Harvey Preston Gallery

“Between order and entropy” refers to the concept that in any system, there is a constant struggle or balance between a state of organization and order (“order”) and a state of disorder and randomness (“entropy”), with the natural tendency being towards increasing entropy, meaning more disorder over time; essentially, it describes the dynamic where things naturally move from being organized to becoming disorganized unless energy is actively used to maintain order.

Harvey Preston Gallery, in collaboration with Aspen Collective, is pleased to present a two-person exhibition featuring works by Roaring Fork Valley artists Teresa Booth Brown and Alleghany Meadows. Each artist explores the concept of transitions –– the moments of order and chaos, at rest versus in play, and the phases of entropy.

Provoking moments and eliciting the precipice of transition is where Teresa Booth Brown thrives. Her painting and collage works draw you in with the familiar and leave you with a strange feeling of something other. Within the layers of the paintings, there is order, but there are also moments of discovery that only present themselves within entropy. The tension Brown achieves within her two dimensional works has the space and breath of three dimensions, inviting the viewer to step right in.

Similarly, Alleghany Meadows explores the journey of objects as they transition from at rest to in use. In his series titled Flora, Meadows draws inspiration from the cascading and intertwining structure of plant life, mirrored by creating a collection of functional objects that are housed in a larger form in an orderly fashion. Each bowl or cup represents a petal of the flower. When at rest, something magical happens and the object becomes more than a sum of parts; it blooms into an art piece and invites the viewer to use it as a stage for breaking bread with loved ones. The playfulness of using the individual components during a meal, highlights the wonderful part of disorder in the cycle between order and entropy.

In Between Order & Entropy, both artists are exploring the space that naturally tends towards disorder and choosing to guide and encourage the cycle back to an ordered state. This drive towards order is, in fact, just a resting place en route to entropy and back around again. Curator Sam Harvey says, “Seeing the works of Brown and Meadows together in one space, makes it apparent they both excel in the composition of their works, which is further supported by their use of color and subtlety of tone.” Harvey invites the public to experience the exhibition in person, where you can discovery these beautiful moments.

This is the second Guest Curated exhibition at Aspen Collective curated by Sam Harvey of Harvey Preston Gallery. Between Order & Entropy will be on display from November 22nd through December 20th, with an opening reception on Friday, November 22nd, from 6 to 9 pm. The Aspen Collective gallery space, located at 213 S Mill St, Aspen, CO within the historic Wheeler Opera House, will be open to the public Wednesday through Sunday, 11 am to 6 pm. While Sam Harvey is the Guest Curator at Aspen Collective, the Harvey Preston Gallery will remain open by appointment.

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TERESA BOOTH BROWN
ALLEGHANY MEADOWS