ON VIEW
04 SEP 08: 33 Washington: A Retrospective
RABBITHOLESTUDIO
33 Washington: A Retrospective
Featuring works by 11 residents, past and present, of 33 Washington Studios.
Helen Brough
Chris DaSilva
Marc Dennis
Jason Gandy
Justin William Lin
Ben Marxen
Joseph Marxen
Sono Osato
Dean Russo
Clifford Shikler
Marilú Villanueva
OPENING RECEPTION 5-9p
THU 04 SEP 08
1ST THURSDAY DUMBO GALLERY WALK
Wed + Fri 6-8p and by appointment until 29 SEP 08
Index of works.
CLIFFORD SHIKLER: portrait of a millionare junkie (2007), oil on wood panel; portrait of lane (2006), oil on canvas; portrait of aubrey (2006), oil on canvas; bathsheba (2006), oil on wood panel
CHRIS DASILVA: Sheep (2003), oil on canvas
JUSTIN WILLIAM LIN: ALTAR 01: Ida (2008), framed c-print
MARILU VILLANUEVA: The Flower Doesn’t Fall Far From The Tree. Unless It Gets Picked and Taken Away. (2008), stained-glass, lead, wood
HELEN BROUGH: Submerged Tower (2007), painted and fired glass with lights; Imminent Tempest (2009), painted and fired glass with lights
MARC DENNIS: Joe Fire Crow (2008), oil on canvas; Holocaust Survivor #2 - Dina J (2008), oil on canvas
DEAN RUSSO: Maya (2008), acrylic on canvas
JASON GANDY: Babibreth (2008), mixed media
SONO OSATO: Silent Language (2007), oil, encaustic, reclaimed objects, bones on canvas mounted on panel
JOE MARXEN: Cough In the Water (2008), oil on canvas
BEN MARXEN: Purple Glider (2008), oil paint, new media; Supersymetric (2008), oil paint, new media
JUSTIN WILLIAM LIN
ALTAR 01: Ida (2008)
In a new series, JUSTIN WILLIAM LIN extrapolates religious moments from within a secular narrative. Lin continues to explore the mediated filter which passes between the Witness and the Watched, in art, broadcast or ritual daily life, but whereas previous work challenged assumed roles and points-of-view with a detached viewpoint, the large-format images from ALTAR immerse the viewer with the subjectivity of the devout, albeit for an inaccessible contemporary diety through the gauze of electronic abstraction. The Witness' interaction is compounded by the layers of reflectivity within the image, and the new compositions formed through the viewer's own reflected image.
07 AUG 08: Variation on a Theme
Variation on a Theme
07 AUG – 01 SEP 2008
Pat Berran / Pete Corrie / Brian Hubble / Catherine Vo
OPENING RECEPTION THURSDAY 07 AUG 08 5 - 9 PM
Having come from far ends of the visual arts spectrum, these works mute the notion of a mandatory illustration of the lone agenda. They do not attempt to wrap a dispensable singular idea around pre-existing images for the mere sake of confluence. Ranging from pure abstraction to everyday discarded material, these works reside in color and mordacity, unapologetic for their multi-faceted aspects on the individual or united level. In true mixed media form, they speak of destructive beauty, wastefulness, chicanery, and wistfulness with a keen sense of hope and an undeniable hint of self-defined sarcasm.
PAT BERRAN builds heavy oil spills that litter Blade Runner-like landscapes. Deep, dark craters threaten one's existence. This is the end of the world. This isn't Sunday landscape painting with cobalt blue skies...this is vivid neon light in every color highlighted further still by contrasting dreary greys and browns. Hidden within repulsive lines, shapes, and colors are glimmers of beauty that compete for your attention. It is a rough, untamed landscape with wonders and unashamed dashes of color.
PETE CORRIE's work focuses on life in a world of garbage but sees only possibilities. The quick, piecemeal process by which these objects are made reflects the inherent positivity in reusing cast-off material while never quite overcoming their "trash-topian" environment. Spray painted in clashing colors these assemblages of bricks, newspaper, cigarette boxes, and beaded necklaces stick out like sour thumbs.
BRIAN HUBBLE presents paintings and video that blurs the line between reality and imagination by way of humor, trickery and confusing absurdity. Whether it's planting a goading aerial advertisement or failing to sell art to a group of mechanics, Hubble's work deceives or plays jokes, many times at the viewer's expense.
CATHERINE VO distills both personal and imposed wishful thought into traditional print. Whether it's taking inspiration from photographs or imagination, these images are vibrant illustrative renderings exercised in quaint surrealism. They are produced out of the sincerity of a path not chosen, with a comment on personal culture and expectations, enveloped in an optimistic interpretation of what it is like to make the first decision.
03 JUL 08: Summer Salon
RABBITHOLESTUDIO presents Summer Salon, a group show that features recent work by members of the tART artist collective.
03 JUL – 01 AUG 2008
OPENING RECEPTION THURSDAY 03 JUL 08 5 - 9 PM
Wed + Fri 6-8p and by appointment until 01 AUG 08
tART is an artist group based in New York City comprised of emerging artists committed to making art. It was founded in 2004 by a group of New York City based female artists whose aims were to create a community for practicing artists, as well as to serve as a post-grad school forum to facilitate a contemporary art dialogue. The tART collective has grown over the years to more than two dozen members. The group's members consist of locally and internationally showing artists. tART strives to strengthen the presence of women artists in the public sphere.
The variety of media and visual art disciplines presented in the show include painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, video, performance, mixed media and installation. The work will be hung in a traditional floor-to-ceiling Salon style to emphasize the myriad approaches and directions that make up the collective's overall spirit. The artists involved have graduated from various MFA programs which include Hunter College, Yale University, Pratt Institute, Tyler School of Art, and Brooklyn College. The collective meets monthly for studio critiques and collaborative projects.
Liz Ainslie / Jill Auckerthaler / Suzanne Bennett / Suzanne Broughel / Sophia Chai / Melissa Cowper-Smith / Maria Dumlao / Laura Fayer / MaDora Frey / Tara Giannini / Rachael Gorchov / Anne Lise Jensen / Elsie Kagan / Elaine Kaufmann / Katherine Keltner / Selena Kimball / Katy Krantz / Katerina Lanfranco / Emily Noelle Lambert / Rebecca Layton / Lisa Lindgren / Rebecca Loyche / Cybele Lyle / Suzanne Malitz / Danielle Mysliwiec / Anne Polashenski / Carrie Rubinstein / Amy Shapiro / Jenn Sitron / Melissa Staiger / Yasmin Spiro / Julia Whitney Barnes / Karla Wozniak