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3 years ago
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Mixed Greens, Saturday, November 12th
Art for Progress “Mixed Greens” series continues November 12th with a
retrospective in art featuring many artists who have exhibited with AFP over
the past 20 years. Paintings, photography, collage, mixed media, digital art,
illustrations and more will be part of the show. New work and older work will
be included in the show, while some of the work to be exhibited is held in
private collections.
The stories of
the artists and work are vast, and some very powerful. For example, we'll be
showing artwork from street artist Jef Campion (Army of One) who was a fireman,
artist, activist and volunteer. Jeff was a first responder on that
unforgettable day, 9/11. Jef dedicated his time to art and activism as a result
of that experience. Sadly, in 2014 Jef took his own life, but the power of his
life’s work lives on. A mural was dedicated in his honor at a ceremony in his
hometown of Yonkers a few years ago. We look forward to sharing his work with you,
as the message hits home today with the horrific war in Ukraine.
The show will
also feature work by illustrator, Don Sipley. Don also passed away some years
back. He was a kind soul who was well recognized as a leading commercial
illustrator in publishing and fashion. Don was very generous and appreciative
of Art for Progress, where he donated his services and time on many occasions.
Other stories
include, noted, early Burning Man photographer Gabe Kirchheimer, who's work was
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3 years ago
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Art for Progress launches a new series of monthly events featuring local, NYC based artists across multiple genres. The first in the series kicks off Saturday, October 1st at Seven House Gallery in Bushwick.
Immerse yourself in visual art, live music, DJ sets and visuals..
October 1st-
an art exhibit by Artem Mirolevich, Valery Yershov
a live music performance by Big Sweater (acoustic)
DJ sets by Gatto, Eric Shans, Achille
digital art and visuals by Igor Molochevsky
Seven House, 35 Meadow Street, Brooklyn (L train to Grand)
Get ADVANCE TICKETS.
Doors: 6PM - Midnight, $10 Suggested Donation, $20 donation includes open bar (beer and wine)
Funds raised will go to support the artists and Art for Progress' arts education programs in under-served communities in NYC
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11 years ago
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NURTUREArt's group show Sextant looks to our sense of reality and place as constructed from memory, history, and objects. While a serious subject, some works are able to retain playfulness, an example being Igor Ruf's video work The Cave (2015). The artist as actor recites the same lines over and over as he moves and dances around a cave space. Subtitles indicate that he is saying he has bananas and a guitar, among other basic necessities, and he doesn't need much else. We see Ruf repeating names and asserting his identity, and it's unbelievable in its goofiness. He touches on the ability objects have in shaping our memories and how those moments cumulatively form the perception we wish to have for ourselves, and for others to have of us, and he maintains a lightheartedness throughout.
Calum Craik has two pieces in the show that also examine, as he writes in an artist's statement, "a hazy memory, actual events, and experience." He is more interested in pop culture, however, as he feels that "everyday objects act as vehicles to question and imagine...documents, photographs, and raw materials act as a mechanism to reconsider truths, events, or invent new possibilities." This certainly rings true in Lesiure (2013). A space blanket, shiny and geological-looking, is situated across a small image of a California pool that lays flat on the floor. Above this image hangs a small bowling ball resembling the earth. This creates a shadow on the lower left corner of the p[...]
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11 years ago
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Bushwick Open Studios wrapped up a while back and this year featured a lot of wild installations, fantastical sculptures, and a return to painting. While I was there, I stopped in Pablo Garcia Lopez's studio where I saw his work that mixed all of the three. A couple of weeks later, I went back to sit down with him and talk about his practice and transformation into an artist.
Garcia Lopez did not begin working professionally as an artist until recently - his background is actually in neuroscience. He holds a PhD and still teaches classes. One of his published papers on Santiago Ramon y Cajal, known to many in the field as the father of modern neuroscience, plays heavily into his artistic practice. Cajal moved away from the accepted comparison of the mind to machines, and rather pursued the idea of comparing the mind to nature, specifically plants. Cajal said, "The cerebral cortex is similar to a garden filled with innumerable trees, the pyramidal cells, that can multiply their branches thanks to an intelligent cultivation, sending their roots deeper and producing more exquisite flowers and fruits every day." Writing in the 19th century, his words come into play much later in the silk sculptural installations by Garcia Lopez.
After learning of his background and interest in this matter, I was immensely curious as to how exactly it manifests in the artist's religiously charged works. He explained that his use of silk relates to the individual fibers of the brain, and [...]
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