Landscape Parallels: Gornik’s Lake Light and Irish Skies

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Experiment Station

April Gornik, Lake Light, 2008. Oil on linen, 72 1/4 x 108 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. Both Paul G. Allen Family Collection.

Phillips fan Candace Carota Pollack saw April Gornik’s Lake Light (2008), on view in Seeing Nature, in a photo the Phillips shared on Facebook and noticed a striking similarity to some pictures she took during a trip to Ireland. Candace’s photos are below; I can’t help but agree that the ominous clouds and blue-green color palette of Pollack’s photos are echoed in Gornik’s painting.

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Panorama of a stormy sky in Ireland. Photo: Candace Carota Pollack

“Then it got too close and we just got in the car in time to not get soaked,” says Candace of this photo.

Sneak Peek Inside Seeing Nature

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Experiment Station

Installation shot of Seeing Nature. Left: April Gornik, Lake Light, 2008. Oil on linen, 72 1/4 x 108 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. Right: David Hockney, The Grand Canyon, 1998. 48 1/2 x 168 in.; Both Paul G. Allen Family Collection.

Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection opens this Saturday, February 6. Here are some photos our staff snapped in the galleries just after everything went on the walls.

Installation shot of Seeing Nature at the Phillips

Installation shot of Seeing Nature