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Painter Marlyn Bouskila reflects on a painful loss
in new works at Center Galleries.

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artyn Bouskila does
not want to reflect
personal pain through
his new exhibit at
Center Galleries in Detroit, but he
does want to express personal reflec-
tions during a very painful time.
His series, "Growth Patterns," on
view Nov. 7-Dec. 20, consists of 15
abstract paintings and drawings
completed in the context of his
wife's failed fight against cancer two
years ago. Black and white, cell-like
shapes represent his theme.
John Torreano, whose works are
on view at the same time, provides
contrasts by showcasing three-
dimensional forms that suggest celes-
tial concepts. Known for embedding
jewel-like stones into wooden panels,
Torreano offers colorful pieces on a
large scale.
"Convergence: Martyn Bouskila
and John Torreano" opens with a
reception 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
6. Torreano will present a lecture at
7:30 p.m. in the Walter B. Ford II
Building on the campus of the
College for Creative Studies. Unlike
Bouskila's works, Torreano's are not
part of a series.
"I put the works of these artists
together because they offer contrast
from micro to macro worlds," says
Michelle Perron, gallery director. "I
felt that the artists' complementary
pieces would come together in an
interesting way."
Bouskila, 49, grew up in England,
lived in Israel and moved to the
United States to work toward a mas-
ter's degree at Cranbrook Academy
of Art.
"My series explores variations of
meaning and imagery suggested by
the title phrase," says the artist.
aradual devel-
gradual
"'Growth' bb
opment or mutation in size or com-
plexity. 'Pattern' may refer to a plan
or diagram, a discernible system or
order of events characteristic of traits-
of behavior or a decorative or natu-
ral design.
"Of interest to me are the simulta-
neous references to art and nature
implied by the conjoining of these

"Growth 3' : • Artist Martyn Bouskila
moved away from landscape paintings
to works of abstraction after the death
of his wife.

two words."
Bouskila, who has been known for
his landscapes done in the geometric
style of pointillism with romantic
treescape imagery, relinquished some
design control to his materials, lac-
quer and acetone, to create the cell
forms of "Growth Patterns."
After coating paper with black or
white lacquer, he dropped the ace-
tone on top and let the liquid flow
freely on its way to becoming firm.
The artist gave each piece the gener-
al series title and then numbered it
consecutively.
"What happens is natural to the
materials," says Bouskila, who works
in a home studio in Grosse Pointe
Park. "It's analogous to our own lives
being that we operate in environ-
ments over which we have only some
control."
The artist, whose earlier projects
were shown in galleries in New
Jersey and Georgia, used black and
white with only hints of other col-
ors. He thought this approach would
convey a sense of the extreme and
avoid suggestions of the decorative.
Bouskila, vvho has been painting
since he was 9 years old, spent two
years in Israel after graduating from
high school. Although accepted into
an art school in Jerusalem, he decid-