Macey Ley Selected to Exhibit at Las Laguna Gallery

Posted on August 23, 2013 Posted in newsTagged art, æther, CA, California, chinese, escape, exhibiting, exhibition, fumage, ley, macey, otherworldly, photograph, place, recent work, smokeLeave a comment

Macey Ley announced today that her fumage photograph æther 2 was selected for exhibition at the small works – BIG TALENT exhibition, at Las Laguna Gallery in Laguna Beach, California. The exhibition includes works in all media under 16″ in any dimension. A 6″ x 4.72″ version of æther 2 will be on digital display September 7-28, 2013.

Las Laguna Gallery is located at 815 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. Gallery hours are 11am – 5pm, Monday through Saturday. Opening reception is September 7, 6pm – 10pm.

æther

Posted on July 11, 2013May 23, 2014 Posted in photographsTagged art, æther, deep space, disorientation, escape, freedom, home, journey, ley, lies, macey, photo, photograph, place, recent work, smoke, space, storiesLeave a comment

medium: archival ink jet photograph
size: 43.5″ x 34.5″

Le Royaume Intérieur

Posted on July 15, 2012November 30, 2012 Posted in UntitledTagged acrylic, art, beautiful, beauty, bind, binding, bondage, Bondage est une douleur glorieuse, Bondage is glorious pain, bound, canvas, confinement, escape, explosion, female, feminine, feminism, flight, fly, flying, freedom, internal conversation, ley, macey, oil, pain, painting, perfection, suffer, the seduction, We must suffer to be beautiful, wing, wings, womanLeave a comment

Materials: oil and acrylic on canvass

Women have experienced the sensation of being bound throughout the ages. Often seen as a form of torture and a way to oppress, women have learned to use bondage to their advantage. Pleasure through pain is nothing new, but that some women cower while others defy is something that only she can explain.

Bondage est une douleur glorieuse (Bondage is glorious pain) acrylic and oil on canvas 120 cm x 120 cm

Nous devons souffrir pour être belle (We must suffer to be beautiful) acrylic on canvas 50 cm x 70 cm

La perfection est tout (Perfection is everything) acrylic on canvas 50 cm x 70 cm

la séduction (the seduction) acrylic on canvas 60 cm x 120 cm

Words Have No Wings

Posted on July 15, 2012November 24, 2013 Posted in printsTagged acrylic, art, bird, bound, canvas, confinement, escape, explosion, flight, fly, flying, freedom, ley, macey, mixed media, painting, print, serigraphy, silk screen, victory, wing, wings, words have no wingsLeave a comment

Materials: Acrylic and serigraphy on canvas
Each: 55.12 in. x 27.56 in.

In Words Have No Wings birds play a prominent role — their restless nature and need for order, their need for boundless sky and secure resting places. The birds are in flight as they have escaped, but ironically, they are caught in a whirlwind created by their own flight.

Duvet with Birds

Posted on May 27, 2012November 30, 2012 Posted in printsTagged art, bed linens, bird, bluebird, confinement, duvet, escape, fabric, flight, fly, flying, freedom, full bed, ley, linens, macey, mixed media, pattern, pillow, print, queen bed, serigraphy, sheets, silk screen, victory, wing, wings2 Comments

Duvet and Pillows
Materials: serigraphic print on cotton
European double-size duvet with 6 standard pillowcases: 78.74”w x 78.74”h (approx.)

Catch Me If You Can 2

Posted on May 21, 2012November 30, 2012 Posted in artist book, printsTagged art, bind, binding, bird, bondage, books, bound, catch me if you can, confinement, escape, flight, fly, flying, freedom, gestural drawing, hand cut, handmade, hanging book, home, ley, macey, mixed media, motion, nest, painting, paper, serigraphy, silk screen, speed, victory, watercolor, wing, wings1 Comment

Artist book/sculpture with 9 chapters
Materials: serigraphy and water color on paper, copper and silver wire, beads
Each: 3”w x 30”h
Entire book hanging: 45”w x 40”h (approx.)