Reframed
An art exhibition featuring found windows by Eddie Hall
April 21 - May 31
Local Berlin artist Eddie Hall is pleased to present Reframed an exhibition of nearly twenty art pieces created working with reclaimed windows. His work combines the rigid uniformity of hard-edge painting with themes of architectural abstraction and design. These works are all made on reclaimed windows and experimenting in glass painting techniques. The overall result is a body of work exhibiting bold colors that delves into the interplay between matte painted surfaces and glass.
** Special Event ** Saturday, May 17, 2-4pm
The Shape of Words
Join Berlin artist Eddie Hall for The Shape of Words — a poetry workshop and readings hosted by Kelly Fowler and including a reception for this exhibit with a brief artist discussion. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided.
Whether you're a seasoned poet or a beginner, this interactive session is for all. You'll participate in creative exercises to spark your writing and receive guided prompts to help you express your thoughts. You will have the opportunity to read your own poems, whether created during the workshop or previously written. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with fellow poetry enthusiasts, gain feedback, and get inspired! Feel free to bring a favorite poem or any original work you'd like to share. We can't wait to hear your voice!
Show Tour
Barney Library - Farmington
71 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
860-673-6791
Library Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat 9am- 5pm
** Located in the Hoppin Gallery upstairs **
Virtual Gallery
A framed geometric artwork with a blue border, featuring concentric semi-circles and circles in shades of blue, yellow, red, and white.
Arrangement
Framed abstract geometric artwork with blue, white, and dark blue triangles and diagonal lines on a striped blue background
Wards
Cortege
A colorful geometric artwork featuring a cube with metallic supports in a blue frame, set against a plain white background.
Incandescent
Nexus
Framed abstract geometric artwork with a series of blue and gray nested rectangular shapes on a gray background.
A framed artwork featuring a stylized depiction of a blue sky with white clouds, a red sun, and red and blue rays emanating from the sun.
Colorful, pixelated artwork resembling a stylized building with yellow and orange accents on a predominantly blue background.
Framed geometric artwork with colorful square and triangle shapes in red, yellow, green, and blue on a white background.
A framed digital artwork depicting a stylized building with multiple levels and a pointed roof, with a color palette of blue, beige, and light gray, set against a light yellow background.
A black wooden box with four circular openings, each containing concentric rainbow-colored rings with white diagonal lines, arranged vertically.
Decorative wall art with vertical colored glass panels in red, pink, green, light blue, yellow, dark blue, and black framed with a white border, mounted on a white wall.
A framed abstract art piece featuring various sizes of green and blue circles on a white background.
A framed artwork with a series of colorful geometric shapes and a gradient background, resembling a mountain landscape with a star at the top, on a wooden surface.
Black rectangular frame with a black interior, containing a red square with a gold circle inside and a red vertical line over the circle, and some thin red lines connecting to the circle.
Framed abstract artwork with a blue background and a three-dimensional geometric design using bold yellow, red, gray, and black colors.
Framed artwork with multiple blue rectangular and square cutouts on a white background, with a purple frame.
An artwork in a black frame displaying a series of blue concentric shapes on a black background.
Art gallery with framed artwork on the walls and a bench below the pictures. The gallery has a gray carpeted floor, gray walls, and a white ceiling with track lighting.
An art gallery with framed artworks on the wall and a window at the end, with part of a piano and a chair, and a white ceiling with recessed lighting.
Interior view of an art gallery with framed artwork on the beige walls, featuring a window and glass double doors showing parking lot and trees outside, and some ceiling lighting.
Gallery wall with three framed artworks featuring colorful geometric architectural designs, illuminated by spotlights on a beige wall in an indoor setting.
An art gallery wall displaying colorful abstract paintings with a gray carpeted floor and a wooden bench.
Art gallery wall with three framed abstract artworks, gray textured wall, track lighting overhead, and a small part of a chair visible in the lower left corner.
An art gallery with framed artwork hanging on beige walls, featuring colorful abstract and geometric designs. There is a large window letting in natural light, and track lighting on the ceiling highlights the artwork.
Gallery wall with abstract artwork, a bench with a red cushion in a waiting area.
An art gallery or museum interior with multiple framed abstract artworks hanging on gray walls. There are four wooden chairs with red cushions in front of the wall. The ceiling has crown molding, track lighting, and a white speaker. The floor is carpeted in dark gray.
Art gallery with framed artwork on a gray wall, ceiling spotlights, a door, wooden bench, and a fire alarm.
Art gallery with colorful abstract paintings on gray wall, wooden bench with red cushion, and carpeted floor.
An art gallery with framed colorful buildings hanging on a grey wall, a wooden bench underneath, and a window letting in natural light.
Interior of a room with curved white walls, framed artwork, a window, a television, a small chair, and ceiling lights.
Eddie Hall is an artist in Berlin, Connecticut creating works using windows which exhibit vibrant colors and geometric patterns drawing inspiration from architectural and design themes. Hall is self taught as an artist, an active member of the Kehler Liddell Gallery and has been featured and won awards in solo and group shows throughout New England, including at the New Britain Museum of American Art, Mattatuck Museum, Hill-Stead Museum, Mystic Museum of Art, Edward Hopper House & Museum, Slater Memorial Museum, Scope Miami, Hygienic Arts, Cambridge Arts Association, Greenwich Arts Society, New Haven Paint & Clay Club, and Ursa Gallery. He is a recipient of the Artist Respond grant from the Connecticut Office of the Arts and his work is in numerous private collections and currently on display at the Connecticut State Capitol Building.
The artwork featured in this show was selected from works created by the artist over the last four years, following a change in focus to acrylic painting on glass. The show is held at the Barney Library in Farmington.
You can find more information and images of artwork featured in the show at www.eddiehallart.com/reframed-farm.
Library Hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat 9m - 5pm
** The show is located upstairs at the Hoppin Gallery. **
For further information please contact: Eddie Hall at info@eddiehallart.com
From the artist:
If you start looking, you would be surprised how many windows you find lying by the side of the road. Art and design elements have been applied to the discarded windows included in my work, transforming them into items of beauty.
After an experiment with an antique window hanging untouched in my kitchen for years, I found myself returning to the visuals I could achieve with acrylic paints on the reverse of recycled windows. In this medium, I saw an ideal presentation for bold colors and geometric patterns.
My process starts with selective removal of imperfections in the windows. Sanding, priming, removing hardware, turning the item into a canvas. Once prepared, detailed work begins taping lines, razoring edges, layering paints in reverse, color selection, meticulously scraping away mistakes, and often planning depth effect using multiple panes and maximizing the interplay between matte and glossy using the reverse and foreground of the glass.
Several themes have presented themselves in these works, some architectural, some representational, and some purely design. These works have allowed me to transform and reuse otherwise discarded items.