale March 8 – April 29, 2023.
Katherine Alexander - Pysanky
Like the generations of Polish women before her, Katherine Alexander learned the art of Pysanky from her mother. Her work incorporates the classic designs and techniques of her ancestors while evolving with modern bright elements. She is passionate about keeping this folk art alive and elevating it to high art status.
Matt Bryan - Digital Art
I create algorithms of simple rules in order to construct abstract art from the 1s and 0s of digital photographs. Every pixel in each of my works is the unique result of one of the processes I designed and the image I chose to apply it to. Each of my algorithms was inspired by different concepts from mathematics or computer science, so each one draws out different kinds of shapes, textures, or colors from an input image.
Brenda Fraser - Mosaics
Brenda Fraser is a Mosaic Artist who creates vintage jewelry mosaics that tell a story.
“I see Mosaics as reclaiming BROKEN PIECES and reassembling into WHOLENESS from the parts. This work is very symbolic and meaningful and collectors have shared personal stories with me prior to the creation of a custom work. My artwork embraces the lives of those we have loved and lost.”
Brenda transforms loss into abundance. The jewelry is representative of wealth and abundance. Losing a special someone can be transformed into stories that let our loved ones live on in our memory through art.
“We have all experienced adversity and loss. And yet, we can reassemble those experiences into something more beautiful.”
Nell Kobes - Assemblage
I have been taking art classes and making art since I was a teenager. I studied Graphic Design at Washington University, St. Louis and Metalsmithing in the undergraduate and graduate programs at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Presently I am working three-dimensionally with metal, wood, paint and a variety of natural and manmade objects. Combining the clean lines of contemporary design and more flowing, nature-oriented elements creates tension and excitement in my work. Sometimes I add moveable parts or something unexpected for fun and surprise.
Virgene Tyrell - Mosaics
Mosaics are my passion. I have been creating them for over 20 years. I love using my own photographs as inspiration, but also doing contemporary pieces, suns, sunflowers and the occasional whimsical animal like the giraffe I’m currently working on. My suns have been shown as transition pieces 7 times on CBS Sunday Morning.
