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Spring 2012 Archive
For a Cold Winter's Night:
Colder Lines in Colder Times
Jan 21st- 7pm
$7 adults/ $5 students
-show is not recommended for children under 13-
A spoken word show featuring some of the best local talent in Champaign-Urbana. All proceeds will go to benefit the Eastern Illinois Food Bank.
Performances will include storytelling and poetry by Benjamin Matheson, Suzy Requarth, Stage Presence, Hal Southern, Jamie Marlow, Benjamin Matheson, Dan Keding, Amy Ali.
A RED DOTTED LINE
Jim Esslinger
Jan 28th- Feb 8th
Opening Reception:
Saturday, Jan 28th- 6 to 8pm
Open Gallery Hours:
Tues, Jan 31st and Feb 7th, 3-7pm
Wed, Feb 1st and 8th, 4-7pm
Fri, Feb 3rd, 3-7p
"My early college studio art courses were in drawing and painting. In the early nineties, I started to adamantly pursue doing collages/assemblages. My mentor is the late American collage artist, Joseph Cornell.
I have a more connected feeling of freedom when I work in this medium. The problems of placement of the combinations of colors, shapes and three dimensional objects within the pieces are more of a challenge for me. I have worked through a number of issues in this medium to try to tone down my work from its early years of complex busyness, to its current 'less is more' statements.
I construct all of my pieces in a semi-dream format. A state of being, between our REM and awake periods. Just as our dreams flow and change during our sleep periods, I try to offer a collage/assemblage that has changes ongoing in it as one views the piece.
I'm a early twenty-first century contemporary artist, living in the Midwest, trying to document my life, feelings, relationships and lifetimes using small everyday and found objects."- James Thomas Esslinger
Anasazi String Quartet
February 17th, 8pm
$10 adults and $5 students/ artists.
The Anasazi String Quartet, praised by audiences for their passionate and engaging performances, has been playing together since the fall of 2009. Founded at the University of Colorado at Boulder, the quartet pursued studies with the school’s string faculty: Lina Bahn, Judith Glyde, Erika Eckert, and the Takács Quartet. Currently, the quartet is the Graduate Quartet in Residence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where they study with the Pacifica Quartet.
Champaign Central Jazz Combos Performance
February 16th, 6:30-9:30pm
$5 adults/ $3 students and children
The Champaign Central Jazz Combos consist of members of Central High Schools’ Jazz Ensemble and Stage Band. They are under the direction of Michael Fenoglio and John Currey. Recent awards include 2 second place finishes at The Purdue Jazz Festival. The Ensemble and Stage band have also been invited to play at the prestigious Savannah Music Festival from March 28-31. They were chosen from over a hundred of the best high school jazz programs from across the nation. Other acts performing this year in Savannah are the Jazz at Lincoln Center Band, The Atlanta Symphony and Bela Fleck. These students work hard every day to perfect their musical skills and really appreciate the support of the Champaign community.
Swag Messengers:
Trumpet- Kristen Campbell
Alto Sax- Eli Imlay
Tenor Sax- Rachael Hooker
Trombone- Suzie Reardanz
Drums- Carmen Rast
Bass- Kirsten Vanderwerf
Piano- Trevor Bush
Magnetic Jazzo's
Trumpet- Fran Welch
Alto Sax- Elias Wilcoski
Tenor Sax- Gabe Mitchell
Trombone- Matthew Frazetto
Drums- Tom Roadcap
Bass- Ben Mertens
Piano- Steven Plutchak
New Music for Solo Saxophone ft. The Etherphonic Theremin Ensemble
Feb 18th, 7:30 pm
FREE and open to the public
Saturday, February 18th Nathan Mandel will play a never-before-heard polymicrotonal solo saxophone pieces by Peter Thoegersen and other composers in a performance that is FREE and open to the public. The work will be in rondo form that includes 12, 19, 31, and 53 tone equal temperament, meaning the intervals get very small, hence the term microtonality. Like walking into the "Twilight Zone", people's frame of reference will be taken away from them- but in a good way! On-par with the Cubists of early 20th century art, multiple dimensions and perspectives are given to the viewer all at once. A type of 4-D art for the ears.
Nathan will be playing the following works:
Peter Thoegersen, "Jove Defeats Saturn"
Philipp Blume, "Stuelp"
Marilyn Shrude, "Drifting Over A Red Place"
Steve Burian, horn, "Sit Down, Shut Up", by Peter Thoegersen
and featuring:
The Etherphonic Theremin Ensemble
Rich Hacker and Sam Bowman
Opening: Sat, Feb 11th, 7-10pm.
February 9th - 23rd
Open Gallery Hours:
Mon Feb 13th and 20th, 4-7pm
Tues Feb 14th and 21st, 3-7pm
Wed Feb 15th and 22nd, 4-7pm
Fri Feb 17th, 3-7pm
As an art educator, being an artist for most comes second to teaching, however,
finding a balance between creating and teaching is a an absolute must. After being
looked down on as an educator by the education community and being called
inadequate by the art community art educators like myself have something to prove. We
are artists. We are Educators.
In believing this, I believe in something more. My work shows the glory of
nature and the communication between the artist and the surrounding elements. I
have submersed myself in my work over the last eight years proving that not only am I
adequate at what I do but I have excelled. I believe that the beauty of the natural world
clearly speaks for itself in my work as I have become a translator.
My photographs have become a means of communication between nature and
society. Creating a dialogue between the viewer and the natural has not always been
a goal, but in recent years, It has become a great concern of mine that society has
become further and further detached from our roots in the woods. As a naturalist, a
huntsman, and a woodsman, I have known nature in an intimate way that shows in my
work as natural beauty is brought to the forefront of my work." -Rich Hacker
"My work revolves around various forms and media. Though the material and process is different in each project, the methodology is the same. Each project is worked out with the same energy and effort in order to create the final product. The subject matter is what defines the processes and materials as well as the form of the work. From pop culture references and satire to a focus on the overlooked, my choice in subject comes from varying interests that arise through observation."- Sam Bowman
Emily Otnes
An Evening with Your Mother
February 24, 8:00-11:00pm
Emily Otnes is a singer-songwriter from Urbana, Illinois. Her style draws from folk, jazz, and pop. Emily plays piano, guitar, ukulele, and flute, and recently released an EP entitled "Against the Wind" featuring many local musicians. After graduating high school, she plans to pursue her songwriting career at Belmont University in Nashville, TN.
Formed in the early spring of 2010, An Evening With Your Mother is a local quartet of young musicians whose backgrounds range from musical theatre to classical orchestras. However, they share a common set of influences and have joined to create a unique folk/acoustic indie rock sound. To date they have written over twenty original songs and performed throughout the Champaign-Urbana area.
"A Symphony In Praise!"
Benefit Concert for the Eastern Illinois Food Bank
Admission Cost: $5
February 26th, 6-9pm
Noah I. Brown and Company will perform "A Symphony in Praise!", a benefit concert to raise money for Eastern Illinois Food Bank on Sunday, February 26th at 6pm. 100% of proceeds will go to this growing need.
"Minister Noah I. Brown, Sr., a native of Champaign, IL, was raised in an atmosphere where music was treasured and God was reverenced. Along with his parents’ guidance, Noah was further nurtured by his church home which was rich in gospel music history in the city of Champaign. His gift, and love of music became stronger, and as a result, Noah started writing many songs, and had the desire to make his music ministry a personal career goal. Noah formed the group "Noah I. Brown And Company," and they have been spreading the gospel of Jesus through their music ministry since the fall of 1998. They have been featured with many gospel artists including: The Chicago Mass Choir, Vickie Winans, Smokey Norful – just to name a few. Noah I. Brown And Company continues to keep God as the center of their existence, and have been blessed beyond measure. In 2006, the group came out with a local live recording cd project entitled “Grant Me Faith,” and are currently working on their sophomore cd project. As they move forward, Noah I. Brown And Company is walking by faith and keeping God as the center of their existence."
Scott James Vanidestine
Feb 24th- March 8th
Opening Reception: Feb 25th, 7pm
"I see my work as an evolving personal history that relates to the figure or the body. Through experimentation with the encaustic media, the work unfolds through the process of making. Recording forms and responding to evolving visual structures, my paintings become maps containing a visual and physical typography of thought and emotion. I investigate the relationships between paint as physical substance and paint as skin, painting as text, and the painting as object.
As a painting series, Limon, plays with the boundaries between
abstraction and representation. The process of making (the interaction of materials and forms) shapes both the idea and final work. I start with a piece of square plywood. The ply of the wood is both revealed and concealed through the process of building up and taking away layers of encaustic. I burn the surface of the wood to blacken and either obliterate or enhance the wood grain. The frame of the painting reinforces the idea of painting as window into to a space, a landscape, or the interior/exterior of body or bodies. I work intuitively while relying on ideas of organic, biomorphic, and geometric shapes. The shapes are reminiscent of living organisms, cellular structures, and body forms. The tactile quality of the encaustic medium brings physicality to the thought process and tangibility to a mixing of senses.
Encaustic is the ancient art of painting with molten wax and pigment. I use a mixture of locally produced Wisconsin beeswax with oil paint to create a variety of colors that are lush and luminous. Pollen in the beeswax gives the encaustic a glowing yellow under tone and a distinctive fragrance. The encaustic medium is versatile enough to allow for fine etching and sgraffito (similar to techniques used in printmaking and drawing) or rough carving (sculpture and relief). Each layer of encaustic is fused to the previous layer using a propane torch. The encaustic can be quickly melted down or carefully built up. Various techniques create depth and texture. The surfaces can be scraped or chiseled away and layered on top of to construct a
topography with complex visual and metaphorical history."
- Scott James Vanidestine
http://scottjamesvanidestine.squarespace.com/
Cloud Gavin ft. Kirby Jayes
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Admission Cost: $5
Cloud Gavin is a prog-rock/indie-rock/alternative band from Danville, Illinois forming its roots in established bands like Brand New, Balance & Composure, and Taking Back Sunday.
Kirby Jayes is a singer-songwriter who also plays guitar in a band called An Evening With Your Mother. As a solo performer he draws inspiration from the American canon of folk music as well as the alt-rock stylings of groups like Radiohead. While his focus remains on his main musical group, this solo project exists to give light to his more non-traditional songwriting urges.
"Begotten Not Made"
Photography by Bryan and Annette Warsaw
March 19th-25th
Closing Reception: March 23rd 6pm
Open Gallery Hours:
Mon 19th: 4-7pm
Tues 20th: 3-7pm
Weds 21st: 4-7pm
Thurs 22nd: 5-8pm
Fri 23rd: 3-9pm
Sat 24th: 4-7pm
"Creativity is a positive and nourishing urge of my mind, body,
and soul. At times expressing and releasing this creativity feels more vital
to me than even eating and drinking. Certain images and ideas haunt me
until I get them out of my head, I call them demons, and I obsess over them
until I exorcise them if you will. Photography and poetry are my two main
instruments of exorcism. I feel strongly that art should
not merely be for or about the artist. Why I write a poem or take a certain
photograph is not as important as the thought, vision, emotion, or memory it
evokes or stirs within you the observer."- Bryan Warsaw
"From my first memories, I’ve been using my imagination, capturing lost goodies in the yard, creating collections of small pieces of paper and nothings, and taking pictures. My first camera was a wooden toy made by my grandfather and still sits on my desk. As my love for art grew, I was always encouraged to think creatively, to look for answers and meaning beyond what my eyes could see. I didn’t realize it then, but noticing small details inspired me to capture beauty in a way that could bring joy to others. I feel that maybe if we all looked closer at the things we see all the time, the minutia of life, we’d appreciate the gifts we’ve been given."- Annette Warsaw
U of I Art Foundation Student presents:
"A Currently Untitled Art Exhibition"
Opening Reception: March 30th; 6pm-10pm
March 29th - 31st
A Currently Untitled Art Exhibition is showcasing the art made by students in a time of flux and decision-making; the Spring semester of their foundations year. We will showcase original works created exclusively by Foundations students, including a slideshow of additional work as well. Live musical performances, and refreshments will be provided.
The show will be up from March 28th through the 31st. This is an incredible opportunity to see where the future of art and design is headed. Come and chat with artists and art professors while enjoying free food and live music! Admission is free, and we encourage you to bring your colleagues, friends, and family for a night of fun, creativity, and celebration of all different types of artwork.
For more information about the show, visit or Facebook page @www.facebook.com/acurrentlyuntitledartexhibition or www.indi-go-art.com.
Cover picture artists: YooJin Hong, Luke Bial, Sarah Gavin, Annie Lin, Siobhan Cooney, Mason Pott.
The Soybean Press Book and Print Arts Show
Saturday March 31st, 12pm- 3pm
Local print and book artists will be displaying and selling some of their work at our 1st annual show. Come see some innovating and inspiring art work from the CU community.
William Tyler with Nick Rudd
Friday April 6th
8pm-11pm
Admission Cost: $10
William Tyler is a native of Nashville, Tennessee, a town where guitarists are as common as television sets or pigeons. At an early age, he began playing and recording with artists that resided at the fringes of the country and folk vernacular, such as the Silver Jews,
Lambchop, and Cortney Tidwell. He also found himself doing session work with artists as diverse as country legend Charlie Louvin and soul singer Candi Staton. All the while, Tyler was at home working on fragmentary guitar pieces and tape collages under the moniker the
Paper Hats, calling on the spirit of Sandy Bull and the early Siltbreeze catalog. In 2008, his longtime friend and sometime collaborator Volker Zander released a Paper Hats lp “Deseret Canyon” on his Apparent Extent imprint, and the two toured in Europe.
Now Tyler has released his first album under his own name, “Behold the Spirit” (Tompkins Square), a collection of acoustic and electric guitar works intertwined with open form audio landscapes and delicately arranged instrumentation. Equal parts Appalachian drone and ambient noise, “Behold the Spirit” is a series of homages to ancient melodies, dead languages, and ghosts.
Local musician Nick Rudd, instrumental guitarist of Ferrocene 3, and Water
Between Continents, will open the performance, playing from 8:30-9:00pm. William Tyler will perform from 9:30-10:30pm.
Music, Art, and Tanguera
April 3rd, 8-10pm
A milonga celebrating art! Milonga can refer to an Argentine, Uruguayan, and Southern Brazilian form of music which preceded the tango and the dance form which accompanies it, or to the term for places or events where the tango or Milonga are danced. The term milonga comes from a similar expression that means "lyrics".
Dance the night away to music by DJ Evelina Tapia. Free and open to the public. All skill levels welcome!
The Art of Science:
Images from the Institute for Genomic Biology 2.0 Opening Show: Thursday, April 12th from 6-9pm.
Open Gallery Hours:
Friday 12-8pm
Saturday 12-8om
The Art of Science: Images from the Institute for Genomic Biology 2.0 exhibits some of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign research addressing significant problems in the environment, health, and energy use and production. Research instrumentation in the Core Facilities at the Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) provides state-of-the-art resources for biological microscopy and image analysis for faculty and students from across campus and to scientists in Research Park. This exhibit illustrates the IGB’s commitment to scientific discovery and the collaborative spirit that makes it all possible.
This exhibit will be up from April 12th-14th.
Images from last year’s exhibition are on display at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 South Lincoln Avenue in Urbana until June 28, 2012.
TV Buddha Performance
April 14 3-5pm
TV Buddha is new contemporary music ensemble from students at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. With members coming from backgrounds such as classical, jazz, and composition, TV Buddha’s primary mission is to commission and perform new works from upcoming composers around the Champaign-Urbana area. Inspired by Nam June Paik’s famous postmodern work, TV Buddha utilizes an extremely versatile instrumentation as a tool to encourage today’s classical composers to further defy genres. Based purely on the instruments, most listeners might expect anything from jazzfusion (think John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra) to classical chamber music (think Igor Stravinsky’s Histoire du Soldat).
Join TV Buddha in their efforts to celebrate local composers and musicians in the Champaign-Urbana community.
TV Buddha
Yi-Wen Chen, Clarinet
Drew Whiting, Saxophone
Elaine Lee, Violin
Tim Berg, Electric Guitar
Sam Peters, Double Bass / Bass Guitar
Joshua Torrey, Trombone
Christopher Butler, Percussion
Gavin Ryan, Percussion
Ming-Ching Chiu, Artistic Director
Contact Information
Phone / (225) 364-9256
Email / tvbuddhauiuc@gmail.com
"Time, Space, and Body": Spring 2012 Group Exhibition
Saturday April 17th
Join indi go for the Atrist's Reception of "Time, Space, Body": Spring 2012 Group Exhibition on April 7th from 7 to 9pm. Enjoy the unique styles of our four featured artists; Constantin Roman, Basia Stanek, Ardea Thurston-Shaine, and Windy Zhao. With mediums ranging from printmaking to photography, there is a little something for everyone.
Open Gallery Hours:
Monday April 2nd, 4-7pm
Tuesday April 3rd, 3-7pm
Wednesday April 4th, 4-7pm
Friday April 6th, 3-7pm
Saturday April 7th, 4-7
Sunday April 8th, 3-7
Monday April 9th, 4-7pm
Constanin Roman is a junior in art education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is relatively new in working with printmaking media, as he has only been really exploring the different processes for the past year or so. Much of his work takes influence from artists like R. Crumb and Raymond Pettibon, focusing more on bold lines and solid colors over "realism." The works he has included here are from two series. The intaglio prints are from his first time using the medium. He wanted to create a character and describe different traits through small windows into that character's personality. The two lithographs are from a series of six prints that took the idea of characterization in a more humorous and literal direction
"In my studio practice I am mostly drawn to using a human body as my main subject matter, because of the constant use of figural themes in many traditional works of art. By reinventing the human figure using non-traditional mediums, I hope to give viewers a new perspective on figural art. Through my work I also hope to spark up a personʼs imagination and push them to come up with their own interpretation of the work
rather then being faced with just another easy to read narrative piece. I aim to achieve this through the use of contrasting bold colors, exaggerated body parts, abstract undefined settings and creating constant feel of fluidity throughout the work." Basia Stanek
"I take free-floating images that come intuitively and blend them with images that come out of an analytical view of the world. I hope that my art will help others think of the world in terms of complex imagery and appreciate the beauty of that complexity and the emotions that come from it, rather than becoming mired in negativity. Thoughts and emotions that appear negative are also precious. Experience is important whether perceived as positive or negative. Every feeling that we have in relation to our experiences is part of the underlying fabric. If we pay attention to the negative as well as the positive, we can see the web more fully and take solace in its inherent beauty." Ardea Thurston-Shaine
Windy Zhao is a doctoral student studying vernacular architecture in the School of Architecture, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Besides architecture, she is also interested in photography and, specifically, using photos as a medium to reveal and explore the sense of time and history embedded within the built environment. Rome under My Feet is a project she conducted while living in Rome in 2008, when she took pictures of the pavement of the streets while walking around the city. The streets of Rome are paved with a simple element, the stone cubes called Sampietrini, yet with various sizes and patterns. Viewed together, the shiny surfaces, the enlarged and distorted joints with various kinds of items left in between, and the wear and tear all add a unique layer of richness: the time. This project uses photography as a medium to explore the meaning of time imprinted on the Sampietrini.
David Howie Benefit Concert
Thursday, April 19th 7-10pm
Singer/songwriter and Veteran Performer David Howie will be playing a rare originals show! David employs a 1949 j45 Gibson acoustic guitar and harmonicas. His songs consist of human observation and personal experience.
http://www.davidhowiemusic.com/
This concert will be a benefit show for the Eastern Illinois Food Bank. $5 dollars or 2 cans of food to get in the door. All proceeds will be donated to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank!
http://www.eifoodbank.org/
Collective Narratives, Recollective Histories
On April 20 Jason Patterson will introduce a survey of work addressing politicalhistories, cultural locality, documentation and the integrity of personal recollection. The exhibition will include six individual projects completed over the past four years—American Heritage, The Civil Rights Project, New Americans, The Rosenberg Project, Self and Twenty-Three Portraits.
The exhibition will be located at 40 E. University Avenue, on the northeast corner of University Avenue and Market Street in downtown Champaign. A public reception will be held on Friday, April 20 from 6-10pm. Additional hours are listed below. Collective Narratives, Recollective Histories is supported by indi go Artist Co-Op.
40 E. University Avenue, Champaign
Open to the public
April 20: 6-10pm
April 21: 10am-10pm
April 22: 10am-4pm
Mrs. M & The Jokers
with Special Guest Jessica Cornish
Saturday, April 21
2:30- 4pm
Dorothy Martirano (violin & bari violin) and Armand Beaudoin (cello and jokers) are joined by Jessica Cornish, dancer, who is a marvel of creativity and energy. The music and dance are quite eclectic, gypsy, tango, classical, jazz, and sometimes wholly improvised.
Free and open to the public!
Check them out on YouTube!
http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/bTA9K9Kybkg
ABCU 2012
A Showcase of Handcrafted Letterforms
OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, April 20, 2012
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Performance by Megan Johns
8:00-9:00pm
As part of the Boneyard Arts Festival, CUDO is putting on a collaborative showcase of letterforms crafted by artists, designers, and anyone with a love for typography.
ABOUT ABCU
ABCU 2012 is CUDO's third annual typography exhibit and fundraiser. The show will feature uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet, punctuation, and symbols handcrafted by local artists and designers in a variety of mediums, with emphasis on handmade processes. Past mediums have included screen printing, hand drawn illustration, letterpress, collage, sculpture, painting, and more! All artwork will be for sale at affordable prices during our opening reception on April 20th, 2012. Proceeds will go towards supporting programming for Champaign-Urbana Design Org (CUDO). ABCU is CUDO's major fundraiser for the year, so this is your chance to support what we're doing in the community!
Stan McConnell of Santah featuring Dastardly and Jared Bartman
On April 28th at 8pm indi go will be graced with the amazing musical presences of Dastardly, Jared Bartman, and Stan McConnell of Santah. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for students at the door. This show is open to all ages.
‘BURY ME IN THE COUNTRY’ continues Dastardly’s exploration of
modern Americana. The band pines for the days of The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers, but are still grounded in their urban surroundings: “Well, I’ve been living in the city / But when I die, mama won’t you bury me in the country,” sings frontman Gabe Liebowitz on “Dirtnap.”
http://dastardly.bandcamp.com/
There is an old photograph of Jared Bartman, age two, standing in short, a blazer and a bow-tie, wildly strumming a child-sized plastic guitar. In the years that followed, Jared’s musical repertoire grew to include piano, accordion, and mandolin. Primarily influenced by gypsy-tinged bands like Beirut and Devotchka, Jared merges genres to create a sound that is all his own, combining Eastern European folk with classical arrangements and
occasionally returning to his more blues-based roots. His versatility is best
noted by his ability to create songs that vary from darkly dramatic to fastpaced fusions of accordion and middle-eastern melody. Jared is currently supporting his latest release, Grinnin’ In Your Face, with shows throughout the Midwest and East Coast. A new full-length album will see release in late 2012.
http://jaredbartman.bandcamp.com/album/grinnin-in-your-face
"No Other Women is quite the ballad of a tune with commanding vocals and soaring riffs by Stanton McConnell, piano runs that are littered all over the place and smashing drums that keep the tune from flying too far into the abyss."
-- FILTER Magazine
http://www.myspace.com/santahhh
Defining Spaces Opening Reception
Eastern Illinois University faculty members Ann Coddington and Michael Willett curated this group exhibition of Masters of Arts candidates based on a connection of visual themes relating to homes, dwellings, and interior/exterior spaces. Work is featured by the following artists: Allison Cicero, Adam Dupius, Jaclyn Mednicov, Brandon Schawel, and Gillian Tobin.
Defining Spaces, varies from completely abstract, to fantasy, to a more literal, real environment. The works investigate ideas about memory and the past, to what the future may hold. Some of these spaces are constructed while others are in the process of destruction.
Allison Cicero is a metal-smith whose jewelry pieces are mementos of her former homes. Her work contains re-imagined architectural elements that form an abstract whole, faithful to her own recollections. Her blend of familiar and nontraditional jewelry materials serves as a metaphor for reality that comes from the mixture of the past and the present.
Adam Dupuis is a mixed-media artist creating dioramas dealing with post-apocalyptic themes. He becomes an alchemist in his studio, using materials such as resin, clay, wire, plaster to develop his “world”. He feels that when imagination is paired with science and technology, we have the power to completely transform our society.
Jaclyn Mednicov uses layered acrylic paint and charcoal to indicate the illusion of stability. She often paints in an achromatic palette with hints of color bringing hope to a nearly desperate scene. Her use of representational objects functions as a metaphor to explore the idea of the rebuilding of a future. (Event image by Jaclyn Mednicov)
Brandon Schawel is a painter who investigates interior/exterior domestic imagery overlaying symbolism to initiate a psychological dialogue. He juxtaposes three-dimensional objects with his two-dimensional paintings, creating a conversation between them. He wants to invade the viewers’ space and ask them to accept the metaphorical puzzles and spend time pondering their relationships.
Gillian Tobin is an installation artist who creates multiple, abstract elements that encase and seem to overtake furniture pieces and interior spaces, producing a disquieting sense of loss. Wrapping her book-like forms and furniture in cloth act as a metaphor for stowed away thoughts or memories. She would like her viewer to have a disconcerting yet emotional experience when they navigate her work.
Ninth Spring Opening Reception
Saturday, May 5, 2012 4pm-7pm
Join indi go Artist Co-Op for a presentation of the work from the Leal School third graders of Room #213. All donations for work will be donated directly to the Champaign County Humane Society.
"We (Leal School, Room #213) are trying to understand and promote altruistic behavior. We are creating acrylic art work of meaningful places. Although we have only been alive nine springs these areas that we are painting have a strong personal meaning to us. We are trying to capture the feelings that we get when we see, hear, touch, and even smell these enduring spaces. We offer these art pieces to you with the request of a monetary donation. You set the price. All proceeds will be donated to the Champaign County Humane Society. This is a community organization that we as students feel very strongly about because we love animals and we would like to see them get the best care our community can offer."- Leal School Room #213 third graders
