Transparency: Abstract Recycled Windows by Eddie Hall
July 24 - October 21
Locust Grove Estate
July 23 to October 21, 2023
Solo exhibition of Connecticut artist Eddie Hall, featuring works created by the artist over the last three years.
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.
Eddie Hall is an abstract artist in Berlin, Connecticut. Hall is self taught as an artist, an active member of the Kehler Liddell Gallery, an exhibiting member of the New Haven Paint & Clay Club and Rowayton Arts Center. His works have been featured and won awards in shows far and wide, including at the Greenwich Arts Society, the Connecticut State Capitol building, Mattatuck Museum, New Britain Museum of American Art, Scope Miami, Stamford Art Association, Ursa Gallery, Viridian Artists and West Hartford Art League. His work is in numerous private collections.
Virtual Gallery
Light in the Room
Sweet Vermouth
Daliance
Blue Moon
Vector
Regalia
Descending
Pacific
Earnest
Double Dutch
Recovery
Contuse
Pyre
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Relapse
Crumble
Infrastructure
Pique
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Close-up view of a framed geometric artwork with red, blue, black, white, and gray colors, placed on a wooden surface.
Colorful geometric artwork of a stylized rocket ship on a wooden surface.
Colorful geometric artwork resembling a face, framed with a black border and placed on a wooden surface.
A colorful tic-tac-toe game with a cross and circle pattern, painted on a square wooden surface, surrounded by a blue frame.
Show Photos
Artwork of a colorful school building with a clock on the front, set against a striped blue sky background, displayed in a frame on a beige wall alongside a fire alarm and a blank informational sign.
Three colorful abstract paintings hanging on a gray wall, with wooden floors visible at the bottom.
Gallery wall with framed colorful geometric artwork in an art gallery hallway with wood flooring, white walls, and ceiling lights.
Colorful geometric artwork displayed on a gallery wall.
A series of colorful geometric artwork frames hung on a beige wall in an art gallery.
Three colorful geometric abstract art pieces hanging on a white wall
Colorful art pieces featuring geometric designs and bold lines are displayed on the wall, with one framed in red and another in blue.
Art gallery with abstract paintings on a gray wall, featuring geometric shapes and bold colors, with wooden floors and ceiling molding.
Interior of an art gallery with colorful framed artworks on the wall, glass double doors at the entrance, and a polished wood floor.
A hallway wall with a framed abstract artwork featuring geometric shapes in red, blue, black, white, and gray, and a small plaque next to it.
Gallery wall displaying framed geometric artwork in a museum or gallery setting.
A hallway with light-colored walls, wooden flooring, with a door on the left side, a flat-screen TV mounted on the wall displaying geometric art, and a colorful abstract art piece leaning against the wall on the right.
Art gallery corridor with several colorful framed abstract paintings hanging on the wall, and a door at the end of the hallway
A woman with short curly hair and glasses wearing a red shirt and shorts standing in an art gallery. The wall behind her displays various colorful framed artworks, including a blue geometric piece and other abstract designs, under ceiling lights.
Painted artwork depicting a stylized torch with flames in vibrant colors, hung on a beige wall in a museum or gallery.
A colorful grid artwork displayed on a wall, framed in blue, with vibrant red, orange, teal, and yellow squares.
A man with curly hair wearing a light blue cap and red T-shirt taking a selfie in an art gallery with abstract colorful framed artwork on the wall behind him.
A man with curly hair wearing a teal cap and red shirt smiling while taking a selfie at an art exhibit featuring pixel art pieces on the wall.
A man with curly hair wearing a red shirt and a light bluish-green cap taking a selfie in a hallway decorated with framed artwork and colorful fabric displays on the walls.
Two smiling individuals taking a selfie in front of a colorful framed artwork on the wall. The person on the right has curly hair, wears a turquoise cap, and has sunglasses hanging from their shirt. The person on the left has short curly hair, glasses, and wears a red shirt.
A man wearing a teal baseball cap and red t-shirt taking a selfie inside a building with modern geometric artwork on the wall behind him, a doorway with a glass window, and a red exit sign.