October 1 - November 3, 2022
From Archway Gallery:
“Archway Gallery presents Voyages, Paysages, Visages, featuring photography by Isabelle Perreau and Gary Watson. The exhibit will be on view October 1 through November 3, 2022.
The artists will be present to visit with guests during the exhibition opening reception on Saturday, October 1, from 5 – 8 p.m. at the gallery and will talk about their work at 6:30 p.m. Following the Artist Talk, Constant Ngouala, will make a brief presentation about his charitable organization, Plant It Forward.
Voyages, Paysages, Visages is a creative conversation between two photographic artists. Archway Gallery resident artist Isabelle Perreau presents selections from her archive of worldwide travel photographs, each of which is paired with a photograph made in the United States by guest artist Gary Watson. While each artful image stands on its own, the interaction of the pairings becomes a series of nuanced dialogues. The comparisons can be pointed, poignant, humorous, or ironic.
As the philosopher Montaigne pointed out, “There is no better school than traveling!” and traveling has always been Isabelle Perreau’s driving passion. Her overarching discovery has been that, despite differences in food, dress, religion, and customs, human beings everywhere are the same in their essence.
Gary Watson’s photographic works are images of dreams and nightmares, love and hate, joy and despair, sense and nonsense, objects and ephemera, yesterdays, and tomorrows. They are always intended to be catalysts for emotional responses and thoughtful discussion.
This exhibition is intended to express the commonality of human experience and the importance of pursuing freedom and happiness. Watson’s photographs are an indelible record of today’s dreams and challenges that will become tomorrow’s history, while the images Perreau brought back from her travels invite us to share her passion for our home, the Earth. “
Reception: October 1, 2022 | 5–8 pm
2305-A Dunlavy
Houston, 77006 TX
(713) 522-2409
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