Projected Realities

Princess Cureton employs acrylic paint, clay and surface manipulation to make her central figures leap off the canvas. With embedded glass, beads and flowing fabric she updates the Trompe-l’œil technique — paintings that trick the eye into perceiving two dimensions as three. Cureton’s dynamic figures draw attention to her paintings’ surreal backgrounds, landscapes drawn from Cureton’s memories, from which her figures break free. After its opening reception, the exhibit runs through Jan. 7.