"LaMontagne Gallery is pleased to present Motion Pictures, a solo exhibition of new paintings and sculptures by Sean Downey. The work uses images and forms as proxies for a feeling sense about time. Distinctions between the political, cultural, historical, and autobiographical become fluid, and imagery arises that seems almost to tell a story yet is primarily aimed at evoking sensation - particularly one that embraces contradiction."
"Animals act as protagonists, stillness stands in for movement, and time is caught within the body of the work. Downey's paintings and sculptures exist as both image and object - like film stills suspended between elsewhere and the present - grounded by the handmade marks and gestures that affirm their place in the here and now. We use cookies and similar technologies to help personalize content, tailor and measure ads, and provide a better experience."
Motion Pictures presents new paintings and sculptures that treat images and forms as proxies for a felt sense of time. Political, cultural, historical, and autobiographical distinctions dissolve, producing imagery that almost narrates but primarily evokes sensation and embraces contradiction. Animals perform as protagonists while stillness substitutes for movement, capturing time within the work's body. The pieces function simultaneously as images and objects, resembling film stills suspended between elsewhere and the present. Handmade marks and gestures ground the works in the here and now, asserting material presence alongside cinematic suggestion.
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