Jenny Toth's animals and magnificent creatures at the Blue Mountain Gallery
The Blue Mountain Gallery in Chelsea is currently presenting a collection of work by Jenny Toth for the exhibit Barking Up the Tree: Fur and Form . Toth creates her work by combining her observations of the relationship between space and form with her wild imagination and deep love for nature, animals, and mythical creatures. Toth has accumulated an extensive body of work over the years and the pieces in her latest show include bas-reliefs and small sculptures created with materials that include ceramics, cardboard, and wood among others. Many of Toth's animal depictions include various types of birds including those featured in her many cardboard cutouts and the very realistic sculpture El Chapito depicting a life-size parrot painted in primary colors evoking a somewhat commanding presence with its large beak and large feet clutching a rock. Works that explore human and animal relationships include Coyote and Woman , a ceramic bas-relief showing a nude woman offering her compa...