A NEW ATLANTA GALLERY PRESENTS: WORKS BY TANIA BECKER AND BARBARA REHG

A NEW ATLANTA GALLERY PRESENTS: WORKS BY TANIA BECKER AND BARBARA REHG Pentimento: The Layers Beneath Ty Stokes Gallery – 261 Walker Street, Atlanta, GA 30313 March 23 – April 20, 2002 The Ty Stokes Gallery is pleased to announce the opening reception of Pentimento: The Layers Beneath… an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Tania Becker and Barbara Rehg. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, March 23rd from 5:30 – 8:30 pm. The gallery is located at 261 Walker Street in downtown Atlanta. The exhibition will also be on view the following Saturdays: March 30th, April 6th and 13th from 1 – 5 pm and by appointment. (Please call 770-437-0367). The Ty Stokes Gallery is the creation of Susan and Bill Bounds. They are longtime patrons of the arts with a brilliant contemporary art collection. The Ty Stokes building was originally a cap and gown factory that the Bounds renovated into gallery and living space. Curator Bill Bounds, III, an 18 year old high school student, is following in his parents footsteps with his involvement in the gallery. The Pentimento show is the 4th exhibit he has curated at Ty Stokes. Pentimento: The Layers Beneath… investigates the journey the two Atlanta artists have undertaken with their new work. The Italian painting term “pentimento” refers to evidence in a work that the original composition has been changed. The different roads the artists took in their exploration of this concept points to the truth that each artist searches to create images that are meaningful to them. Becker and Rehg have both found the layers in their work chronicles the patterns in their lives. The implication that “layers” refers to the history in their lives as well as in the process became the intriguing impulse that produced this body of work and in the end joined these two artists for this show. Emerging artist, Tania Becker’s paintings were inspired by journals and mementoes from her trips to Italy and the Oregon Coast. Layers, veiled by clouds, and often interwoven with embedded elements speak of fascinating metaphorical journeys. Barbara Rehg, one of nine children, was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She approaches her art with the same energy that compels her to run marathons (26.2 miles). The need to move is reflected in her work and the gestural lines allow you to travel through her paintings and drawings. The feeling of freedom that movement implies has been a shaping factor in how she paints. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Please call Barbara Rehg at 770-437-0367 to verify hours of operation or to set up an appointment. Catalogue available. A ten percent donation from the proceeds of the sale of the work will be donated to the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center.