Sun City artist Harold Kahn is exhibiting his large-scale sheet metal pieces in the “ABSTRACT” exhibit at {9} The Gallery, a contemporary art gallery located in Phoenix’s warehouse …
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Sun City artist Harold Kahn exhibiting in Phoenix
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Sun City artist Harold Kahn is exhibiting his large-scale sheet metal pieces in the “ABSTRACT” exhibit at {9} The Gallery, a contemporary art gallery located in Phoenix’s warehouse district.
Originally from New York, where he has also exhibited his work, Mr. Kahn recently moved to Sun City just a year and a half ago, shipping most of his large-scale sculptural wall pieces along with his furniture.
“I have a two-car garage and half of it is for storing the artwork,” says the artist jokingly.
There are three large pieces in the exhibition: Jehoahaz, Jehoash, and Jehoram. The unique finish of these wall sculptures is the result of the natural weathering process of rusting. Each work is composed of two pieces of sheet metal “stretched” over a wooden frame. The dividing line for the two metal sheets is based on the Renaissance idea of the golden section – a ratio of approximately 8:13. The titles come from the Bible and are the names of the Kings of Israel and Judah. The “Jeho” part of the name is the name of God.
“Part of my concerns are with the inherent qualities of particular materials,” stated Mr. Kahn, “such as sheet metal, wood, paper, wax, plaster, and clay. Aside from an Oriental sensitivity to simple materials and natural processes, I am interested in the irregularities and imperfections that result from the activity of forming each piece. After having made these pieces, I find myself concerned with how age and time transform each work by their cumulative effect on the materials involved. Metal rusts, wood decays, paper becomes brittle, etc. Everything in this world breaks down and decays over time. We are all transformed with the passage of time. Finally, I hope these works suggest a spirituality – a mysterious depth which we try to approach but cannot really know.”
The “ABSTRACT” exhibit of the gallery’s Capsule Collection Series is a virtual exhibit that opened on First Friday, Dec. 4, at 9thegallery.com and on Artsy.net. Works from the exhibit are also available for viewing in person at the gallery’s new exhibition space at The Lawrence Building, 515 E. Grant St., Phoenix by appointment. In addition, a YouTube video of interviews with the participating artists can be seen on {9} The Gallery’s webpage and social media accounts.