Two exhibitions
dal 2/3/2006 al 7/4/2006
Segnalato da
2/3/2006
Two exhibitions
Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago
Friese Undine. I Too Am in Arcadia. Picture an Arcadian family sitting with their normal wholesome attitudes at a picnic table as pastoral songs play on the radio. Shark Girl. Casey Riordan Millard finds solace in nature. She also finds solace in her laziness and work.
Gallery One:
Friese Undine
I Too Am in Arcadia
Picture an Arcadian family sitting with their normal wholesome attitudes at
a picnic table as pastoral songs play on the radio. Primitive herdsmen and
farmers unspoiled by civilization play volleyball as their wives cheer them
on with bucolic chants (a classic motif of art, of course).
Below the
flapping leaves, on sun-dappled lawns with the sounds of a lute and a
trickling stream, monogamous, god-fearing nymphs and satyrs and other mostly
human creatures apply suntan lotion in one timeless scene. Nacktes
Familienleben. Unsophisticated yet
self-satisfied, they plow their idyllic paradise and the earth rewards every
effort.
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Gallery Two:
Casey Riordan Millard
Shark Girl (solace in nature except for the brick
wall)
Riordan Millard finds solace in nature. She also finds solace in her
laziness and work. She forgets about her impermanence while spending an
evening at Costco and Target. She finds solace watching TV, drinking wine,
biting her nails in traffic, or staring at a crossword puzzle. She feels a
tragic frustration when life is too full of these venial distractions
though, and she knows she is better serving her existence through the making
of art. It is her way to confront her mortality and the mortality of those
she loves while diverting her mind, and, as she works, she is able to
simultaneously and subconsciously work through some of these issues. Her
work also makes her laugh...which is a good cure from the weightiness of
life.
Reception: Friday, March 3, 6-9pm
Aron Packer Gallery
118 N. Peoria - Chicago
Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am - 5:30pm