Laura Rathe Fine Art announces Summer Light, a group exhibition featuring new works by contemporary artists Cassandra Blackmore, Michael Laube, Gil Bruvel and Hunt Rettig. LRFA will be hosting the opening reception on Thursday, August 15th, from 5-8pm at 1700 Post Oak Blvd. 
 
A selection of bold and colorful works will be on exhibit from these notable artists.  Summer Light explores how each artist breaks the conventions of their respective mediums while all utilizing and harnessing the effects of light to create their vision.  At first glance, the art forms are deceptively static. However, the viewers’ interactions with the art buildsan accumulating narrative by exploring and discovering the movement, playfulness, and dimensional qualities of each piece.  
 
Summer Light will be on display through September 20th, 2019. 
 
FEATURED ARTISTS
 
Cassandra Blackmore has created the perfect combination ofimagemaking, texture, reflection and resurrection through her process of fusing painting and surface as one. Her unique technique of reverse painting allows light to shine through each crack in shattered glass forming a beautiful fluid creation with a variety of colors inspired by emotion. 
 
Michael Laube’s work surpasses the boundaries of traditional painting by opening his work up to different dimensions of space and time. By capturing the color in his acrylic glass objects and installations through light, he creates a new force that is constantly open to new perspectives.
 
Gil Bruvel’s ever-changing inspiration has expanded into many mediums including painting, graphite pencil, bronze-casting, functional furniture, mixed media, public sculpture, and stainless steel. In his latest organic surge of artistic expression, Bruvel’s bold geometric sculptures speak to their surrounding environments creating a true connection with light. 
 
Hunt Rettig’s 3D assemblages produce an illusion of 2D digital images through moldable synthetics and reflective acrylics creating kinetic movement. His process is inspired by sensual elements omnipresent in nature and by the continual discovery of unforeseeable forms.  
 
ABOUT LAURA RATHE FINE ART
 
With over 25 years’ experience in the industry, gallery owner, Laura Rathe, started her career working as a private art dealer before establishing Laura Rathe Fine Art (LRFA) in 1998 in Houston, Texas. LRFA now operates out of two locations in Houston and a third gallery in Dallas on Dragon Street, the city’s premier arts district destination. Since the gallery's inception, LRFA has established itself as a leading contemporary art venue, offering an impressive range of exhibitions and programming to its patrons in both cities. 
 
LRFA represents a dynamic roster of established and mid-career contemporary artists working in a variety of media, many of whom have been acquired into world-renowned private, corporate, and museum collections. Various clientele includes BBVA Compass, HKS Architects, Wells Fargo, W Hotels, UT Southwestern, Halliburton, and ConocoPhillips. LRFA also participates in a number of prominent art fairs including CONTEXT Art Miami, Art Southampton, Art Wynwood, Texas Contemporary, and the Dallas Art Fair.