“Zephyr”
June 17 – July 13, 2025
New inspiration will waft through Chroma Fine Art Gallery this summer via a new exhibition “Zephyr,” which features paintings by John Plunkett and ceramics by Helen Kunzman. The exhibition, whose title is borrowed from the eponymous Greek god of gentle breezes, is the visual equivalent of a breath of fresh air.
Painter John Plunkett has exhibited at Chroma before, but here he introduces a new body of work inspired by his garden. Calling the works “breathtakingly beautiful,” curator Rita Baunok presents a selection from small 14 x 17” watercolors to large 40 x 54” acrylics. The abstract, jewel-tone florals dance and sway, and radiate light like a stained glass window.
Complementing Plunkett’s light and loose paintings is a selection of exquisite ceramics by Helen Kunzman. Her simple forms feature earthy glazes that range from bright and light to deep and dark. Helen’s shapes and colors provide a fluid and nuanced counterpoint to John’s work, and her process is rooted in the elemental nature of the universe. “Throwing clay on the wheel is intuitive and spontaneous,” she explains. “I use glazes and slips to create surfaces that reflect nature – dirt, mud, water, ice, fire. On the wheel, transformation is ever present. As if a metaphor for nature’s entropic process – the pot metamorphoses into something else.”
Artist:
Helen Kunzman
John Plunkett
“Zephyr”
June 17 – July 13, 2025
New inspiration will waft through Chroma Fine Art Gallery this summer via a new exhibition “Zephyr,” which features paintings by John Plunkett and ceramics by Helen Kunzman. The exhibition, whose title is borrowed from the eponymous Greek god of gentle breezes, is the visual equivalent of a breath of fresh air.
Painter John Plunkett has exhibited at Chroma before, but here he introduces a new body of work inspired by his garden. Calling the works “breathtakingly beautiful,” curator Rita Baunok presents a selection from small 14 x 17” watercolors to large 40 x 54” acrylics. The abstract, jewel-tone florals dance and sway, and radiate light like a stained glass window.
Complementing Plunkett’s light and loose paintings is a selection of exquisite ceramics by Helen Kunzman. Her simple forms feature earthy glazes that range from bright and light to deep and dark. Helen’s shapes and colors provide a fluid and nuanced counterpoint to John’s work, and her process is rooted in the elemental nature of the universe. “Throwing clay on the wheel is intuitive and spontaneous,” she explains. “I use glazes and slips to create surfaces that reflect nature – dirt, mud, water, ice, fire. On the wheel, transformation is ever present. As if a metaphor for nature’s entropic process – the pot metamorphoses into something else.”
Artist:
Helen Kunzman
John Plunkett