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Manifest Creative Research Gallery: NUDE 2 SEEING RED (nose) - Works by Chris Sickels - 9 July 2010 to 6 Aug 2010 Current Exhibition |
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Douglas Prince, Anatomical Displacements-08
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Manifest presents NUDE 2 Second Annual Exhibit of Works Exploring the Uncovered Human Form Main Gallery and Drawing Room Opening Friday, July 9, 6-9p.m. Exhibit run: July 9 - August 6, 2010 Curated by Jason Franz Once again, in honor of all we really are - the corporeal object. Manifest exhibits many kinds of works, from the most conceptual and experimental to more traditional. In fact we think it's important to have such a range in our repertoire. In our Drawing Center Studio we provide opportunities and instruction to professionals and students to study life-drawing. Although our studio is not limited to working just from the nude model, it is a core component in our curriculum, and our flagship studio offering. So a year ago we asked ourselves - why not add another annual exhibit to our roster, this one dedicated to works that in some way depict, explore, or address the human nude form? The first exhibit turned out to be an amazing success, attracting more visitors to the gallery than any prior exhibit in Manifest's then five year history. Therefore this year we were excited to renew our invitation to artists to submit works in any media, of any style or genre, (abstract, conceptual, highly realistic, etc.), and of any size, for consideration in Manifest's second annual NUDE, an international competitive exhibit exploring the uncovered human form in current art. For this exhibit 270 artists from 41 states and 11 countries submitted 675 works for consideration. Twenty-five works by the following 19 artists were selected by a very rigorous multi-member jury process for presentation in the gallery and catalog. The works in the exhibit range from classical drawings of the nude model, to expressively surreal photographic imagery, and from semi-narrative photography to confrontational anatomical illustrations. Coincidentally, NUDE 2 features an unusually high proportion of tri-state artists, with 8 of the exhibitors living and working within Ohio, Kentucky, or Indiana. Fourteen of the artists are new exhibitors at Manifest. Ami Badami (Northampton, Pennsylvania) Ken Buck (Highland Heights, Kentucky) Nora Daniel (Zanesville, Ohio) Thomasin Dewhurst (Livermore, California) Valerie Escobedo (Findlay, Ohio) Melissa Hall (Lexington, Kentucky) Marshall Harris (Williamsport, Pennsylvania) James Keul (New York, New York) Daniel Maidman (Brooklyn, New York) Douglas Malone (Royal Oak, Michigan) William McMahan (Martinsville, Indiana) Douglas Prince (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) Michael Reedy (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Matthew Schenk (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Christine Schirmer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Benjamin Shamback (Mobile, Alabama) Kendric Tonn (Wooster, Ohio) Donna Wilson (Roswell, New Mexico) Christine Wuenschel (West Lafayette, Indiana) SEEING RED (nose) An Exhibit of Works by Chris Sickels Parallel Space Gallery Opening Friday, July 9, 6-9p.m. Exhibit run: July 9 - August 6, 2010 Manifest digs deep, exploring the gamut of visual arts (the fringes of which include design and illustration, not just philosophical conceptualism and nihilism). Adding to its history of such exhibits begun with Transportation Design, the Drawthrough Collection by Scott Roberston, and Funny Men which included works by noted illustrators Ryan Ostrander and Gabriel Utasi, Manifest invites Chris Sickels of Red Nose Studio back to Cincinnati for a full spectrum look at his intense and highly unique illustrative process. Seeing Red (Nose) will feature a start to finish range of works by Sickels that lead to his stunning photographic images. Like artists such as Sandy Skoglund or the Brothers Quay, Sickels employs a painstaking process of crafting every element within each image as an object, then combining and manipulating them, then lighting and ultimately photographing. Manifest�s exhibit will include original sketchbooks, hand-crafted sculptural models, finished photographic illustrations, and stop-motion animation featuring the compelling characters in haunting moving dramas. Chris Sickels, the creative force behind Red Nose Studio, creates an eccentric world we'd all like to visit. Red Nose Studio�s illustrations appear in advertising, magazines, books, newspapers, packaging, character development and animation. His work has been honored by virtually every award institution or annual and has been featured in HOW, Print, Creativity, Communication Arts and 3x3 Magazine. He has twice been honored with the Carol Anthony Grand Prize award from the Society of Illustrators 3-D Salon. Two of his short films, The Red Thread Project and Innards, were selected to screen at the 2005 and 2006 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival. He authored and illustrated The Look Book, and has illustrated the children's book Here Comes The Garbage Barge released in February 2010. Sickels client list includes such notables as Target, Microsoft, Time magazine, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, United States Postal Service, Random House Books, AARP, and SMFB (Norway). He has lectured widely about Illustration and his creative process at such institutions as Ringling College of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), University of Southern Indiana, Parkland College, Savannah College of Art and Design, Taylor University, as well as the HOW design conference in 2008 and ICON 4 conference in 2007. Originally from Indiana, Sickels earned a BFA in Communication Arts with an emphasis in Illustration from The Art Academy of Cincinnati in 1996. General Info: OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, July 9, 6-9 p.m. (refreshments will be served, sponsored by Caf� MoCA, What's For Dinner, and the Echo Restaurant) WALK on WOODBURN: The restaurants, shops, and galleries on historic Woodburn Avenue will also be open during the evening of the opening reception. These include Cafe Moca (coffee, etc.), Suzie Wong's (excellent Asian dining), Jamshid Rugs (antique oriental rugs), PAC Gallery (more art to see), Lucky John's Market, The Silver Lady (jewelry), StrebelArt (portrait studio), and The Shop at 2801 (ceramics/pottery). EXHIBIT RUNS THROUGH August 6 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: http://www.manifestgallery.org FULL COLOR EXHIBIT CATALOG WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE: http://www.manifestgallery.org/manifestpress |
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