Seth Clark Solo Exhibition at Paradigm Gallery

Paradigm Gallery + Studio is pleased to present Passing Through, an expansive exhibition showcasing the multi-disciplinary practice of Pittsburgh-based artist Seth Clark. For his fifth solo exhibition with Paradigm, Clark will be marking a new chapter in his career with an assembly of collaged paper paintings, life-sized sculptures, and a fleet of pastel and ink transfer drawings for a blowout display. Until recently, Clark’s work has been hallmarked by muted explorations of collapsing and distorting houses, forming together in a chaotic mass. His deteriorating structures have evolved into imaginative compositions boasting color, sprouted limbs, and movement to add a new layer of exploration to the work. His architectural forms are now walking, running, and leaping into different horizons while searching for new possibilities. Clark attributes this change to recently becoming a father and developing an urge to instill hope into crumbling houses and broken window panes. What was first a sobering reminder of mortality has now become a message of how, even in states of chaos and decay, there can still be enough joy found in dark places to pick up the pieces and create something new.