The Museum of Ornamental Leaves & Other Monochromatic Collections

APT artist Ellen Harvey is presenting a solo exhibition “The Museum of Ornamental Leaves & Other Monochromatic Collections” at the Locks gallery, coinciding with Harvey's Metal Painting installation at the Barnes Foundation on view through January 4, 2016.

On view at Locks will be her latest works alongside other major monochromatic pieces featured in her mid-career survey publication. Harvey's new The Forest of Obsolete Ornaments is a playful taxonomy that juxtaposes sculptural casts of the leaf molds for ornamental architectural detailing with Harvey's own 2d rendering of forest trees, evoking a late 18th century picturesque motif. This shadowboxed piece is paired with Shadow Ornaments, a sister painting where the ornamental leaves are rendered in silhouette akin to her installation at the Barnes Foundation, Metal Painting.