K. Grant Fine Art is delighted to announce the opening of "Eternal Harvest,” an exhibition featuring works by New England-based artists Neil Berger, Clark Derbes, and Lydia Jenkins Musco.

On view: October 5 – November 30, 2024
Opening reception: Saturday, October 5, 6–9 pm

Eternal Harvest is an exhibition celebrating the vibrant beauty and quiet transformations of the autumn landscape. With compelling works by Neil Berger, Clark Derbes, and Lydia Jenkins Musco, "Eternal Harvest" pays tribute to the powerful cycles of nature in New England, exploring themes of change, death, and renewal.

Opening during the height of the leaf-peeping season, the exhibition invites visitors into a contemplative space where the beauty of transformation takes center stage. It includes striking landscape paintings and sculptures inspired by the landscape, reflecting the serene yet vibrant nature of this time of year.

Neil Berger’s work captures the quiet intensity of nature through his oil paintings and prints, created with profound awe and reverence for the natural world. Inspired by his walks and wanderings, Berger’s pieces convey a mood that is "quiet but alert," drawing viewers to experience nature’s raw beauty. Influenced by poets like Walt Whitman and T.S. Eliot, Berger’s work embodies a love for the landscape that is both passionate and introspective.

Clark Derbes, known primarily for his dynamic, polychrome wooden sculptures, offers a fresh perspective with a selection of new oil on wood landscape paintings. His vibrant colors and bold forms bring a playful yet meditative energy to the exhibition, bridging the gap between traditional landscape painting and contemporary art.

Lydia Jenkins Musco’s concrete sculptures provide a powerful commentary on the accumulation of time, growth, and memory. Her work, constructed from layers of integrally pigmented hand-cast concrete, create moveable, stackable forms, mirroring the process of moving through time and the slow transformation of the landscape. Musco’s sculptures are both grounded and dynamic, reflecting her deep engagement with the material and her quest to understand the world through making.

"Eternal Harvest" invites viewers to reflect on the beauty of change and the cycles of life and death that are inherent in both the natural world and our own lives. It is a celebration of the ephemeral and the eternal, capturing the spirit of New England autumn and honoring this magical time of year.