First Friday Opening Reception: May 6, 2011 from 7-10 p.m.
Golden Rule Gallery, 811 E. Burnside, Suite 122, Portland, OR 97214
Show runs May 5th through May 29th
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by Rafaela Castaldo

The narrative of Violet Aveline’s collaborative work with Matthew DelBello may be, intentionally or not, essential in understanding the work:  It is most readily told through analysis of process as it is created for the sake of process and process alone.  Their ritual is the message.

Together, the artists set time aside to draft, apply color theory and collage composition for these enormous paintings which depict mythology and folklore in a time after commercial smokestacks and post-apocalyptic liberal theory.

Aveline and Delbello each have their respective strengths--Aveline: drafting and painting, DelBello: color theory and collage--and the cooperation is both simultaneous and organic, as though in conversation.

The coactive spectacle finds root in a fascination with mythology and folklore and emerges from a modern composition and electric color palette.  The nontraditional figures and landscapes depict a somewhat paradoxical friendly violence.  Nightmares of charm take shape in a post-industrial wilderness of a controlled disorder.

A wife and mother of two small boys, Aveline, who also enjoys experimenting with guitar, drums, flute and electronics, is working on soundscapes to accompany the vision she and DelBello have created.  Also available this month:  a fort to sleep in, screenprinted and designed by Aveline herself.  Guests are invited to stay the night in the fort to get the full enchanting dream world experience.  Stop by to register at your own whimsy.

Golden Rule’s object/artifact curation will marry carnival with classic--a well-tempered vintage collection paired with a retrospective: adult versions of the clothing you stole from Mom and treasured in your variant of a fort/circus tent/makeshift cave, as well as a healthy dose of Sunday bests.
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Images of site-specific work coming soon. Please see images from our studio visit with Violet Aveline, and check  Violet's website for examples of her past work.
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