So inclined
dal 15/6/2007 al 15/7/2007
Segnalato da
Saul Becker
Jorge Benitez
Calvin Burton
Jason Coates
Jared Lindsay Clark
Lauren Clay
Mike Erickson
Heather Harvey
Rachel Hayes
Andy Kozlowski
Joseph McSpadden
Eric Sall
Jody Schwab
Marian Brunn Smith
Randy Toy
15/6/2007
So inclined
Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York
The exhibition features the work of fifteen recent graduates of the Painting and Printmaking Department of Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts, which utilizes diverse media and processes. Works by: Saul Becker, Jorge Benitez, Calvin Burton, Jason Coates, Jared Lindsay Clark, Lauren Clay, Mike Erickson, Heather Harvey, Rachel Hayes, Andy Kozlowski, Joseph McSpadden, Eric Sall, Jody Schwab, Marian Brunn Smith & Randy Toy.
Group show
Saul Becker, Jorge Benitez, Calvin Burton, Jason
Coates, Jared Lindsay Clark, Lauren Clay, Mike
Erickson, Heather Harvey, Rachel Hayes, Andy
Kozlowski, Joseph McSpadden, Eric Sall, Jody
Schwab, Marian Brunn Smith & Randy Toy
So Inclined features the work of fifteen recent
graduates of the Painting and Printmaking
Department of Virginia Commonwealth University's
School of the Arts and demonstrates the extraordinary
talent and energy of these emerging artists. It is the
inaugural show for the VCU Painting and Printmaking
graduates at the Denise Bibro Fine Art. The work
exhibited contributes to the development of
contemporary painting and explores its boundaries,
utilizes diverse media and processes, and displays
great virtuosity, intelligence, and bravado.
Saul Becker makes drawings and paintings exploring
the notion of composite landscape. Jorge Benitez
creates highly rendered, politically engaged
drawings. Calvin Burton's colorful paintings "collage"
the representational with the abstract. Jason Coates
work employs imagery associated with the comic and
satirical Jared Lindsay Clark explores art through the
use of found and thrift store materials. Lauren Clay
constructs large-scale pastel-colored paper
installations.
Mike Erickson's quirky and humorous
work explores Pop Art and Celebrity Culture. Heather
Harvey's subtle and minimal wall installations speak
of material and deconstruction. Rachel Hayes
constructs extensive installations using fabric and
vinyl. Andy Kozlowski's work is based on keen
observation and irony. Joseph McSpadden makes
seductive three-dimensional forms using paint. Eric
Sall's creates an explosion of imagery in his abstract
paintings. Jody Schwab constructs colorful sensitive
paintings that are evocative. Marian Brunn Smith
examines intimacy and vulnerability using the female
body as her muse. Randy Toy explores all of the
potential in printmaking through an interest in Eastern
Philosophy.
The VCU Painting MFA program is ranked #10 in the
United States (US News & World Report). Guided by
an outstanding faculty and prominent visiting artists, it
attracts highly talented and diverse students from
around the world, and its graduates are widely
recognized as some of the most innovative artists
working today. The Department of Painting and
Printmaking has a fast growing reputation as a
national leader in painting, printmaking, drawing,
theory, digital media, and new genres. The
Department has recently initiated a new high tech
program - the Center for Digital Print Media.
The School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth
University is ranked sixth in the nation among all
schools of art and design (US News & World Report)
and is first among public university art schools.
Offering a program as creative as the field of study, the
15 departments of the School encompass all aspects
of the performing and visual arts and design. A branch
campus in Doha, Qatar, makes the School of the Arts
international in impact. Graduates are widely
recognized for their early and remarkable
achievements, and the faculty for their exceptional
professional and artistic accomplishments.
Reception on Saturday June 16, 6 - 8 pm
Denise Bibro Fine Art
529 West 20th Street - New York
Free admission