To Darken, Lightly: a Juried LIC-A Exhibition

Curated by Audra Lambert

Opening Reception: July 26, 5-8pm

The LIC-A Art Space @ The Factory LIC

30-30 37th Ave, LIC NY 11101

“They slept on the abyss without a surge—

The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave,

The moon, their mistress, had expir'd before;

The winds were wither'd in the stagnant air,

And the clouds perish'd; Darkness had no need

Of aid from them—She was the Universe.” (George Gordon Lord Byron, “Darkness”)

The interspersion of light and darkness can hold many meanings for people according to their identity/ies, and can even be interpreted according to more temporary states such as mood or major life events. When considering how light and darkness reveal the world to us so differently when applied to representation or abstract artworks, it can be easy to forget that these two seeming dualities depend on one another: and are, in fact, shifts of light along the same unified spectrum. By keeping in mind that the two exist in harmony, rather than in conflict, we can grasp the ways that they manifest in art, in culture - and in life. 

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