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Vessel Gallery

February 28 - April 14, 2013

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(510) 893-8800

471 25th Street Oakland, CA 94612

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Absence Sculptures by Cyrus Tilton February 28 - April 13, 2013 Opening Reception THURSDAY, February 28, 6:30-8PM Oakland Art Murmur Reception Friday, March 1, 6-9PM - Open to the public Music performance by Mwahaha Artist Talk Series | Tour Exhibit with Artist Saturday, March 9 , 2-3:30PM Vessel Gallery 471 25th Street, Oakland, CA 94612, 510 893 8800 Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11-6PM www.vessel-gallery.com Vessel Gallery is proud to present the highly anticipated new works of Cyrus Tilton. Following the epic installation of "The Cycle," Tilton turns inward with sculptures that echo the approach to "A Place In Between"; however, the works in "Absence" push past limits of his own artistic practice. Examining what is representationally revealed and what is concealed, we feel the artist himself on the edge of expulsion of habit; a shift, a development, and discovery of a need to express human psychological complexity. The result is newfound expressionism, an emergent identity, and transformation of a self-reflecting artist. "Absence" is quite possibly his most personal work to date. "In the wake of a very intense creative period I have been left with a quieting of the loud and direct inspirational cues that I had been accustomed to. It seems the more I try to focus my mind on being present and engaged, the more abstract and loose that focus becomes. This detachment from my foundation has left me with the unsettling feeling of absence. My latest works are an exercise in working with and making peace with absence." - Cyrus Tilton [Tilton uses his anatomical knowledge and expert craftsmanship to good effect, but he also knows how to use material and process poetically: "It's about knowing when to quit ... when to keep your hands off. ... Once you start ... to mold it like life, it dies."] - DeWitt Cheng