Alan Fulle - Dream Catchers: Religion and Empire pop-up exhibition
Schedule
Sat Apr 11 2026 at 03:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
3001 21st Ave S, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98144 | Seattle, WA
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Two days only! Free!April 11 and 12, 3-7:00 pm both days
3001 21st Ave A, Seattle 98144
Also on view at in the windows of WUG:
Alan Fulle’s Dream Catchers video installation
April 1 – May 2, 2026
Artist statement
Dream Catchers is a series of abstract paintings that explore consciousness, history, and the hidden patterns that shape human civilization. Each painting functions as a kind of cosmological diagram composed of concentric structures and geometric fields. The works emerge from years of studio experimentation combined with a deep study of religion, philosophy, and empire.
The paintings are built slowly through many layers of color and structure. Underpaintings made with water-based polyurethane establish the architectural geometry, while oil glazes and washes accumulate over time to create depth and luminosity. The resulting surfaces capture both precision and atmosphere, hard-edged abstraction with fields of vibrating color.
Formally, the paintings reference modernist abstraction, pointillism, and color-field painting. Conceptually, they operate like mandalas or meditation diagrams. Many of the compositions contain three symbolic zones: an outer field representing the complexity of the world, a darker ring acting as a threshold or filter, and a central space that suggests a realm of possibility, transformation, or utopian imagination.
The series emerged during a period of intense intellectual study. Over the past several years I have immersed myself in the history of religions and philosophical traditions, exploring how belief systems shape empires and societies. These ideas inform the structure of the paintings, which become visual meditations on the ways human cultures organize meaning.
Each dot within the paintings can be understood as a sentient presence—an individual life within a vast pattern. Together they form networks of relationship, suggesting both the fragmentation and unity of existence.
Dream Catchers ultimately proposes painting as a contemplative technology. These works are not images to decode but environments to enter. Through color, geometry, and repetition, they invite the viewer to pause, reflect, and consider the deeper structures that connect personal experience with the long arc of human history.
See more at https://alanfulle.com
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3001 21st Ave S, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98144Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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