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Gestural Pop
With Artists
Rachel Jones & David Sullivan
October 8-November 6 2009
Opening Reception
& Artist Talk
Thursday Oct 15 6-8pm
Formally trained painters, Rachel Jones and David Sullivan negotiate the complex relationship between Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art; two major painting movements of the 20th century. Jones' murky figurative pastorals coupled with Sullivan’s neon color palette and inventive use of materials blur the styles of Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. The formal and conceptual issues presented in the exhibition, Gestural Pop consistently challenge contemporary artists working today.
Projected Landscapes
Opening Reception Thursday September 3, 2009
6-8pm
Genius Loci Lecture 4-5pm
Statement from the Curator:
The 2009-2010 season presents a series of exhibitions featuring the visual and conceptual interplay between sets of two artists. For each exhibition, the coupled artists were chosen for their differing motivations and varying use of materials. These differences are to act as complimentary forces, which work to create a stimulating discourse between the artists and viewers within the transitory space of the gallery. The artists are encouraged to converse before, during and after the installation of their work in the gallery. This continuing dialogue, facilitated by the gallery space, is intended to form an active platform upon which dynamic and engaging explorations of contemporary art can develop.
Projected Landscapes: A Collaborative Exhibition
The technological boom of the 21st century has transformed social and aesthetic environments. As a result, artists today are re-addressing and redefining “landscape” much like their 19th century counterparts who explored, through the traditional genre of landscape painting, man’s relationship to nature in the wake of the Industrial Revolution.
In Projected Landscapes, contemporary artists, Courtney Egan and David Webber, explore differing iterations of “landscape” through atmospheric digital projections and video installations. For the artists, the idea of “landscape” is not one of escapism as it was for their 19th century predecessors, but of evaluation. Egan's use of technology in her work supports an observational investigation of her personal environment in New Orleans, Louisiana. Through digital media, she explores the collisions of human invention and organic processes. Egan uses technology to visually slow time, capture and depict erosion, death and the inevitable transformation of landscape.
Contrastingly, Webber turns inward and uses technology to map the shadowy terrain of memory and the subconscious. He uses video as a means to visually record his recollections and then replay them as our subconscious replays memories in an effort to form and define the self. Through these reflections, Webber’s work questions the accuracy of our memories and explores the way these fabrications and truths interact to form identity.
And She Lived Happily Ever After
And She Lived Happily Ever After... Angela Carter
BFA Exit Show / Closing Reception / Thursday, August 27th 6-8pm
BFA Exit Show / Closing Reception / Thursday, August 27th 6-8pm
Update: Closing Reception Photos!
Call to Artists
Call to Artists:
“Altered"National Juried Experimental Photography Exhibition
Eligibility: The Art Gallery at the University of West Florida will host “Altered,” an experimental photography exhibition. Submissions should explore the realm of experimental photography. Suggested approaches are (but not limited to) combining photography with various media, experimenting with process and inventive ways of shooting, contact-printing, cyanotypes, gum prints, photography as performance, photography as sculpture, collage, digital, mixed media, toys and other non-traditional cameras, transfer-printing process, etc.
Note: sculpture and installation work must be ready to exhibit and cannot exceed sixty inches in any dimension unassembled. The work must be original, completed within the last three years, and not previously exhibited at The Art Gallery at UWF. The Art Gallery reserves the right to exclude any work that presents complex installation problems.
Juror: International artist Tomiko Jones
Awards: Merit awards up to $1600 are available. All participating artists will receive an exhibition catalog that includes a juror’s statement, images of exhibiting artwork and information on participating artists. In addition, The Art Gallery at UWF promotes all exhibitions through printed and digital material, which includes an exhibition postcard sent to our mailing list of over 3,000 recipients, a mass email newsletter, announcement on The Art Gallery website, and exposure on our blogsite.
For further information please visit our website at http://uwf.edu/art/art_gallery/CallToArtists.cfm
Deadline for entry: October 22, 2009
Notification date: November 20 2009
Delivery dates: December 1-14, 2009
Exhibition dates: January 7-February 5, 2010
Opening reception: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 6-8PM
Pick up of work: February 11, 2010
Pre-paid artwork shipped: February 16, 2010
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