Ellen George: With Jerry Mayer at Nine Gallery

This month Ellen George & Jerry Mayer are exhibiting in Nine Gallery with an installation titled LONG TONE.

Opens January 8, 2015
Ends February 1, 2015

(Enter through Blue Sky Gallery)
12:00 – 5:00pm, Tuesday - Sunday
122 NW 8th Avenue
Portland OR 97209
503-225-0210

LONG TONE, an installation by Ellen George and Jerry Mayer, encourages exploration within and around seven groupings of vertically bowed cedar boards connecting floor and ceiling. All the groupings share a similar arrangement concept, but are individually composed of from two to nine boards. With LONG TONE, as with their other environmental works, George and Mayer use common materials to create a space for contemplation.

Musically, a "long tone" is a sustained note with even pitch, sometimes with slow and gradual dynamic variations characterized by smooth transitions.  If perfected, a long tone is pure, unforced, elegant and gentle.