Tim McFarlane

March 31 - April 25, 2009

In the Vault Room: This Moment by Tim McFarlane

Opening Reception with the Artist
First Friday, April 3rd, 6 - 8:30 pm
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10am – 6 pm

The Bridgette Mayer Gallery is pleased to present a new collection of paintings by artist Tim McFarlane. The exhibition titled Right Now will feature new acrylic on panel paintings. Sizes range from 16 x 20” to 36 x 36”. Also taking place at the gallery: live drawing by Tim McFarlane in the Vault Room. This site specific installation titled, This Moment, will occur throughout the month and will start on Saturday, April 4th from 1-3pm (please visit www.bridgettemayergallery.com for a list of dates).

Layer upon layer of grid-like forms combine and enhance one another through McFarlane's highly developed use of color and composition. Combinations of subtle and bold colors ebb and flow through the linear grids giving depth and movement to his paintings. McFarlane has been using his signature style of linear grid imagery for years, and in this new body of work, has begun to play more with the ground they inhabit. Some backgrounds are omitted altogether bringing full attention to the form, while other backgrounds have thick, bold stripes that set the stage for linear forms to pop and morph.

Also, on view in the Vault Room, This Moment by Tim McFarlane. Speaking on This Moment, McFarlane states, "Coinciding with my exhibition of recent works in the gallery space, This Moment will reflect its title in the sense that the works made will be spontaneous and temporary. I will be working in the vault room at various times throughout the exhibition, making works that may not last the same session in which they were begun." McFarlane will work directly on the walls of the space while experimenting with temporary drawings.

Tim McFarlane was born in Philadelphia PA in 1964. He received his BA, in Studio Art from Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA. Tim McFarlane has been featured both locally and nationally in solo and group exhibitions, including but not limited to: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, and the Cheltenham Arts Center, Cheltenham, PA. This is McFarlane’s fourth solo exhibition in Philadelphia at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery.

Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. & by appointment. For additional information please contact Bridgette Mayer at (p) 215-413-8893 (f) 215-413-2283 or visit www.bridgettemayergallery.com

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