"landscapism" at the armoury gallery in milwaukee
hi folks. sorry things have been so quiet on this here journal. part of the reason is that i've got a show coming up. it's in milwaukee-- a city i've never actually visited. do any of you guys live in or near milwaukee? if so, you should come. i'm actually gonna be out there for the opening, as part of a week-long trip to (mostly) chicago. hell, if chicago peeps want to come along, we might round up a little posse? i'm not entirely sure how to hype this thing, since it's in a city where i know literally no one. but the gallery is brand new, they're showing some really nice work, they've been super professional and accommodating with me, and they're excited enough about what i'm doing to showcase 10 of my paintings. some more details:
Landscapism @ The Armoury Gallery
June 20th - July 18th
Opening Reception Friday, June 20th 7-11pm
All artists will be in attendance
http://www.thearmourygallery.com/
The Armoury Gallery is pleased to announce Landscapism, the second exhibition for the new gallery, with an opening reception to be held Friday, June 20th, from 7-11 pm. Philadelphia artist Dan Schank, and Chicago artist Elizabeth Ann Lopez will exhibit new and old works, while recent MIAD graduates Mark Schieber and Erik Baden will collaborate on an installation for the show.
if anyone isn't totally tired of looking at them, most of my paintings can be viewed on my flickr page. as i said, ten of these will be on display, and nine are visible on flickr... it's essentially all of my work since about 2005, save broken eggs for breakfast (which was too heavy to ship) and december in the dust (which i sold, appropriately, last december).
the tenth painting is still unfinished! however, i took some in-progress shots of it today for a lecture i'll be doing later in the summer (i'm teaching a course on collage at a local university). i figured i'd post them here as well, since i often fear that the cut-and-paste aspect of what i do doesn't translate well into JPEG format...
...so here's all the pieces laid out on the board. there will be a few more as well, i'm sure. eventually i'll start adhering all these pieces on top of one another. sorry these images are all green and barfy...
...a few of the more detail-ish parts (the paper i laid these out on top of is super gross!)...
...and this is the piece i had the most fun with, i suppose.
anyway, spread the word... if you're local, definitely try to check out the space, regardless of whether or not my work is in it. the show following my own will feature another fine philadelphian, jackie hoving (who is an awesome artist/really cool person). i'm excited to make my trip out in a week or so...