Gallery Arlo human , something our streets knew all too well in 2020 . The gallery ’ s hope is to tap into the isolation people felt across the year . The vibrant , crisp colors coupled with Talor ’ s dynamic compositional balance and her amazing understanding of what is interesting to look at , easily evoke fear , compassion , and understanding from the gallery ’ s visitors . She takes something that is interesting to look at and makes it exceptional to see , waiting hours for light to hit the object or her subject just perfectly . While some might call it capturing the light , I see it more as embracing the light and holding on to it with an emotional understanding of what light will do and when it will do it .
Her metallic pigmented photos add a delicate feel to the gallery ’ s standard of impressive , ornate framing and heavily textured paintings that see superheroes and Hollywood icons battle for center stage . Long-time gallerist and Galerie Rue Royale cruise director Dore Levy feels strongly about Stone joining the family . “ After being so shaken on a personal level during that time , we wanted to reflect that and shake up our artistic vision a bit ; we knew we were making the right art choices ,” she said of the gallery ’ s enlightened approach to representing a photographer .
2 . Judge a book by its cover anyway : Always a place to find something a bit extra and certainly unique , Gallery Arlo has added the book Lady Nola by Andre Carrier to its delightful menu of brain candy . Inspired by , and a celebration of , the paintings of New Orleans artist Stephanie Akers , this book is both a joy to read and an enlightened view of sorts of the women in your own life . Akers ’
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