"Beautiful Decay'' (acrylic, foam, and mixed media on cloth and wire), by Sarah Meyers Brent, in her show "Growth and Decay, at Kingston Gallery, Boston, through June 25.
The gallery says:
"Sarah Meyers Brent pushes the boundaries of beauty and ugliness in 'Growth and Decay' with visceral, living works that traverse painting, sculpture and installation. Utilizing lush paint, recycled fabric, foam, decaying flowers, dirt and vines, her mixed-media pieces pour out of and accrete to the canvas and walls. Natural elements of flowers and plant materials appear throughout, drooping and decaying, maintaining beauty in muted colors. Brent's work is both personal and universal in theme, symbolizing how life feels, from anxieties about parenting to climate change, and trying to represent the good and bad. 'Imperfection,' she says, 'is beautiful because it is alive and feels real.' Brent sees richness in material that might otherwise be considered trash. Combining remnants of the natural world with collected detritus, she transforms these fragments to powerfully organic forms simultaneously growing and decaying.''
