Drift Slip Lapse by Russell Borne and Drew Laughery

The pace and compression of time are relentless, like getting whiplash while watching the sun rise. In Borne’s recent work, he uses sound, color, texture and motion to reflect on the experience of time. While some works attempt to freeze time by using gesture and color to elicit a bodily response, others playfully attempt to capture the doldrums of minutes passing us by, inviting meditation on seizing the mercurial moment.

From flower to pollen to fruit to seed, fitting perfectly into the migration of birds and the life cycles of insects or the feelings of being embodied by the physical sensations of having to pee, hunger or breathe, Laughery’s work is an exploration of the anatomical systems that sustain us within their cycles. His drawings use the aesthetics of our organs' unique folds, puckers and sacs to imagine new biologies, different systems.

Russell Borne received his BFA from Oregon State University in 2007 and his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2014. Russell’s artwork creates a dialogue invented through the interaction of objects to tell a story. He explores micro- and macro-cultural identity to pause and flip preconceptions of what you are looking at. Borne has spent the majority of his career in design and art direction for various international companies. Most recently, Borne leads North America Brand Design for Adidas. Borne lives and works in Portland, Oregon.

Drew Laughery is an artist and musician working across many media, though he tends to return again and again to drawing as a generative space to explore ideas. He was born and raised in rural Oregon. He loves paper and working with its unique qualities. He is a founding member of the rock band Blitzen Trapper and has toured the world performing on keyboards. He left in 2011 to pursue his visual art career, earning RACC grants and exhibiting around the Portland area. He is excited to debut at Carnation Contemporary for the first time as a new member.