Laura Rathe Fine Art Houston presents Park House Houston X LRFA Houston, featuring Gavin Rain, Paul Rousso, and Carly Allen Martin
Houston, TX — Laura Rathe Fine Art is delighted to announce a six month collaboration and exhibition with Houston's private social club Park House. The exhibition features a curated body of work by Laura Rathe from celebrated artists Gavin Rain, Paul Rousso, and Carly Allen Martin. The exhibition will be open to Park House members for six months, beginning October 1st, 2024 through April 1st, 2025 at Park House, located at 4411 San Felipe Street, Houston, TX 77027.
Park House Origins
Founded by hospitality and restaurant veterans, Deborah and John Scott and Megan and Brady Wood, the Park House brand takes inspiration from a new generation of London private social clubs. A first of its kind in Texas, Park House Dallas opened its doors in 2018, offering an exclusive social experience and environment. Programmed to bring together a dynamic array of social experiences, culinary offerings, fine art, cultural events and more, Park House has solidified its place as the center of the city’s contemporary culture and life.
Park House Vision
Park House Houston is a private members club dedicated to curating world class, culturally enriched experiences — inside and outside of our house. Our membership includes a diverse group of epicureans and creatives, entrepreneurs and business leaders, philanthropists and more. Here, we exchange ideas, dine, dance and otherwise elevate the everyday.
Park House Experience
The Park House Houston experience is comprised of unparalleled moments that are transformative and multifaceted. Designed to deliver a mix of distinct culinary offerings, intellectual stimulation and cultural discovery, Park House Houston provides its members with a true sense of belonging. As part of our exclusive community, members will participate in one-of-a-kind events and experiences, all housed within a sophisticated, private environment
Park House Art Program
Park House has developed an art program at its club for its members to enjoy stimulating art, displayed in a sumptuous environment, to create an elevated experience.
LRFA Art Advisory and Consultation
As a leading source for contemporary art in Texas, LRFA works closely with private and public collectors to provide art advisory and consultation services. Channeling our many years of combined experience in the field, we assist each client in developing a collecting program that is specially tailored to meet their needs
LRFA Artists at Park House
Gavin Rain, born in Cape Town, South Africa. Having studied Art and Neuropsychology at the University of Cape Town in the 1980s and '90s, Gavin Rain has developed an artist style and technique which was influenced by the pointillism of Georges Seurat and the Russian avant-garde artists of the 1900s. Gavin's use of abstracted concentric circles, which when viewed up-close appear as dense three-dimensional relief dots, balance and pull into focus when viewed from a distance where the figurative image is defined by the sum of these same dots as the viewer takes a few steps back. The transition is quite mesmerizing.
Paul Rousso creates works that embody discernible items from consumer goods to mainstream media on an exaggerated scale, underscoring those on the verge of obsoletion such as paper currency, print advertising, newspapers, and magazines. Using heat infusion on acrylic, Rousso molds his subject matter into dynamic sculptures, mixing the opposing worlds of the flat and dimensional, thereby giving these objects new life. With influences ranging from the New York Times to Campbell's Soup Can, he explores the theoretical limits of art and art history, converging traditional and modern textures, yet highlighting their unrelenting divergence in meaning.
Carly Allen Martin's work is a celebration of color as a primary means of emotional expression. Known for her bold, abstract compositions, Carly approaches each canvas with a sense of spontaneity and intuition. Her process often begins with a single hue, which then unfolds into a dynamic interplay of forms and colors. Through layering and blending, she allows the colors to interact organically, creating a rhythmic flow that evokes a powerful emotional response. Carly’s use of color is not just an aesthetic choice but a tool for conveying mood, energy, and the ephemeral nature of experience.
The exhibition will be on view through April 1, 2025.
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