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X-WR-CALDESC:On view January 7 through February 24\, 2024 in the main galle
 ry the Carbon County Arts Guild & Depot Gallery will show Activating the S
 urface: Art by Paul Harris. This exhibition is organized by the Bozeman Ar
 t Museum and traveling to venues in the state of Montana through the Monta
 na Art Gallery Directors Association (MAGDA).\n\nThrough the years\, Paul 
 Harris returned to his wax and pigment drawings with subjects ranging from
  still life to abstracts\, from figures to landscapes and many more in bet
 ween. In fact\, although known as a sculptor\, his go-to medium remained t
 he art crayon. The presence of color is almost more important that his sub
 jects. Harris seems to adhere to Matisse’s rule of still life painting: co
 lor is the first element. However\, the method in which that color is appl
 ied comes from the teachings of Hans Hofmann\, who Harris studied with in 
 the 1949. \n\nHofmann taught his students to activate the surface and bala
 nce the composition with idea of push and pull\, where bold color planes e
 merge from and recede into energetic surfaces of intersecting shapes. Harr
 is’ drawings pulsate with energy as the movement he put into the pieces\, 
 etched into the composition\, can be felt as much today as the moment they
  were created. The lines\, nearly frantic with color\, keep the eye travel
 ing\, yes\, but they also keep the mind engaged in the images\, searching\
 , reaching\, in continuous dialog with the viewer. Harris\, always concern
 ed with pattern and texture\, understands the spatial relationship inheren
 t in a finite drawing. These pieces\, intimate and compelling\, relay an a
 ccessible\, inspirational narrative. As one artist noted\, “they make me f
 eel like I can do this.” \n\nIn this exhibition we can see why Harris neve
 r put aside his crayons. As Harris noted in a 2000 radio interview\, “I re
 member in sixth grade the teacher wanted a lot of things made that she wou
 ld use the next year and the next\, I didn’t do much work in her class exc
 ept make these big drawings. I became very accustomed to crayons\, and I’v
 e never been able to let them go. Crayons are still my best friends in mak
 ing drawings. I don’t think it will ever end.”\nAnd it never did.\n\nPaul 
 Harris (1925-2018) BFA University of New Mexico/New School for Social Rese
 arch. Ed.D Columbia University. Studied with Hans Hofmann\, Agnes Martin\,
  Johannes Molzahn. Taught as Fulbright Professor in Chile\, Sculpture Prof
 essor at College of Arts and Craft Oakland\, among other art institutions.
   Exhibited extensively across the country including MoMA\, LACMA\, Berkel
 ey Museum of Art\, Poindexter Gallery\, Art Institute of Chicago\, 1965 Ne
 w York World’s Fair\, Museum of Contemporary Crafts\, San Francisco Museum
  of Art\, the Smithsonian Institute\, and various shows in Europe.\n\nThis
  exhibition is sponsored by MAGDA and the Carbon County Arts Guild & Depot
  Gallery which are organizations supported in part by grants from the Mont
 ana Arts Council\, the Coal Tax Trust Fund for Cultural and Aesthetic Proj
 ects\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. \n\nThe Carbon County Arts
  Guild & Depot Gallery provides access to art\, supports artistic expressi
 on\, and encourages creative experiences for the enrichment of our communi
 ties. \n\nFor more information visit www.carboncountydepotgallery.org or c
 all the Guild at (406) 446-1370. \n
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DESCRIPTION:On view January 7 through February 24\, 2024 in the main galler
 y the Carbon County Arts Guild & Depot Gallery will show Activating the Su
 rface: Art by Paul Harris. This exhibition is organized by the Bozeman Art
  Museum and traveling to venues in the state of Montana through the Montan
 a Art Gallery Directors Association (MAGDA).\n\nThrough the years\, Paul H
 arris returned to his wax and pigment drawings with subjects ranging from 
 still life to abstracts\, from figures to landscapes and many more in betw
 een. In fact\, although known as a sculptor\, his go-to medium remained th
 e art crayon. The presence of color is almost more important that his subj
 ects. Harris seems to adhere to Matisse’s rule of still life painting: col
 or is the first element. However\, the method in which that color is appli
 ed comes from the teachings of Hans Hofmann\, who Harris studied with in t
 he 1949. \n\nHofmann taught his students to activate the surface and balan
 ce the composition with idea of push and pull\, where bold color planes em
 erge from and recede into energetic surfaces of intersecting shapes. Harri
 s’ drawings pulsate with energy as the movement he put into the pieces\, e
 tched into the composition\, can be felt as much today as the moment they 
 were created. The lines\, nearly frantic with color\, keep the eye traveli
 ng\, yes\, but they also keep the mind engaged in the images\, searching\,
  reaching\, in continuous dialog with the viewer. Harris\, always concerne
 d with pattern and texture\, understands the spatial relationship inherent
  in a finite drawing. These pieces\, intimate and compelling\, relay an ac
 cessible\, inspirational narrative. As one artist noted\, “they make me fe
 el like I can do this.” \n\nIn this exhibition we can see why Harris never
  put aside his crayons. As Harris noted in a 2000 radio interview\, “I rem
 ember in sixth grade the teacher wanted a lot of things made that she woul
 d use the next year and the next\, I didn’t do much work in her class exce
 pt make these big drawings. I became very accustomed to crayons\, and I’ve
  never been able to let them go. Crayons are still my best friends in maki
 ng drawings. I don’t think it will ever end.”\nAnd it never did.\n\nPaul H
 arris (1925-2018) BFA University of New Mexico/New School for Social Resea
 rch. Ed.D Columbia University. Studied with Hans Hofmann\, Agnes Martin\, 
 Johannes Molzahn. Taught as Fulbright Professor in Chile\, Sculpture Profe
 ssor at College of Arts and Craft Oakland\, among other art institutions. 
  Exhibited extensively across the country including MoMA\, LACMA\, Berkele
 y Museum of Art\, Poindexter Gallery\, Art Institute of Chicago\, 1965 New
  York World’s Fair\, Museum of Contemporary Crafts\, San Francisco Museum 
 of Art\, the Smithsonian Institute\, and various shows in Europe.\n\nThis 
 exhibition is sponsored by MAGDA and the Carbon County Arts Guild & Depot 
 Gallery which are organizations supported in part by grants from the Monta
 na Arts Council\, the Coal Tax Trust Fund for Cultural and Aesthetic Proje
 cts\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. \n\nThe Carbon County Arts 
 Guild & Depot Gallery provides access to art\, supports artistic expressio
 n\, and encourages creative experiences for the enrichment of our communit
 ies. \n\nFor more information visit www.carboncountydepotgallery.org or ca
 ll the Guild at (406) 446-1370. \n
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SUMMARY:Activating the Surface: Art by Paul Harris
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