new sculpture by:

Megan Cronin

Megan Goltermann

Donna Veverka

May 3 - May 27, 2000

Opening Reception: May 5, 8-10 pm

The Gallery @ Green Street presents new work by three emerging sculptors from Jamaica Plain. The seductive, elegant and repulsive coexist in an exhibit where nothing is what it seems; bone is carved out of soap, succulent fruit is made from droplets of glue, and sand castles are cast in concrete. While the subjects may be architectural, anatomical and botanical - the transformation of materials drives the associations and contradictions of each artist's work. These talented young artists get under the skin of the superficial with a hard look at the structures that underlie issues of beauty, power and seduction.

Megan Cronin uses materials like metal, rubber and glue to make objects that tempt us with seductive surfaces that are irresistible and off-limits, creating natural textures out of meticulously disguised synthetic substances. Translucent color and surfaces that glisten like caviar or freshly-washed fruit remain elusive and raw, alive with the potential to stain, sting, quench or poison. Quirky contradictions, humor and investigative insight abounds in this exhibit - there are many assumptions questioned and a few important questions left unanswered...and that is what draws us back for a second look.

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