Mark Bennett
dal 1/3/2007 al 6/4/2007
Segnalato da
1/3/2007
Mark Bennett
Conner Contemporary Art, Washington
In these India ink drawings on graph paper, the artist applies the signature style he introduced in blue-print drafts of TV sitcom homes featured in small-screen favorites such as The Honeymooners and I Dream of Jeannie.
New drawings
Conner Contemporary Art is delighted to announce an exhibition of new drawings by
Los Angeles based artist Mark Bennett. Bennett's latest architectural drawings of
movie homes from big-screen hits, including Gone With the Wind, Who's afraid of
Virginia Woolf and Rosemary's Baby, enhance his series At the Picture Show.
In these India ink drawings on graph paper, the artist applies the signature style
he introduced in blue-print drafts of TV sitcom homes featured in small-screen
favorites such as The Honeymooners and I Dream of Jeannie. By creating detailed
schematics of environments for dramatic action, Bennett stimulates his audience to
relive their memories of these films. The spiral staircase in Home of Norma Desmond
instantly evokes the iconic imagery of Gloria Swanson's performance in the final
scene of Sunset Boulevard. The drawing also stimulates us to relive personal
feelings associated with our reactions to viewing the film. It is through these
processes of imaginative reenactment and reattachment that Bennett's art realizes
its fullest and richest form of being.
There will be an opening night reception Friday, March 2nd from 6 to 8pm. The artist
will be in attendance.
The gallery is also pleased to announce Discuss VII: Saturday, March 3rd @ 3pm
with gallery artists Mark Bennett and Zoe Charlton in conversation on contemporary
culture, their drawings and growing up in the South.
Conner Contemporary Art
1730 Connecticut Avenue - Washington