Paradise Reimagined:
Doug Britt
and
February 27 – March 28, 2020
Stremmel Gallery is pleased to present works by Doug Britt and Sharon Britt, opening on February 27, and continuing through March 28, 2020. The show will feature paintings by Doug and sculpture by Sharon.
Doug Britt’s paintings and sculpture incorporate contemporary icons of Hawaii: planes, ships, tourism – objects that embody the modern-day experience of paradise. Britt’s works are riddled with playful and humorous undercurrents, while exploring the implicit contradictions of island life.
Sharon Britt has enjoyed a lifelong affinity for fiber and, in particular, woven and coiled basketry. They provide the primary material for her work, in which the dark root hairs are coiled and bound with waxed linen thread, gradually built into totemic figures, and further animated with the addition of shells and strands of kapa.
