FIVEPOINTS - MARKET STREET - HIJINKS
HEIST - SHOOTING GALLERY - WHITE WALLS
09.03.11
(with assistance from Clare Coppel
and Mairead O'Connor
)
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Fivepoints Arthouse : Reflection Seen.
Artists: Manuel Angeja, Kelly Correll Brown, Jamie Nelson, James Seevers.
Comment by AB: I ask about commonalities in the work and am told that the artists all went to school together. Fair enough.
Art by Jamie Nelson at Fivepoints Arthouse.
Jamie Nelson art closer.
Art by Kelly Correll Brown.
Art by James Seevers at Fivepoints Arthouse.
Manuel Angeja art at Fivepoints Arthouse.
Art by Manuel Angeja in above image closer.
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Market Street Gallery : Jubilation - Cari Hernandez.
Review by Clare Coppel: Cari Hernandez shows white mixed media paintings and floating white plastic "sculptures" on nylon strings.
Art by Cari Hernandez at Market Street Gallery.
Art by Cari Hernandez above closer (image c/o Clare Coppel).
Cari Hernandez art at Market Street Gallery.
Art by Cari Hernandez in top image closer.
Cari Hernandez art at Market Street Gallery.
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Gallery Hijinks : Sanguine Machine, Antediluvian Artifacts From Futures Past - Beau Stanton.
Review by Clare Coppel: These works by Beau Stanton might be characterized as representations of a Victorian Southern Gothic Old West with a mystical twist. If this was a novel I'd read it.
Review by Mairead O'Connor: Beau Stanton's beautifully detailed and kaleidoscopic work is proudly presented in his first solo show. A new venture for him, the installation pieces are my favorite.
Art by Beau Stanton at Gallery Hijinks.
Beau Stanton art in above image closer (photo c/o Clare Coppel).
Beau Stanton installation art (photo c/o Mairead O'Connor).
Beau Stanton and his art at Gallery Hijinks.
Art by Beau Stanton closer (kinda like 'em).
Beau Stanton art at Gallery Hijinks.
Art by Beau Stanton Closer.
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Gallery Heist : Susan Wu - Pussy Money Weed.
Review by Mairead O'Connor: Susan Wu's debut solo show is very well received. Her work explores concepts and categorizations of national identity.
Art by Susan Wu at Gallery Heist.
Susan Wu and her art (image c/o Mairead O'Connor).
Art by Susan Wu in above image closer.
Susan Wu art at Gallery Heist.
Art by Susan Wu.
Demographics - art by Susan Wu (image c/o Mairead O'Connor).
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The Shooting Gallery : Ephemera - New Work by Pedro Matos.
Review by Mairead O'Connor: Pedro Matos is a portrait artist who has a wonderful eye. He captures his subjects in a tender and honest light. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, his works certainly have a modern European feel. FYI, he's only twenty years old.
Art by Pedro Matos at The Shooting Gallery.
Pedro Matos art.
Art by Pedro Matos.
Pedro Matos and his art at The Shooting Gallery.
Art by Pedro Matos.
Long view - art by Pedro Matos (image c/o Mairead O'Connor).
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White Walls Gallery : It Finds You - New Works by Jess Hess.
Review by Mairead O'Connor: Jessica Hess is truly inspired by her surroundings. Her vibrant colorful pieces depict graffiti writers' tags. She is drawn to contemporary counterculture and urban decay.
Comment by AB: The show includes painted ceramic spray can and paint can collaborations with porcelain artist Christa Assad.
Jess Hess art at The Shooting Gallery.
Art by Jess Hess (best of show, left).
Jess Hess (left), Christa Assad and collaborative painted ceramic art.
Jess Hess paintings, Jess Hess & Christa Assad painted porcelains.
Jess Hess & Christa Assad painted ceramic art.
Art by Jess Hess at The Shooting Gallery.
Two-person one-man band plays out front at The Shooting Gallery.
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