THE DIVINER’S WHEEL
January 19, 2006- March 4, 2006
210 11th Ave
Keith Goodhart's new work expands his themes of personal freedom and the nature of avoiding entrapment in contemporary human foibles. There is a rhyme between his work and those primal artworks of healing where spirits both good and evil are embedded into objects where they can be isolated and studied, and ultimately controlled. He owns and works on a small sheep ranch in the West where ecological issues deal not only with the encroachment of men upon the earth but spiritual and ethical encroachment as well. The harassment of Native Americans and nuclear proliferation are some of the mundane issues in the grasslands. Art becomes a way of personally increasing one's voice in a place where sounds can go miles before making any kind of contact.
Indeed his work is inhabited by landscape and sky. But it is not empty. He fills it with human history and interchange. There are always secrets for the eye to engage in, intriguing dialogues that are not one-sided. His work serves not only as amulets for himself and his friends, but as functioning gatekeepers to oversee the health and life cycles of the animals on his ranch. It is the meeting place of function and intention that is so fascinating about his roughly beautiful mysterious work.
Books and DVDs related to artists in this show| Location | map | | Gallery | Cavin-Morris Gallery | | Address | 210 11th Ave, 2nd Fl
New York (Chelsea)
NY, 10001
United States | | Phone | 212-226-3768 | | Fax | 212-226-0155 | | Hours | Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 11-6 (Summer hours: Tue-Fri 10-6) | |
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