Theater is a way of calling attention to important things, to better understand ourselves and others and to entertain. It is a way to evince pathos but also to celebrate the foibles of life. It can take many forms from small, quiet gestures to large, loud and colorful displays. In this show, David Traylor, Barbara Shaiman and Karen Klee-Atlin, through painting, ceramics, and printmaking, use the idea of theater as a starting point to respond to our changing environment, to call out the capriciousness of modern life and to explore the concept of spectacle.

The work in the show represents a transition from my previous environmentally based works to something more theatrical, frequently related to juggling. All sculpture has a performative aspect as it is presenting the artist’s thoughts and ideas to an audience in an abstracted form. This new work moves further in that performative direction. I was delighted to collaborate with Marita Dingus on two of the pieces, Friendship 1 and 2 which meld images of water and streams with the theatrical images of face painting and costuming.  
                                                Barbara Shaiman

Barbara Shaiman and Marita Dingus, Fiendship 2, glazed stoneware and mixed media, 34x16x3 2020 $1800

Karen Klee-Atlin, Colombine Lifting the Curtain, drypoint and watercolor, 16×12, 2020, $200

Barbara Shaiman and Marita Dingus, Friendship 1, glazed stoneware and mixed media, 34x14x3, 2020, $1700

David Traylor, Zanni-Purple Rectangle Two, acrylic on board, 22x10x3, 2020,

David Traylor, Zanni-Blue Polka Dot One, acrylic on board, 22x10x3, 2020

David Traylor, Zanni-Blue Polka Dot Two, acrylic on board, 22x10x3, 2020

Karen Klee-Atlin, Pierrot Consulting a Travel Guide, drypoint and watercolor, 16×12, 2020, $400

Barbara Shaiman, Grounded-detail, glazed and painted stoneware, variable 3×5, 2020, $400

Karen Klee-Atlin, Colombine-with Fan and Chair, drypoint and watercolor, 16×12, 2020, $200.

Karen Klee-Atlin, Colombine Sitting on Chair, drypoint and watercolor, 16×12, 2020 $200

Karen Klee-Atlin, Colombine, with Umbrella, drypoint and watercolor, 16×12, 2020_ $200

Karen Klee-Atlin, Punch and Judy on the Shore of Lake Opeongo 1952, drypoint and watercolor, 20×30, 2020, $400

David Traylor, Zanni -Blue Square Three, acrylic on board, 20x20x3, 2020

David Traylor,Zanni Harlequin Two, acrylic on board, 22x10x3, 2020,

David Traylor, Zanni -Blue Square Two, acrylic on board 20x20x3, 2020.

David Traylor,Zanni-Purple Rectangle Three, acrylic on board, 22x10x3, 2020,

David Traylor, Zanni HarlequinThree, acrylic on board, 22x10x3, 2020,

Barbara Shaiman, Theatrix, glazed stoneware and fabric, 15x13x4, 2019-2020, $1200

David Traylor, Zanni-Blue Square One, acrylic on board, 20x20x3, 2020

David Traylor, Zanni-Purple Rectangle One, acrylic on board, 22x10x3, 2020