Abstract Window Art by Eddie Hall

***November 7 - January 28* (Extended)***

A graphic of a closed door with the words 'OPEN and SHUT' underneath, with 'OPEN' in red, 'and' in black, and 'SHUT' in blue.

Museum art gallery with geometric abstract paintings on the wall. Spotlights on the ceiling illuminate the artwork. A red table in the foreground has a bowl of items and a phone. Window near corner with view outside.

66 West Main Street

New Britain, CT 06051

(860) 229 - 0878

Tuesday-Thursday 12pm-5pm; Friday 12pm-4pm; Saturday 10-3

Exterior of a building with a sign that reads 'VISITORS CENTER' in gold letters, part of the New Britain Downtown District, with Christmas decorations in the window and street reflections.

Gallery 66 New Britain

The first solo show of local artist Eddie Hall, featuring works created by the artist over the last two years. These works are uniquely created using recycled windows and exhibit vibrant colors and geometric patterns. Eddie Hall is an artist working in Berlin, Connecticut. His geometric abstract works draw inspiration from architectural and design themes. His works have been featured in shows throughout New England, including at the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Greenwich Arts Society, Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven Paint and Clay Club, Stamford Art Association, and West Hartford Art League. He is self-taught as an artist, works full time as an attorney, and has two amazing children.

From the artist:

If you start looking, you would be surprised how many windows you find discarded by the side of the road. I keep finding myself coming back again and again to the visuals I can achieve with acrylic paints on the reverse side of recycled windows. Using this medium, I find that I can more readily present bold colors and geometric patterns and also find enjoyment in the challenge of working the unique character of each window into the piece itself.

I have fallen in love with the specific process I have found to create these works. Detailed work taping lines, razoring crisp edges, layering paints in reverse, color selection, achieving and planning depth effects using multiple panes or storm windows, and even the process of meticulously scraping away mistakes while trying to retain working elements. The sum effect of each of these processes is a bold visual composition. These works have allowed me to take something discarded and transform it into an item of beauty.

Open and Shut press in the New Britain Herald and Berlin Citizen.

Virtual Gallery

The storefront of the New Britain Downtown District Visitors Center with large glass windows, gold lettering, signs, and festive holiday decorations.

Interior of an art gallery with colorful framed artwork on a white wall and decorated window with holiday winter scene, including a snowman and poinsettias.

An art gallery with framed abstract paintings on white walls, wooden floors, a small table with stools, a bench, a television screen displaying text, and an exit door.

Colorful geometric painting of a tower under a night sky with a moon, framed in blue.

A digital Tetris game screen displaying falling colorful blocks in a blue frame, with a wooden surface background.

A colorful mechanical model resembling a building with red, yellow, and pink sections, set against a blue background with small white dots, enclosed in a black frame.

A colorful glass art piece featuring a geometric design resembling a stylized building with a blue and black border, yellow squares in the corners, red hourglass shapes, and yellow rectangles inside a green structure, set against a wooden background.

Abstract artwork with yellow, red, and gold square shapes connected by red lines on a wooden background, framed with a yellow border.

An abstract geometric artwork with shapes and lines in red, yellow, blue, black, and white, framed in black on a wooden surface.

A colorful abstract artwork featuring a mountain scene with red and blue peaks, orange and blue bases, and white pins on a light blue background.

Abstract artwork, set against a black background.

A puzzle with a geometric, symmetrical pattern in shades of red, orange, and white, placed inside a black frame on a wooden surface.