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Manifest Creative Research Gallery: A B S T R K T | CITY-HAZE - Recent Paintings by David Smith - 30 Sept 2011 to 28 Oct 2011 Current Exhibition |
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Joel Edwards, Interzone, 2011
Oil on wood, Size (HxWxD):" 27 1/2 x 24 in." |
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ABSTRKT An Exhibit of Works of Abstraction main gallery and drawing room September 30 - October 28 Opening Reception Friday Sept. 30 6-9 p.m. There are at least three components to a work of art. Often one of them, Subject, supercedes 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 eighth season with a project intended to feature and explore contemporary abstraction. From non-objective, geometric, expressive, etc., to figurative abstraction (works in which there is a recognizable subject matter that is distorted, is in some way not 'realistic', or is clearly secondary to the overall formal nature of the work). For this exhibit 374 artists submitted 977 works for consideration. Twenty-two works by the following 19 artists were selected by our two-part jury/curatorial process for presentation in the gallery and catalog. Barbara Blacharczyk Chicago, Illinois Brock Cagann Indianapolis, Indiana Laura Carpenter Fort Collins, Colorado Joel Edwards Livingston Manor, New York Kim Flora Cincinnati, Ohio Lili Francuz Fort Collins, Colorado Benjamin Gardner Des Moines, Iowa Daniel Good Oakland, California Amanda Lee Bloomington, Indiana Marc Leone Cincinnati, Ohio Noel Paris Santa Ana, California Allison Reimus Chicago, Illinois Jeff Robinson Normal, Illinois Mary Pat Turner Nashville, Tennessee Bart Vargas Minneapolis, Minnesota Josh Willis Brooklyn, New York Jason Tanner Young Lincoln, Nebraska Boris Zakic Georgetown, Kentucky Angie Zielinski Pocatello, Idaho CITY-HAZE Recent Paintings by David Smith Parallel Space Opening Friday, September 30, 6-9p.m. Exhibit continues: October 1 - 28, 2011 For its 8th season Manifest received 130 solo, group, and concept proposals for consideration for six spots in our schedule. The fierce enthusiasm of so many artists from so wide a geographical radius wishing to exhibit in our humble place in Cincinnati was remarkable, and worth pausing to appreciate. We did. Then we set to work as a committee winnowing down so many excellent options to a concise few. The results, we think, are perfect. And we begin our season with one of them - City-Haze, an exhibit of recent paintings by David Smith helps launch this season by offering an intimate and unique look at paintings being made today on the other side of the world. Of his work Smith states: My work has always engaged with the idea or notion of landscape. I explore the elements of space, light, scale and materials through a restricted format. The subjects are often isolated, cropped or momentary, showing interplay between architectural/man made elements like buildings, tankers, jets and changeable environmental conditions like light, weather, pollution etc. A grand and mysterious space displayed through a small and intimate scale. The processes involved are central to the work. The approach is often fluid and adaptable, employing washes and the chemical qualities of oil to disrupt, dissolve, shroud or alter a piece. This facilitation sets the stage for a flexible outcome. The small scale of the paintings is a deliberate attempt to engage with the polarity of depicting vast, elusive spaces on an intimate scale. The simple compositional design, coupled with minimal colour and the unyielding surface of MDF panel, allow the paintings to grow and command more space than their small size suggests. The overall intent is to present works that are open ended and spare, in scale, content and treatment. The idea of something or somewhere being empty, shrouded, isolated or suggested is intriguing and works as potential for the audience to fill. As an Irish artist based in Hong Kong, the work may also suggest a sense of transience or a feeling of being in a place, yet not in it fully. David Smith is an Irish artist currently based in Hong Kong. He graduated from Galway/Mayo I.T. in 1998, I.T. Sligo in 2001 and the University of Ulster 2003 with a Masters degree in Fine Art. He has participated in various exhibitions at the national and international level, including shows in Ireland, the US, Canada and Hong Kong. Most recently he has exhibited in a number of Manifest's juried shows and has work included in Manifest's forthcoming 1st and 2nd International Painting Annuals. He has also participated in collaborative works in Hong Kong including the Hong Kong Shenzhen biennale of Urbanism/Architecture. Smith is primarily a painter but also works on music based projects and soundtracks for video artworks, solo works and soundtracks for short films. More details can be found at www.davidsmith-studio.com GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday through Friday 2 – 7:00 p.m., Sat. 12 – 5 p.m. or by appointment for groups - school groups welcome. LOCATION: 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 (Just south of Madison Rd. at DeSales Corner in East Walnut Hills.) PARKING: On street and parking across the street in DeSales Business Parking Lot CONTACT: Jason Franz, Manifest Executive Director at [email protected] GALLERY PHONE: 513-861-3638 FOR MORE INFO: www.manifestgallery.org |
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