A group exhibition co-curated by Ryan O'Connor and Leslie Stumpf
Exhibition Dates: November 16 - December 7, 2007
Exhibition Location: 3rd Ward 195 Morgan Ave. Brooklyn, NY
Free Form is a group exhibition that brings together three artists who share a similar utilization of spontaneity, irregular compositional layering and structure, and are concerned with attaining an equilibrium in their work—literal and otherwise—albeit through an erratic creation process. Here, Jennifer Caviola, Matt King and Nick van Woert present fresh two and three-dimensional pieces, brimming with dynamism and exemplifying the free form.
Jennifer Caviola, who recently graduated from the Parsons MFA program, develops her abstract paintings simply, as she states, "by painting". Caviola does not make sketches nor does she have any preconceived idea as to what a painting will become when she applies her brush to the canvas for the first time. Her works are deemed complete only when a balance is achieved amongst the various layers, sprawling forms, and colors of the canvas.
Matt King builds towering, haphazard constructions using a combination of raw, found and artist-made materials in order to explore the importance of the irrational. As King states, "The work acknowledges that the continuity of narrative that we perceive as reality is an invention and that we might learn by looking into the fractures and contradictions that don't align smoothly with this fiction." King graduated from the MFA Program at Bard College in 2004 and currently teaches at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Nick van Woert, a 2007 graduate of Parsons MFA program and winner of the 2007 International Sculpture Center Student Award, creates sculptures that, like his impression of culture, result from "the pressure to produce, acquire and abandon consumable goods and information." His artistic practice moves forward at a ludicrous speed, preventing logic and order to have any influence on what he creates.
The opening reception for Free Form takes place from 7-10 p.m. on Friday, November 16th.
HANDMADE HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR AND OPEN HOUSE DECEMBER 8TH
3rd Ward encourages you to "Buy Brooklyn" this holiday season at The Handmade Holiday Craft Fair & Open House on Saturday December 8th from noon-8pm
We are proud to present our 1st ever Handmade Holiday Craft Fair and Open House where local artisans and craft mavens alike will be selling their wares in the classic marketplace style amidst 3rd Ward's Open House filled with free tutorials and demos in vintage furniture restoration, sustainable lamp design, video animation, metal work, graphic design and more, - all led by some of Brooklyn's top artists and creative professionals.
We will be featuring special live performances, giveaways, discounts on membership, classes and studio rentals with steady beats, tasty refreshments, scintillating cider,and a fabulous photo booth on hand to keep the energy going throughout the day.
Please come out to 3rd Ward and support your local artists and designers this holiday season.
