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Collage is a many-splendored thing.
Such a lesson is found in “Cut-Ups,” an exhibit featuring five artists, at Mahan Gallery, 717 N. High St.
Nicholas Bohac of San Francisco and Aaron Maurer of New York give strong senses of color to their scenes. Ophelia Chong of Los Angeles, who also uses plenty of color, bases her works on found objects. Alexis Mackenzie of San Francisco produces pieces that reflect the bright and dark sides of life. Garrett Pruter of New York combines drawing with collage.
A reception will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday.
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A sneak peek of art in progress from contributing artist Ophelia Chong.
“Artists from around the country have come together again to contribute to the second annual Ucal McKenzie Breakaway Foundation 2011 Poster Calendar. Collaborators include GOOD Magazine, IDEO, Bruce Mau Design, Luba Lukova, Chaz Maviyane-Davies, Lorraine Wild’s Green Dragon Studio, Chris Pullman, Paul Goodnight, Ophelia Chong, Jim Marcus, Christopher Simmons, and students from Newton North High School.
The poster calendars will be ready early this year — in late spring — to help celebrate the World Cup in South Africa, and will appear at MoMA Design Stores in New York City, The New Museum in New York City, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, at the World Cup Boston events and on our Breakaway Foundation website. Proceeds will go to help fund the UMBF youth soccer and health clinics this summer in Boston.”
Thank you Suzanne McKenzie for allowing me the honor to work on this project with you. – Ophelia Chong
Cinders Gallery Presents:
Cutters: An Exhibition of International Collage
October 16th – November 15th 2009
Opening Reception Friday October 16th, 7-10pm
Curated by James Gallagher
Cutters showcases a variety of contemporary collage from North America and
Europe. The selected artists range from young google-image searchers to
collage veterans with roots in the 70s punk scene. Each one has a unique
vision and exciting visual vocabulary that includes collections of images
sorted and stacked, layered and glued, cut to pieces and ripped apart.
In our current age of vast visual stimuli, images and information are
swirling all around us at a faster pace than ever before. We process what we
can, latch on to fragments, and quickly move on. As we get used to
everything being remixed, edited, mashed up and shuffled around, these
collage artists freeze that frenzy and bring you in for a closer look at the
hand at work.
In this diverse collection you will find….Ophelia Chong’s quiet moments,
Kareem Rizk’s weathered nostalgia, Max-O-Matic’s controlled chaos, Joe
Ryckebosch’s memory screens, Vanessa Lamounier’s stunning erotica, James
Gallagher’s unseen stages, and Jason Glasser’s visual soul (on glass).
Sophie Kern creates magical worlds (where goddesses, witches and
sorceresses rule all!), Bill Zindel attempts to make sense of stacks of
paper he has amassed,while Valero Doval combines vintage imagery with
delicate handwork.
With over 40 artists contributing close to 150 works of various sizes,
shapes, and colors, the gallery will be transformed into one giant
assemblage, glue stains and all.
Featuring:
Andreas Banderas (Norway), Michael Bartalos (USA), Melinda Beck (USA), Brian
Belott (USA), Jorge Chamorro/ La Cascara Amarga (Spain), Brian Chippendale
(USA), Ophelia Chong (USA), Saiman Chow (USA), Cless (Spain), Rebecca Conroy
(USA), Cristiana Couceiro (Portugal), Valero Doval (UK), Andy Ducett (USA),
Carl Dunn (USA), Lisa Eisenbrey (USA), Elroy (Germany), James Gallagher
(USA), Jason Glasser (France), Hort (Germany), Jordin Isip (USA), Lidy
Jacobs (Netherlands), Sophie Kern (UK), Eva Lake (USA), Vanessa Lamounier
(Netherlands), Matt Li[pps (USA), Sean Mackaoui (Spain), Max-o-matic
(Spain), Taylor McKimens (USA), Cameron Windish Michel (USA), Agnes
Montgomery (USA), Justin Mortimer (UK), Pedro Oliveira (Brazil), Julien
Pacaud (France), David Plunkert (USA), Kareem Rizk (Austrailia), Matthew
Rose (France), Brion Nuda Rosch (USA), Joe Ryyckebosch (USA), Katherine
Streeter (USA), Mario Wagner (Germany), Oliver Wiegner (Germany), Johanna
Wilhelm (Germany), Jessica Williams (USA), Bill Zindel (USA)
CINDERS GALLERY
103 Havemeyer st.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-388-2311
www.cindersgallery.com
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