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Anno Domini: Katy Horan - In the Deep, Dark...; Bruno 9li - META.

Review by John Casey: From the press release for Katy Horan's show, "From the deep, dark, magical forest of her imagination, Katy Horan¹s artwork follows the tradition of folk art as a means to tell her own idiosyncratic tales through the indigenous dwellers that reside in this mythical place. The themes and archetypes of this body of work emerged from countless influences and imagery from Katy's subconscious to form her own language of characters, symbols and illustrated rituals."

From the press release for Bruno 9li's show, "Bruno 9Li (São Paulo, Brazil) returns to Anno Domini on August 1st, 2008 for his second solo exhibit in the United States. META, the title of 9Li's follow up exhibition to Mysterium Tremendum (2007), is a reflection on its Greek origin relating to the concept of "beyond." What lies beyond the perceptible reality that we share in our day to day lives? What follows our existence here on Earth? Bruno continues his process of drawing as a means of contemplative action while these ideas flow through him and into the art. He pulls his inspiration from the themes of spiritism, metaphysics, ovnis (UFOs) and exotic, aquatic plants and animals.

His figurative works are a synthesis of these alternative realities. Bruno elaborates, 'They represent entities sharing spiritual experiences: animals that have combined with aquatic plants, beings that see through futuristic glasses - perhaps a metaphor for the kind of vision that sees a reality beyond what our senses perceive, the kind of sight considered sacred, given to us on earth to help us gain insight into our place in the cosmos.'"