The Houston Press
Time Travel, Family Dysfunction, Jewel Tones and the Artists Behind the Art
The jewel-like colors of Melissa Borrell’s “Prismatic” installation cast colorful shadows against the wall of this white-on-white gallery space on the third floor. Beginning with flat, geometric grids suspended from the ceiling at different heights, the artist has slotted in flat rectangles of transparent acrylic. Using just a handful of basic colors, the joy for the viewer is seeing the colors multiply exponentially as they layer against each other.