FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 5 - 28, 2021
“Untamed – The Death of My Domestication” by Heather Lynn
Opening Reception: Sunday, November 7, 3 – 5 pm
Masks are required inside the gallery.
The Touchstone Gallery in Washington, DC is excited to announce our re-opening with the in-person solo exhibition Untamed by Heather Lynn from November 4th to November 28th, 2021. Save the date for the opening reception on Sunday, November 7th from 3 to 5pm (in-person masks required).
The meaning of “Untamed” is to not be domesticated or otherwise controlled. The word domesticated originates from the word domus, or the Latin word for home. Lynn’s show “Untamed” is her strong reaction to the domestic captivity the world has experienced during the past 20 months of this global pandemic. The pressure of domestication – being trapped in one’s ‘dome’ with cooking, cleaning, organizing on a loop of repeat – can often be a Promethean trap.
Some have effortlessly risen to the task while others have been paralyzed – their bodies either consciously or unconsciously refusing to clean a closet or learn a new recipe. Lynn’s work in “Untamed” is a reaction against such domestication. Wildflowers, uncontrollable animals, uncultivated landscapes, rough natural crystals, stones and crushed glass convey her emotional state of wanting to escape, to be free, to run wild and untamed with the planet.
In the quiet of this captivity, it has caused Lynn to look within and examine her own roles in the domestic realm of family and home. Lynn’s show “Untamed” is in part about human metamorphosis. The process of dissolving the person you have been, imagining the person or life you want to become/have, reforming into implementation, and then flying.
Lynn is a contemporary fine artist located in Washington DC. She specializes in large scale residential, commercial, and commission work. Lynn’s work is often dense with her self-created texture mediums and constructed with vibrant color, movement, and depth.
Lynn has experienced great success as a professional artist with representation all over the world. She is an award-winning, internationally exhibiting and selling artist whose work is featured in many commercial spaces (hotels, banks, law firms, restaurants) and in many private collections. Her practice is based in Washington, DC and has thrived during the Global Pandemic. Her most recent works have included sourcing healing crystals, sand, stone, and recycled glass. Lynn has created an innovative technique where she crushes, combines, and infuses materials into her paints. The effects are powerful, meaningful and mesmerizing.
Her recent exhibits have included Volta ArtBasel Switzerland 2021, Nyexpo 2021, carousel of Louvre in Paris 2019 and 2021, Miami Art Basel Events of Red Dot Miami and Spectrum Miami 2019 and 2021, Scope Miami 2021, Volta Miami 2021, the 1St Dibs Gallery in NYC, and the NYartGallery in NYC.
Masks are required inside the gallery. Open hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12-5.
For more information, please contact Ksenia Orol, Director, at info@touchstonegallery.com
