Courtesy Fort Works Art
Fort Works Art announced this week that Crystal Wagner's second exhibition at the gallery will open with a reception July 9.
Wagner’s “Sublime” takes on landscapes through organic intuition using texture materials and natural movements. Its natural movements are reminiscent of flowers and tropical settings. Podcaster Pat Hazell described Wagner’s work as “a waterfall of color.”
“Our relationship with the natural world has changed so dramatically that we don’t even understand it anymore,” Wagner says in an interview with Hazell. “We are losing a sense of this relationship … because of our technologically driven sense of focus.”
One could compare her work to art deco, art nouveau, and similar to Gaudí.
“Wagner’s understanding of material and color is difficult to match, and her unique way of
implementing those visions on large-scale works is what sets her apart as an artist,” Fort Works Art owners and curator Lauren Saba says in a statement.
Wagner’s work is an expression of herself — joyful, curious, whimsical, and musical. Wagner uses a hybrid approach with organic and manufactured materials, such as chicken wire, kite paper, and picnic table covers. The finished project is an immersive artistic ecosystem.
