Monuments
Nathanael Gray
July 26th - August 28th
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Monuments is an artist's in-depth exploration of three closed factories in Indiana;  Borg Warner of Muncie, BPB Celotex of Lagro, and Delco Remy of Anderson.  Nathanael Gray has been visiting these motionless structures in order to paint them as they currently stand.  Gray's paintings are of a  fine art quality, as he uses his medium to reflect the shapes and shadows of the rooms and structures that are before him.  The series of watercolors are quick studies of each factory and provide a window into Gray's perspective as he paints based on what he sees and also the stories he has heard behind these shut-downs.  Gray has built three boxes for each factory which contain multiple paintings within each one.  These boxes are on the floor of the gallery and allow the viewer to walk around the structure and also interact with it by opening them up to view more paintings.  These "monuments" to the factories represent the structures as they stand motionless now, but allow the viewer to remember something that once was and now is not.  The paintings in these boxes are much more intricate studies of the buildings as they stand in light and shadow.

Delco Remy - wooden box w/ oil paintings

Borg Warner - wooden box w/ oil paintings

BPB Celotex - wooden box w/ oil paintings

Delco Remy Study #1 - watercolor - 14x14