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Exhibit: Red, White and Pop AmericaPreview by Heather Gross in Columbus Alive!
"Local artist Joss Parker's work appeals to those who are young at heart. Parker, inspired by Andy Warhol and the 1980s pop culture of his childhood, uses aerosol paint to cover his colorful canvases with the likes of Kool-Aid Man, Scooby Doo, and toys like My Little Pony and He-Man."
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Exhibit Review | Gallery 831: Pictures provide still lifes of China
A Moment in Time: The Shanghai Series by W.E. Arnold
by Melissa Starker in Columbus Dispatch
"Street photographer W.E. Arnold has shot on the fly throughout central Ohio as well as in New York and parts of the Southwest. But on a three-week trip to visit a friend working in Shanghai, he developed a unique creative relationship with his location.'A Moment in Time: The Shanghai Series,' a selection of images all shot on 35mm film and processed without digital manipulation, are on view in Gallery 831." |
Exhibit: A Moment in Time: The Shanghai Series W.E. Arnold
Preview by Heather Gross in Columbus Alive!
"Local artist W.E. Arnold traveled to Shanghai in 2006 and found himself drawn to observing everyday life in the older part of the city. Using his 35mm camera, he documented the financial disparities in the neighborhoods, taking risks - following a truck that he found particularly enticing through back alleys, etc. - along the way." |
Exhibit: Outside the TransmogrifierReview by Melissa Starker in Columbus Alive!
March 12- April 7, 2011 "Hickerson's collection of functional ceramic boxes is so fresh, most were still warm from the kiln on opening night..."I try not to ever do the same effect twice," Hickerson said. "It's the experimental process that I enjoy." His works combine a shoeprint with a gorgeous crackle effect, a section of metal grill with a fiery shade of orange, or in the case of "Piss Pot," a urinal block with deep auburn and black. |
You call that art?
'Clay artists mend their broken connection'
Review by Ann Starr from The Other Paper
Reboot: Mike Rozzi and Josh Manning
"Re-Boot, the current show, gives viewers the chance to see how shared experiences have influenced individual work despite separation by time and distance. The reunion reportedly represents a resolve by Manning and Rozzi (and Hickerson) to work closely together again."
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German Village Art League presents'Illuminating Art'December 2010
by Michael Grossberg in Columbus Dispatch
Among the exhibitors are "Juror's Choice" winners Peggy Mintun, who paints mostly abstract acrylics; and Molly McNitt, who sculpts in wood.
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Cultivating Growth'Work of rusty artists to be included in grant-funded exhibit'
article by Kevin Park in ThisWeek
Community art show Sept. 2010. Artist reception is Labor Day
The artwork in this year's show presents a fresh, colorful perspective on growth in the artist's lives. The show features work by Katherine Adkins, Megan Braxton, Karen Campbell, Dottie Christensen, Deborah Correa, Christine D'Epiro, Manda Forehand, Vanda Sucheston Hughes,Donna Jacobs, Denise Lancaster, and Mark Thomas. "The Good Grapes grant will enable the three artists involved in the nonprofit to bring together a process that has been in the works for three years, Joshua Correa said. The community art exhibit is part of a series of community-based projects Good Grapes has undertaken, including teaching classes and workshops at the Vineyard Church of Columbus and other locations, he added." |
Outside the Box
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German Village Art League 3rd annual Illuminating Art December 4-31, 2011
by Melissa Starker Columbus Alive
"More than 60 artists, collectively covering virtually every visual medium, have joined the neighborhood artist organization since it was founded in 2009. As GVAL founder and “Illuminating ART” organizer Ryan Orewiler explained, the organization provides its members with opportunities for networking, critiques and showcases such as the holiday exhibition.
“Village Lights illuminates the historic houses, businesses and streets. Why not illuminate art, too?” he said."
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Exhibition: Mind Trip: A solo exhibition by Philmore Peterson V
by Erin G. Edwards Columbus Alive!
"..throughout “Mind Trip” you can almost see Peterson’s caffeine-greased synapses firing and hear the music that plays a big part in his creative inspiration." |
The Clay's the ThingCeramicist's show focuses on simplification after death by Christopher Braun City Scene
Polansky’s exhibition Secrets, Speculation and Selective Memory will premiere this month at Clayspace’s Gallery 831 in the Brewery District. The show is her first at Clayspace and will center on “the issues of memory, commemoration and idealization and the simplification of each that happens when people are deceased,” she says.
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Exhibit: "They Were Older than Me"by Jackie Mantey Columbus Alive!
Polansky focused on the eyes because the part of the train station she was in on Sept. 11 had a tile mosaic that featured different eye illustrations. But using blurry prints of the eyes was also a way to help the public reflect. Focusing on one body part made the women seem mysterious; therefore, viewers could reflect on their humanity and not their martyrdom.
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Witness to terrorist attack honors peers killed on Sept. 11by Michael Grossberg The Columbus Dispatch
The work, she said, wonders about “the real value of a human life.”
I keep returning to the theme of Sept. 11 because I wanted to explore the passage of time with a critical work about the ways that commemoration happens,” she said. |
Preview: Progenitorial Transcendence exhibit at Gallery 831 Preview in Columbus Alive! by Jackie Mantey
The drinking vessels hearken to the relationships that inspire growth and, thus, another step toward transcendence. They are everyday or celebratory items used in a shared experience (cheers-ing shot glasses with liquor from a flask) or a moment of reflection (drinking from a coffee mug each morning). “Ceramic art is a good conduit for this message because it’s a universal medium. Many people are familiar with ceramics. It’s an approachable and accessible medium,” Graber said. “This interaction between the pot and those using it is essential. Without the pot there is no toast, without friends there is no one to hear our stories.” Transcendence may be a very personal experience, the exhibition says, but it takes a village to facilitate its start. |
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Clayspace Gallery 831: Ceramics, quilts share a spirit of communityreview by Melissa Starker The Columbus Dispatch
For the holiday season, Clayspace Gallery 831 gives a showcase to two organizations working within their communities to foster creative expression.
“Stitched and Stretched” pairs fiber art from members of the area chapter of the Prayers and Squares Quilt Ministry based at First Community Church with works in clay by members of John Bryan Community Pottery, a nonprofit in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Like an older nonprofit cousin to Clayspace, John Bryan Community Pottery has offered classes and open studio time to clay artists and enthusiasts in Yellow Springs for more than 30 years. Its members present a variety of small, primarily functional ceramic pieces at 831. Most share a clean elegance of form and seem intended for gift giving.
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Behind the Scenes: PoP Goes the DarKroompreview by Jackie Mantey
The juxtaposition of Parker’s characters, at once funny, bold and nostalgic, and Arnold’s images, serious, thoughtful and evocative, breathes new life into each artist’s work.
“It’s two things that you don’t think can go together,” Parker said. “The greatest experience is seeing the freshness of it.” |
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The Book of Johns
