Among Other Things
A special collection of work by Richard Kooyman & Melanie Parke
The title of the collection, Among Other Things, is a nod to the way Richard & Melanie’s paintings are relational in the world and with each other.
Among other things is often used as a turn of phrase, implying there is more to list, more to tell, more to the story—a gesture toward plurality. The expression often conjoins two phrases in a sentence. For instance: Richard and Melanie designed their studio in a field, where, among other things, they find constant inspiration. As the title suggests, the phrase sits mid-sentence, mid-conversation—in the midst of the field, in the middle of it all.
Richard and Melanie locate themselves among plants, trees, flowers, and bees—to be immersed in, surrounded by, in the company of, and included in the spectacles of nature. This intimate show represents the multiplicity and profusion of relationships they cultivate in their environment.
Among Other Things
Among Other Things Works
We’re grateful to share Among Other Things—a collection of intimate, immersive paintings—with our gallery supporters. Partners in the truest sense, Melanie & Richard bring a shared vision to every aspect of their life and work. In these paintings, the boundary between inner and outer life blurs. We glimpse not only what they see, but how they see: always in relation, always in dialogue—among other things.
