Gallery 110
October 2008 Exhibition
October 2- October 25, 2008Artists’ Preview Reception: Wednesday, October 1st, 2008, 6-8pm
First Thursday Exhibition Opening: October 2nd, 2008, 6-8pm (we will have a TV here to watch the VP candidates debate on)
Gallery 110 Hours, Wednesday – Saturday, 12-5pm
Main Gallery:
Paper Cuts: Works by Kate Sweeney and Molly Norris
Kate Sweeney's new works explore the energy and nature of the earliest moments of the universe. Her piece entitled Study for the Big Bang consists of the artist's signature scientific-inspired imagery on branching, shaped paper pieces.
Molly Norris pays homage to paper -- art history's "underdog" -- by building paper sculptures. This exhibition includes both 3D wall pieces along with a hanging paper wedding dress tree thingy inspired by the artist's grandmother's Chinese weeping mulberry. Norris' pencil marks, hand cutting and glue trails become part of the process-aesthetic of these permanence-defying riffs that play off of her signature, stylized flower.
Top: Kate Sweeney's Big Bang (detail), mixed media on paper
Bottom: Molly Norris, Black&Decker, 40 x 43 x 5", mixed media
Loft Gallery:
The cross is an emotionally burdensome symbol. Its most obvious
reference is in Christianity. However, when altered only a dash it becomes
useful in maps, signs, media and other design. Nealy was inspired by the
biblical story behind the stations of the cross and Barnett Newman's series
- Stations of the Cross. His intended use of this symbol is as a character
in the context of color and placement. He endeavored to empower the works
with more optimism and confidence while maintaining their connection to the
initial inspirations.