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An Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Art Curated by Samantha Mae Dorfman
October 25 - November 21, 2003
Opening Reception: October 25th, 6 - 10:00 pm
Brooklyn Fireproof Gallery
101 Richardson Street - Williamsburg/Brooklyn, NY
website: www.brooklynfireproof.com (for hours, map, & directions)
TEL: 718) 302.4702
SIMON ALDRIDGE (mixed-media) - THOMAS BYNUM (industrial design) -JENNIFER BERKLICH (monoprints)
RONA CHANG (photography) - MICHAEL CHILDS (painting) - PETER COE (painting)
SAMANTHA MAE DORFMAN (digital art) - JAMES DUSTIN (drawing) - JODY ELFF (sound art)
FRANK GERARD GODLEWSKI (painting) - PAUL LACHENAUER (photography) - KEELY McCOOL (sculpture)
PATRICK MEAGHER (mixed-media) - CHERITH ROSE (collage/painting) - CHARLOTTE SCHULZ (drawing/painting)
ROGER TUCKER (photography/digital art) - ROBERT WALDEN (mixed-media)
BILL WESTHEIMER & CHARLES SCHWARTZ (photography)
NURTUREart Non-Profit, Inc. is pleased to announce is sponsorship of ARCHI+TEXTURE - an Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Art Curated by Samantha Mae Dorfman at Brooklyn Fireproof Gallery opening October 25 through November 21, 2003.
Architecture suggests the objectification of personal space and it’s outgrowth from within the landscape. The artists’ works selected for ARCHI+TEXTURE reflect their personal interaction with the visual world around them as defined by constructed space. Some of these spaces are treated as metaphor for emotional states, socio-political conventions, idealized utopias, and as pure aesthetic inspiration. These themes were inherent in many of the selected artist’s works. Along with the implicit compositional features of the works, there exists an emotional factor portrayed in the depiction of structured space. The idea of dimensionality arose in some of the selected works suggesting the bending of perspective or the invention of an imaginary space. The works are expressive of each individual’s relationship to their environment emphasizing various points of consideration such as isolation, alienation, remembrance, contemplation, re-territorialization of the landscape by constructed roads and buildings, investigations into deconstructed space, creating maps, leisure, and function. The idea of architecture as object identified in art history is contrasted with current theories of synergistic living ecologies creating informed technological structures.
The enrichment events for ARCHI+TEXTURE will be a panel discussion including 4 artists from the show THOMAS BYNUM, JODY ELFF, PATRICK MEAGHER, CHARLOTTE SCHULZ, and the curator/artist SAMANTHA MAE DORFMAN as moderator. The panel will be presented as an open discussion for the artists to describe their work, techniques, history, ideas, and theories which they use to create their art. The moderator will encourage an active dialog with the panelists and the audience. After the panel discussion there will be a musical performance by JODY ELFF which will be sponsored by a grant from Meet The Composer.
Panel Discussion featuring artists from the show
& Musical Performance by Jody Elff
Sunday, November 16th, 3 pm - Panel Discussion
..............................................5 pm - Musical Performance
For further information please contact:
Samantha Mae Dorfman
41 Watchung Plaza #167
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
e-mail: AT@molekular.net
website: www.sparkle7.com
Event sponsors: Brooklyn Brewery, Klenosky Paints, Meet the Composer, Inc., & Red Bull
