Artist D.A. Hartley creates a series
of empirical and experiential waterscapes in a video installation that explores
the sights and sounds of water.
Water!: D.A. Hartley
Museumgoers might be expected to
imagine entering a natural vista, experiencing the crashing of waves, the roar
of a whitewater river, and the sounds of a brook working its way downward, in
the cycle of movement, back to the ocean.
The viewers are invited to
participate in a format of healing and reflection upon nature.
Water! A combination of large-scale
videos within an installation format includes an inner meditation room,
surrounded by paintings and the gentle sounds of water, designed to include the
viewer in the artwork. The paintings are sculptural, created on large wood
panels, with deep texture, oil paints, and gold leaf. The videos are of natural
events; “Lost Canyon Falls”, includes water and fire, in a meditative film;
“Lake Kaweah”, transforms two years of photos into a video time piece,
recording the beauty of each passing day; “Douglas Creek”, includes streams,
meadows, and the sounds of water.
Lake Kaweah, 2007-2008,
large-format video collection of stills.
Conley Gallery, CSU Fresno, 2008.
One Woman Show.
A video of stills,
documenting the rising and
lowering of the waters of
Lake Kaweah,
from the wild flowers of
early spring,
to the snow-capped peaks in
the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
Paintings:
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| "Cypress and Basalt", mixed media on wood, 4'x6', 2006. Private collection. |
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| "Aspens", oil paint, gold leaf on wood, diptych, 6'x8', Private Collection. |
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| "Mountains, Clouds and Streams", mixed media on wood, triptych, 4'x6'. For Sale. |
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| "Silent Passage",oil paint on gessoed wood, 4'x6', 2004. Private Collection. |
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| "Koi", oil paint, gold leaf on wood, diptych, 70"x 68", 2008. For Sale. |
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