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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Emergence\nEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.org/eve
 nt/detail/441595675/Emergence\nEvent Date Begin: 2012-05-02\nEvent Date En
 d: 2012-05-27\n\nSculptor David Crane and painter JJ Long tackle &ldquo\;e
 mergence&rdquo\; in their joint show at the Loading Dock Gallery in Lowell
  May 2-27. Their works celebrate the strength and mystery of form in dialo
 gue with gravity\, of potential realizing itself. &ldquo\;We're looking at
  metamorphosis\,&rdquo\; Long says. &ldquo\;Forms break through their wood
 en molds as if they are born from the earth\, shedding their bark skin and
  coming to life.&rdquo\;\n\nLong\, a Melrose native now living in Lowell\,
  paints in oils\, laying down layer after layer of color almost as a water
 colorist might. The result is smooth\, subtle\, and depthy. He says that\,
  although his normal style is quite realistic and based on observation\, &
 ldquo\;The work in this show is heavily surreal\, with the focus on someth
 ing new emerging. I've been dying to paint a series 'out of the ordinary'\
 , and outside my comfort zone. Sharing this show with David gave me the op
 portunity.&rdquo\; \n\nCrane\, of Westford\, creates wooden sculptures tha
 t celebrate the organic truths of the wood. &ldquo\;My work for this show 
 is largely large carved pieces of cherry\,&rdquo\; he says. &ldquo\;The wo
 od came from a great tree in the Hudson River valley. I met the tree over 
 40 years ago\, fallen on a friend's land. My friend sent me sections of th
 e tree and I carved three pieces from it in the 1980's. The rest of the wo
 od has been waiting for my chisels until now.&rdquo\;\n\n&ldquo\;Respectin
 g the natural grain formation\,&rdquo\; Crane continues\, &ldquo\;I work t
 o tease out human forms\, both male and female\, that the wood suggests.&r
 dquo\;\n\nLong added\, &ldquo\;David's sculptures were key in helping me d
 evelop my work for this show. The sculptures are so raw and emotional: stu
 dying them\, I found inspiration for painting emerging\, evolving forms.&r
 dquo\; Long also drew inspiration from the dreamscapes and color palette o
 f Salvador Dali.\n\nStart time: 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM.  \nArtist reception: S
 aturday\, May 5th\,  5:00 PM - 7:00 PM.
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