Landscape painting is as dynamic today as it has ever been and for many contemporary painters, the subject matter is a fundamental lens into how they see our place in the world.
ÒKAVIN BUCK: Selections from the Passages Series 2015 Ð 2020Ó is an exhibition catalog of paintings, works on paper, and drawings from the artist Kavin Buck. The catalog was published in conjunction with BuckÕs solo exhibition ÒItÕs Good To Be On The Road Back Home AgainÓ at the Elizabeth Leach Gallery in Portland, Oregon in July 2021. This catalog includes over 80 color images representing a selection of BuckÕs ÒPassages SeriesÓ from 2015 through 2020 with an essay by writer and curator Ed Schad. BuckÕs paintings and drawings of abstracted landscapes are filled with vistas that are minimal yet complicated with underlying metaphors of remembrance and expectations. Embedded in each artwork are subtle elements that balance time-worn histories of romanticism, realism, and abstraction. The essay by Schad is both enlightening on how Buck came to create this series of artworks, while also weaving personal recollections of his conversations with the artist over the years.