A B S T R K T
An International Exhibit Exploring Works of Abstraction
(Manifest's Season 8 Opening Exhibit)
Deadline for Entry: August 17, 2011
Exhibit Dates: September 30 - October 28, 2011
A full-color catalog will be produced. Each exhibitor will receive one free copy.
There are at least three components to a work of art. Often one of them, Subject, supersedes the others, bordering on distraction and flirtation with nostalgia. Abstraction diminishes or sublimates the role of Subject in such a way as to allow Form a chance to take center stage. In essence, Form becomes the Subject. Ironically, this rebalancing gives way to a clearer, and perhaps more truthful, experience of a work of art as a real thing - something that is itself rather than a reference to some external 'other.'
Manifest launches its exciting eighth season with a project intended to feature and explore contemporary abstraction. From non-objective, geometric, expressive... to figurative abstraction (works in which there is a recognizable subject that is distorted, is in some way not 'realistic', or is clearly secondary to the overall formal nature of the work).
Eligibility: ABSTRKT is open to everyone. Professionals as well as students are encouraged to enter. The only limitation is that entries must represent original works of art that are a sincere representation of abstraction.
Media: Open to any and all traditional and non-traditional visual arts genre and media, (including video, photography, etc.)
Deadline for Entry: August 17, 2011
For details and to enter visit: http://www.manifestgallery.org/abstract
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