On View: August 6 – September 11, 2021
Opening Reception: Friday, August 20, 5 – 7 PM
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 4 PM
The Granucci Gallery is excited to present BLUR: Unraveling the Feminine, Masculine, and Everything In-between, the gallery’s first solo exhibition of artist Ruth Chase’s work. On view from August 3 – September 21, 2021, with a public reception from 5–7 pm on Friday, August 20, this exhibition consists of acrylic-on-canvas portraits and figurative paintings, thirty short videos, an art film, and a public engagement piece. The show is a collaboration between Ruth and more than sixty people who participated.
A solo exhibition of paintings and videos by Ruth Chase exploring identity alongside a public response to the notion of what it means to be a woman.
Ruth’s work is fueled by social engagement and collaboration. Working in video and paint, she presents work that challenges traditional roles prescribed to us by society and explores feminine and masculine traits that embody all genders rather than being defined by one’s outward appearance. The work shares contrasting viewpoints, encouraging the viewer to come to their own conclusions.
Ruth paints large acrylic paint on canvas, blurring the lines with drips and intersecting patterns, shapes, and edges. Gray is a dominant color to represent gender neutrality and a departure from colors commonly associated with women, allowing the viewer to bring more of themselves to the work without being drawn into commercial stereotypes of the feminine.
The video work informs the paintings and delivers a broader perspective. The art film is a collage of moments that allows the viewer to connect with unlikely perspectives, finding a sense of belonging in someone they may see as “other.”
The work mindfully shares contrasting viewpoints, allowing the viewer to come to their own conclusions. The exhibition is a gaze into a broader experience about being human and being part of a complex species that is ever-evolving. Ruth presents her subject matter in an accessible exhibition that is neither definitive nor a statement about feminism but rather a glance into the lives of everyday people and their thoughts and feelings about women.
Ruth Chase | www.RuthChase.com | RuthchaseFineArt@gmail.com | 530.409.2330
The Granucci Gallery | Brynn Farwell | Gallery@thecenterforthearts.org | 530-274-8384