Stephen March. In the Forest

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The works on view explore the metaphorical and representational qualities of being in the forest; it is a place where light and darkness, good and evil, order and chaos, danger and fear and peace coexist. It is a place where reason is not the norm, a place where accident, chance, and randomness prevail, and a place where memory and history converge. March has created these works utilizing traditional acrylic paint and mediums, as well as natural materials or objects from the forest on his small Pennsylvania farm and man-made or manufactured materials. Spanning more than four decades, March’s work is known for addressing contemporary social, political, and spiritual issues. March has been, and continues to be, interested in creating visual art that can transcend the physicality of the material surface and be a vehicle or emotional and intellectual contemplation and interpretation, as well as a metaphor for the fragility of human existence.