08/07/2026
EVIDENCE OF CONTACT – NEW WORK BY SCOTT SOLARY
The works in Evidence of Contact span four interconnected series, each examining a different way that surfaces retain memory. Together they move between gesture and discovery, intention and accident, revealing that every mark, impression, stain, and grain pattern is evidence of an encounter. Whether formed by nature, by human hands, or simply through the passage of time, these works invite you to consider surfaces not as passive objects, but as witnesses to experience.
Unbound: a series of abstract pieces built through layers of pressure, movement, and intuitive mark-making, these works are less concerned with depicting a place than evoking a state of becoming.
Static: explores the fractured emotional and cultural landscape of contemporary America. The series reflects the shared psychological atmosphere of living within a culture saturated by constant (mis)information, division, and change.
Remnants: details excavated from one drop cloth exactly as they were discovered. Nothing has been added or removed. Years of spilled paint, dye, glue and accumulated wear become unintentional compositions. They capture not what was made, but what remained long enough to finally be seen.
Dialogues: brings together two distinct materials—painted canvas and reclaimed wood—allowing each to retain its own voice while creating something neither could achieve alone. Each work explores how contrasting materials can coexist without losing their individual identities, revealing meaning not through dominance, but through relationship.
Across Evidence of Contact, the work suggests that every surface carries a history. Some histories are deliberately made, others quietly accumulated, and still others revealed only through careful attention. Whether through abstraction, found material, or the meeting of wood and canvas, these works asks to look beyond appearance and recognize the countless points of contact that shape both objects and ourselves.
