DELHI - Bushel invites the public to the opening reception of a two-person exhibition by Zachary Cummings and Andrew Foster, on Saturday, March 28, 4 to 7 p.m, with artist talks at 5 p.m. Bushel is located at 106 Main Street, in Delhi. Refreshments will be available.
“Speculative Spaces” features paintings by Zachary Cummings and multi-media work by Andrew Foster. Both artists share a commitment to an open-ended exploration of their materials.
With their sometimes shaped and folded canvases, Zachary Cummings’ paintings function beyond painting’s two primary dimensions. In composition, they are often approached from both the front and back of the canvas, with the marks on the back seeping through the weave to form ghostly mirror images on the surface when viewed from the front. Mutable images formed by these two techniques cast outward from the paintings themselves to incorporate the environment, and the viewer within it.
Through organization and manipulation of light, surface, near-defunct-technologies, and “lame” robotics, Andrew Foster combines objects and materials casually collected from his surroundings or while scrolling through online shopping recommendations, allowing algorithmic suggestions to guide his curiosity and relying on affordable consumer solutions—zip-ties, screws, clamps—to assemble the pieces.
While their mediums and subject matter diverge, Foster and Cummings share an interest in decision making in which outcomes are not predetermined. These gambits create spaces of reflection, enchantment, and dialogue.
BUSHEL is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, volunteer-led, mixed-use space dedicated to art, agriculture, ecology, and action. For more information, visit www.bushelcollective.org
