Sharp Flames
Cameron Cameron and Beth Fiedorek
November 19th-December 11th, 2022
Monte Vista Projects is pleased to present Sharp Flames, an exhibition of new paintings and sculptures based on still life tropes by artists Cameron Cameron and Beth Fiedorek. Although the two artists work in different “categories,” they unite in their attention to shape, linear form, and the symbolic representation of candles and insects.
Thorns and ants crawl across the surfaces of Cameron’s lamps, sconces, and candelabras, mimicking the trail of sugar ants that create a line through her bedroom every summer. Fiedorek’s paintings take two approaches: the first uses simple forms as an excuse for painting, while the second relates candles to figures; concurrently, her stone carvings stem from her interest in smoothness and language. The exhibition will have both 2D and 3D work by each artist, with the goal of creating a space for the viewer that is both familiar and haunting, safe yet destabilizing.