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<\/a>Eli Langer, Feminine Figure, 2015, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches.\u00a0Photo: Jimmy Limit. Courtesy of Clint Roenisch Gallery<\/p>\nOn the opposite acute angled wall, three paintings hung by hinges. The hinges were placed behind the paintings, letting the paintings protrude out on the left side, approximately 30 degrees away from the wall. Angled works in an angled wall, creating an obscure effect. They appear to be floating off the wall. Reminiscent of open windows. If the mind created reality, then these paintings must be a reminder that our eyes are windows.<\/p>\n
The light and colourful abstract figures are a departure from Langer\u2019s better known dark and reduced colour palettes. The exception being a solitary work, hung at the end of the room, near the entrance to Murphy’s collages, a black canvas with sparse blue and white gestures.<\/p>\n On the adjacent wall towards Murphy’s exhibit, hangs a large framed collage of women with flowers. What follows is an assortment of rhythmic assemblages, wrapping all four walls, breaking at the door frame. The pieces flow in a rhythmic wave.<\/p>\n Murphy’s collages consists of connected lines with contrasting elements. Her common vocabulary that she has exhibited before, is a selection of foxes, snakes, birds, flowers, leaves, mummies, and vintage portraits of women. She finds these glossy clippings in various books and magazines, avoiding the internet. The images are delicately arranged, fusing animals together, or finishing a figure with plants and leaves. Each piece has an endearing style to them, yet carry a diabolical\u00a0Frankenstein experiment feeling of various natural\u00a0elements coming together. Regardless of how extreme are the\u00a0parts, the outcome is strikingly beautiful.<\/p>\n In the middle of the room, colourful and playful elongated sculptures rest on a slightly elevated, glossy black sheet. Made of crafty supplies like stacked spools of thread, yarn, and painted sticks whose ends sprout double sided flower cut outs. One of them included an old style wooden pallet that an artist might use to paint.<\/p>\n<\/a>Eli Langer, Apothecary, 2015, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches.\u00a0Photo: Jimmy Limit. Courtesy of Clint Roenisch Gallery<\/p>\n<\/a>Installation view, Eli Langer, Caravansary of Joy<\/em>. Photo: Jimmy Limit. Courtesy of Clint Roenisch Gallery<\/p>\n<\/a>Jennifer Murphy, Caravansary of Joy<\/em>, detail. Photo: Jimmy Limit. Courtesy of Clint Roenisch Gallery<\/p>\n<\/a>Jennifer Murphy, Caravansary of Joy<\/em>, detail. Photo: Jimmy Limit. Courtesy of Clint Roenisch Gallery\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/a>Jennifer Murphy, Caravansary of Joy<\/em>, detail. Photo: Jimmy Limit. Courtesy of Clint Roenisch Gallery\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/a>Installation view, Jennifer Murphy, Caravansary of Joy<\/em>. Photo: Jimmy Limit. Courtesy of Clint Roenisch Gallery<\/p>\n