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Curator Brian Jones introduces two‑person exhibition at Tristar Arts, artists discuss materials and process
Summary
Brian Jones, director of Tristar Arts, opened a two‑person 2026 exhibition and moderated a conversation with the artists about craft, scale and installation. One artist traced a textile background and cut‑painting technique; Alex Salides described sculptural, narrative installations and practical uses of digital tools including AI.
Brian Jones, director of Tristar Arts, opened a conversation in the gallery to introduce a two‑person exhibition the program is presenting this year and to frame the works as a conversation about space and objectness. He thanked funders, including the Tennessee Arts Commission and the More Hall Foundation, and said the exhibition list had been finalized and was ready to print.
One presenter, whose work in the room relies on stretched canvas and deliberate cut‑painting, described growing up in a family of women makers and said that early sewing practice shaped a desire to turn 2‑D surfaces into three‑dimensional objects. “My works are the stretched canvas works, primarily black and red up here,” she said,…
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