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"Sunsets with Hunter S." Gregory Price, 2021. A new exhibit at Art Source Ohio, "Beneath the Surface," will feature the work of Gregory Price and Jimi Gleason.
NEW BREMEN - A new exhibit at Art Source Ohio will invite viewers to self-reflect with a collection of abstract multimedia paintings and conceptual glass sculptures.
"Beneath the Surface" will feature the work of Gregory Price and Jimi Gleason and will kick off with a reception party from 1-5 p.m. Saturday at the gallery, 647 West Monroe Street, where the artists will be available to meet with guests.
The otherworldly creations will be on display until Nov. 19.
Despite their vastly different mediums, Price and Gleason have worked in close proximity at Logan Creative Studios in Santa Ana, California, for the past six years, said gallery director Ella Kraimer. Now that the atelier is closing, "Beneath the Surface" will be somewhat of an ode to their time at the studio, she said.
"Since they worked so close to each other, there was this give and take between them and this exchange of inspiration and influence," Kraimer said.
"So the show kind of represents that interaction between them in their practices. And they both have such different work, but they they're looking at similar topics."
Price's transcendental glasswork articulates the mental and physical stresses of modern life using distorted and abstract glass. Sculptures seem to melt, stream and pool into puddles or billow like plumes of smoke. Others are reminiscent of cairns, stacks of stones which carefully balance on top of each other.
"The inherent resilience and fragility of glass shares a paradox of the human experience serving to strengthen the connection," Price said in a statement.
"Kona," Jimi Gleason, 2021. A new exhibit at Art Source Ohio, "Beneath the Surface," will feature the work of Gregory Price and Jimi Gleason.
Gleason's luminous paintings use industrial materials to achieve a reflective and mirror-like quality. The artist said he began his "mirror paintings" in 2008.
"I use silver nitrate and it crosses with another chemical through a machine, and I spray it after a couple different chemical processes," he told The Daily Standard. "It's almost like developing a photograph. So as I'm spraying the silver nitrate, it's quite industrial … It's tough material and pricey, but the results are extremely rewarding."
The process transforms acrylic canvases into stunning sheets of metal. Gleason said he often finds people taking selfies in front of his paintings. The paintings encourage the viewer move around to see how light, color and textures shift and refract from their changing perspective.
"My paintings aren't really traditional, but there's a little bit in there for everybody," he said. "The mirrored ones are kind of conceptual. Instead of looking at a painting of a landscape, these reverse it … it picks up all the colors in the room and the people."
Gleason said it's an honor to show his work alongside Price, both of whom will travel from California to New Bremen for the reception Saturday.
"I love getting out there and meeting people. You get some pretty neat surprises out of that," he said. "It's about getting eyes on the work, but it's always a plus when you come away with a friendship or an introduction … I'm really looking forward to meeting new people in New Bremen."
"Thirst," Gregory Price, 2010. A new exhibit at Art Source Ohio, "Beneath the Surface," will feature the work of Gregory Price and Jimi Gleason.
Kraimer said she's excited to bring new artists to the gallery, which opened last year. She said Price and Gleason's compositions provoke the viewer into introspection, and their unique examinations of the depths of the human psyche play off each other in a cerebral dialectic, inviting ambiguity, subjectivity and imagination.
"It's valuable to have a space here where we can really show… fine art, and really, you know, be looking at these really human topics and social topics, through the art and just being able to generate that conversation," she said. "I think that the community will really like the show, because it's work that I've never seen before … so we're excited about the novelty and other worldly art."
In addition to Saturday's opening reception, Art Source Ohio is open from 1-5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday and by appointment. To stay up to date with the gallery and its exhibitions, follow Art Source Ohio on Instagram.
