James Benjamin Franklin: Visitor

Opening Reception: Friday, June 27th, 6:00 - 8:30PM

Artist Talk: Saturday, June 28th, at 11:30AM

James Benjamin Franklin has brightly reimagined the conventions of painting through a language of process and discovery. His works incorporate repurposed textiles such as blankets, towels, afghans, clothing, and bathroom mats, creating sensually-layered rafts of visual and physical texture which serve as alternative canvases. These surfaces, in turn, are painted, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed with materials which include acrylic paint, sand and glitter…