'Unresolved works' from Civil Rights Movement
“Untitled #26’’ (mixed media), by Jamal Thorne, in his show “Jamal Thorne: Fragments and Lost Verse,’’ at Kingston Gallery, Boston, June 24-July 26.
The gallery (kingstongallery.com) sent out this text:
“In the Kingston Project Space, Jamal Thorne’s ‘Fragments and Lost Verses’ features new work built (literally) on top of early experiments from 2012, based on imagery from the Civil Rights Movement. Calling them ‘unresolved works,’ and informed by new knowledge and purpose, Thorne uses layers of tape, paint, and imagery as a metaphor for the passage of time. As the artist states, ‘To me, time means everything, but it also means nothing. Sometimes you don't know who you were until you've grown up and had time to look back with wiser eyes.’
“The works in this exhibition move away from the rectangular to something amorphous, determined by the process. As he explores the space outside of the rectangle, and as new layers of tape and paint are added, each piece develops a personality of its own. It is a process that reveals itself over time.’’