Michael Page: When Long Shadows Fall (New Works) October 31 – November 9, 2003 The William Scott Gallery is proud to announce the opening of Anette Jacque: New Works, on display November 7 to 29, 2003. Jacque, an emerging artist and highly skilled technician, appropriates aspects of canonical works of art and religious iconography to create her own pictorial mythology. Each piece, painted in the traditional realist style, seduces the viewer into the illusion. However, as Jacque presents her subjects without any specific context of time or place, the viewer remains conscious of their role as spectator. Please join us for an opening reception Friday, November 7, 5:30 – 7:30pm.

Michael Page

Jacque works in two distinct modes. Her Icon series makes use of the imagery and aesthetic presentation of Christian icons. Triptychs painted on hinged wooden panels trimmed in gold, her renderings of delicate flowers, fragile birds, and isolated body parts reference both the divine and the earthly. These pieces often present the viewer with a dichotomy, or infer multiple meanings: Are the arms limp and lifeless, or outstretched in an embrace? Are the white orchids a celebration of life, or a symbol of death? Other works are multi-canvas installations, mounted on painted sections of wall. The narrative is conveyed through portraiture, self-portraiture, plants, and animals. In these works Jacque successfully fuses traditional, historical formal references with an unexpected contemporary, conceptual presentation. Take for example Olympia: Self-portrait with Johari and Flowers, in which Jacque clearly references Edouard Manet‚s Olympia. Using strategies of deconstruction, the artist infuses her own narrative by reinterpreting the original elements of the composition, and inserting herself in the role of Olympia. Jacque has recently exhibited work at the New Art Center in Newton, MA, and First Expressions Gallery in Boston. Her paintings are included in the collection of the Corporate Loan Program of the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA, as well as many private collections. She holds a B.F.A. from the Massachusetts College of Art and is currently attending the graduate program in fine art at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. The William Scott Galley is located in the heart of the SOWA gallery district at 450 Harrison Avenue at the corner of Thayer Street, on the third floor, suite #318. Gallery hours are Wednesday - Saturday, 10:30 - 5:30. Accessible by public transportation via the Orange Line New England Medical Center and Back Bay stations, and the new Silver Line bus, there is also ample parking available. Visit our website www.williamscottgallery.com for driving directions. All exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public, and fully wheelchair accessible. For more information please call Almitra Stanley, Director, at (617) 542-4030. Digital images available for publication upon request.