Orna feinstein: layers of time

Exhibit on view:

March 3 - April 9, 2022

Artist Reception:

Thursday March 10th, 6:30pm to 8:30pm

The Gallery is open:

Thursday through Saturday, 11:00am to 5:00pm

Other times by appointment using our scheduling tool.

You can also book an appointment by calling 512-937-5921, or emailing Laura@camibagallery.com.

Location:

6448 Hwy 290 E., Suite A102, Austin, TX 78723

Layers of Time is Orna Feinstein’s fifth solo exhibition with Camiba Gallery and features artworks from her Tree Spirit series. Concerned with the interior geometry of the organic, artworks in this series are inspired by the vascular tissue of a tree; specifically as viewed through a microscope and as viewed when the tree trunk is sliced horizontally. Feinstein first created works in this series in 2002 and recently found a renewed interest in working on this series again. For this exhibit, we have curated some never-before-exhibited works from 2002 alongside new works. It is fascinating to explore these works side by side and notice the similarities and the differences in the methods, materials, and approach to the subject. A simultaneous viewing of Orna Feinstein’s Tree Spirit paintings of different ages is much like viewing the rhythm and spacing of a tree’s rings marking the passage of time and changes in their sustenance.

In the artist’s own words:

“I am inspired and fascinated by the interior geometry of the organic, the concentric patterns of tree rings, the linear patterns of wood grain, and the cellular structure of a plant as seen under the microscope. The concept of my work lies in the process and material.”

 About the artist:

Based out of Houston, Texas, artist Orna Feinstein creates abstractions inspired by her observations of the natural world, specifically trees. She earned her BFA with a major in sculpture from the University of Houston and a diploma majoring in printmaking from the Glassell School of Art MFAH. Orna also studied chemistry at Hebrew University.

Orna Feinstein’s artworks are included in numerous museums and art institutions around the world, with 17 artworks being acquired by these types of institutions in 2021 alone. A few of these institutions include: Museum of Fine Arts Houston (Houston, Texas); Library of Congress (Washington, DC); National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (Taiwan); Museum of Geometric and Madi Art (Dallas, Texas); Douro Museum (Portugal), and Skopelos Foundation for the Arts (Skopelos, Greece).