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Gallery Hopper: Where to see art in Tulsa this month.
May Yang’s print “Departure” will be on display at The Canebrake this month.
As a first-generation Asian-American, artist and designer May Yang frequently addresses issues of cultural identity in her art. Her prints and mixed-media work, on exhibit at The Canebrake throughout the month, are part of an ongoing series dealing with familial relationships.
Apart from their thought-provoking content, Yang’s prints give me a visual high. They thrive on strong color combinations and graphic details but never feel too loud or incongruous. Her carefully crafted layers synthesize to bring balance and focus to each composition. Elements I might typically see as clashing suddenly “click” so that even the brightest and boldest of her prints lure me into an aesthetic trance.
While Yang is adept in other artistic media, she has discovered that printmaking lends itself best to her collage-like style.
“I find the process involved in making a print to be somewhat soothing — kind of like cooking,” Yang says. “You prepare all these separate elements and in the end they come together to form something new and wonderful.”
View Yang’s work Sept. 1-26 at The Canebrake, 333241 E. 732nd Road in Wagoner.
Also this month …
Man-made art fuses into Mother Nature’s backdrop this month at the ninth annual Living with Art in the Garden Tour, Sept. 25-26. From Sand Springs to downtown Tulsa, more than five different gardens will reflect the personalities of the homeowners through landscaped art.
Neat and tidy or wild and crazy, each garden has unique offerings. Eight years ago when tour Media Chair Lisa Mitchell came on board, she researched installation art in search of a definition. Now she finds that “installation art continues to elude definitions,” she says. “Beyond sculpture, it’s a multi-sensory, multi-dimensional experience.”
She encourages inspired participants to return home ready to personalize their own gardens.
Artists and homeowners will be on location to offer works for purchase, while Oklahoma Master Gardeners will answer plant questions or give gardening tips. Tickets are available at any garden and can be used both days. For more details, visit www.livingarts.org.
“The Artists’ Muse” opens at the Tulsa Artists’ Coalition (TAC) Gallery Sept. 3 with a reception from 6-9 p.m. A juried exhibit, the show will feature art created exclusively by members. This provides an opportunity to “put the focus on the creative interests and motivations of TAC members,” artist Steve Tomlin explains. The event is free and open to the public, and the evening’s agenda includes announcing this year’s winners. Attendees can also cast their votes for the “People’s Choice Award,” which will be revealed at the end of the night. TAC is located at 9 E. Brady St. For more details, visit www.tacgallery.org.
