Sidebottom’s “In Commute”
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We are sure happy that our friend Dan Reneau, art instructor and gallery director at the MCC-Longview Cultural Arts Center, introduced us to Blake Sidebottom. Earlier this week, Blake hung a new display of his works entitled “In Commute.”
Hailing from Blue Springs, Blake is a junior at the Kansas City Art Institute. He is planning to graduate in 2011 with a B.F.A. in Painting.
Here are some comments from Blake about “In Commute:”
My interests in traffic and the relationships between suburban and urban life merge in my current work. The network of a metropolitan area, with all of its gaps between institutions, businesses, neighborhoods, and subcultures is in part connected by and left disconnected by commuters.
The weave of traffic differs daily while maintaining a similar framework. Traffic operates with a series of magnetisms that push and pull its drivers through, around, over and under varying pathways at varying speeds. There exists both a rigid structure of road systems through signs, lights and painted lines as well as a constantly shifting structure through the way drivers respond to road conditions and to each other. These structures can intersect numerous times in a commute asking the driver to move according to change from all directions.
Blake’s work will be up through the end of April.
A Window Of Opportunity
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Last week, some unwelcome hoodlums broke into our building by smashing out the back window. They then ran home to their apartment in the snow leaving tracks. Brilliant. The replacement glass has been ordered, but why look at a raw plywood and 2×4’s for 5-7 business days? So, our friend and artist Daniel Sulewski agreed to take part in a very temporary, short-notice art project. Now, we have something engaging, and almost interactive, for you to enjoy until we replace this masterpiece with a view of the parking lot. Here are some images from the project:
Finding Balance in Chaos
Last modified on 2009-10-19 12:55:31 GMT. 0 comments. Top.
Benetti’s is pleased to share works from local artist Diana Parrino. These new works began their display on Monday, October 19. Parrino’s abstract paintings contain a wide range of colors and, yet, appear as they they were meant for our walls. They create the perfect setting for enjoying a small breve in a cup for here. Her work will be on display through the the end of November
Here is an excerpt from Perrino’s artist statement.
I have always been drawn to abstraction. I enjoy presenting works of art that allow the viewer to co-create from their own perspective. I have worked with a variety of mediums; experimenting with various
textures, consistencies, and color pallets. The majority of my most recent work revisits the origin of my art, by utilizing traditional materials. The layered application of acrylic, latex, and oils to stretched canvas, using brushes, sponges and cloth lends itself to a classic yet contemporary creation.
My current collection of work draws on the human experience and the need to find a balance in chaos. As technology continues to become entangled with our existence, we have to look in unusual places to find that quiet retreat away from the world around us. My work illustrates how serenity and beauty can sometimes be found in that which appears to be opposed to such tranquility. Peace is found when we afford ourselves
the opportunity to appreciate subtle messages and acts for what they are instead of dissecting and categorizing our experiences. My work is not meant to invoke a specific reaction in the viewer. My art is neither a statement nor an opinion for the viewer to absorb as their own; rather it is a catalyst to introspection which allows the viewer to decide what each piece means to them – in the true spirit of abstraction.
I do hope that each piece of art will speak to those who view it . . . but who knows what it might say?
