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Harlow Gallery
160 Water Street
Hallowel, Maine
September 6 through 28
Shaded by a parasol, the ivory-skinned girl glances away. She is bare-shouldered; lips painted dark; skull earring dangling; bobby pins tucked in her light hair. Her eyes are distant and hazy; her lips upturned just slightly — a hint of a smirk, or perhaps the faint trace of a smile.
The mystery in this black-and-white watercolor, titled “Haley,” prompts questions with potentially no answers: Who is she? What happened to her the moment before she was portrayed here? Is something about to happen? What is she thinking about? Is she alone?
Such is the essence of Christopher Cart’s work: Telling a story through brushstrokes, lines, color and perspective, the narrative often left to be filled in by the viewer. In his pieces are a sense of immediacy, movement, minimalism; an embrace of imperfection.
“I love telling stories,” said the Hallowell, Maine-based Cart. “It can be a quiet little story. It can be a big story. That’s where the challenges will continue.”
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