Posted by Mark Setevdemio on Mar 27th 2025

"Conversations" - Art Exhibit & Gallery Talk With Randy LeSage

Stevens Memorial Library
(New Date to be Announced), 12:30-1:30PM
20 Memorial Drive, Ashburnham MA
(Additional works on view @ Creative Connections Gift Shop & Gallery, 56 Main Street, Ashburnham)

This exhibit, "Conversations", is a group of works by Randy LeSage, seeking to convey 'conversations' through art. Art is a form of communication with others and with oneself in the making of it. In many ways, the artist hopes to open channels of conversation.

For myself, much of the art I feel strongest about comes as a 'surprise'. A discovery through the process that may arise in a quiet fashion or in a jolt of awareness. In exhibiting the work I hope to share this 'surprise'. And so, like a good conversation, possibly a new awareness is discovered by others within this exchange.

Additionally, some of the imagery within the show reflects upon a direct exchange of figures depicted in conversation or in a struggle to communicate. Other works may not be as direct. Though I hope they may lead to a contemplation of their expressive intent.

There are paintings in various mediums as well as handmade prints. The very exchange of working within one medium into another is a dialogue itself. For myself, I find working in one medium often bolsters the need to interpret imagery through a separate medium. This interplay allows me to have an internal conversation where I may interpret subject matter through different viewpoints.

Some of the artworks here also include figures reading books. Exhibiting within a library setting seems natural. Though the ever-changing world's means of communication continues to evolve.

How do we converse literally and figuratively as we go on?