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Art News:
Inside Art at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery February 4, 2011
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February 4, 2011
inside Art at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery New Orleans
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MAILING LIST
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"Heroes and Villains" by Gina Phillips
New Fabric Works by Prospect.2 Artist Opens Saturday February 5th, 6-9pm
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery is pleased to present Heroes and Villains, new fabric works by Gina Phillips in her first solo exhibition with the gallery. Heroes and Villains exhibition runs from February 3rd through March 9, 2011, 2010 with an opening reception to meet the artist on Saturday February 5th from 6 to 9 pm.
Heroes and Villains is a continuation of the visual narrative Phillips began with her 2010 solo show, The Call of The Alluvial Empire, at the Isaac Delgado Fine Art Gallery at Delgdo College. Using a variety of media including fabric, thread, ink, paint, synthetic hair, glass beads, and feathers, Gina Phillips has created a story-telling installation that explores elements of innocence and brutality in primitive American culture in the Southern Delta.
In her own words:
"Ultimately, Heroes and Villains is about dualism the great complement of benevolent and malignant forces. It's also about: opportunism, Schadenfreud, othering, betrayal, westward expansion, the triumph of nature over human folly, making lemonade out of lemons, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!, picking up the pieces
a grand scheme, a master plan, attraction/repulsion, domination/vulnerability, mortality, sex
I have to give credit to three sources of inspiration for this body of work: Theodorus de Bry was a 16th century, Belgian engraver who published several books illustrating the New World. His depictions of Native Americas were not based on firsthand observation. He relied on the descriptions and sketches of various explorers to create a fabricated vision of the Americas. Heroes and Villains is the name of one of the songs co-written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks on The Beach Boys album, Smile. Smile is a surf-rock opera about the significance of westward expansion in the formation of American identity. And, Richard Campanella's work, especially Time and Place in New Orleans: Past Geographies in the Present Day, describing the confluence of geography and human occupation in Southeast Louisiana, continues to fuel my imagination."
About the Artist
Gina Phillips has a BFA from University of Kentucky and an MFA from Tulane University. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the country and her work is in numerous collections including University of Kentucky, Lexington, NASA, New Orleans Museum of Art, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Tulane University and House of Blues (various locations across US.)
Gina Phillips is an Adjunct Professor of Painting at Tulane University and also teaches public school children through The Ogden Museum of Southern Art's Artists and a Sense of Place Residency. Phillips is also included in a major survey of New Orleans art to be presented at Ballroom MARFA (March - August 2011) entitled "World According to New Orleans" curated by Dan Cameron.
To view works from Heroes and Villains, by Gina Phillips please .
Pictured:
Installation View of Heroes and Villains by Gina Phillips
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"Reconstitute, Refresh, Embellish" by Matthew Cox
New Embroidered X-Rays by Philadelphia Artist
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery is pleased to announce Reconstitute, Refresh, Embellish new embroidered X-Rays by Matthew Cox will be on exhibit in the middle gallery from Feb 4- March 3, 2011 with an opening reception on Saturday, February 5th from 6-9pm.
Matthew Cox is a multi-media artist who is never afraid to experiment with materials. His works can vary from Currin-esque oil paintings on canvas to rubber stamp portraits to illustrations to assemblages and embroidered X-Rays. His intricately embroidered X-Rays breathe life into an unusual creative material creating new narratives for these seemingly discarded yet, at one time, valuable medical necessities.
Of his new body of work Cox says:
Redefinition motivates me to create my embroidered x-rays. The stark clash of two such divergent materials, cloth and medical film, is the simple catalyst. One tactile and labor-intensive, the other technical, and quickly a finished product. There's a wide historical context, one ancient, decorative, and artisanal, the other contemporary and devoid of aesthetic intention. By simply placing one of these materials on top of the other the understood purpose of each is redefined.
For me, stitching has a nurturing aspect and acts as care giving or healing to the injured, a traditionally feminine sort of action, while the x-ray itself can be considered masculine and unemotional. Additionally, these pieces engage my own recognition of what is beautiful [these separately became appealing to me at about the same time]. As an artist who takes on tedious, labor-intensive projects, I am also reacting to the ever-increasing presence of photography in contemporary art - by introducing the process of labor over the quick, slickness of film.
Redefinition of the intention of materials has increasingly become the common ground between the different objects that I make.
Matthew Cox was educated at Parsons School of Design in New York and Los Angeles. His work has been exhibited nationally in Chicago, New York, Miami, California, Tennessee and New Orleans. His work is in the permanent collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Georgetown College Art Gallery. He was awarded a Louisiana Division of the Arts Fellowship in 2003 and the prestigious Pew Charitable Trusts Fellowship in the Arts (painting) in 2008. He has lived in New Orleans periodically over the last twenty years and currently lives and works in Philadelphia.
To view works from Reconstitute, Refresh, Embellish by Matthew Cox, please .
Pictured:
Matthew Cox
Banana
Embroidered X-Ray
14 x 17 in..
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Prospect Throwdown 1.5 Tomorrow Night
Support Cultural Economic Development In New Orleans!!!!!
SUPPORT PROSPECT.2 NEW ORLEANS BIENNIAL
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COME PARTY AT THE BRAND NEW SECOND LINE STAGES FILM STUDIO (The nation's first green, independent film studio, in New Orleans, Louisiana where the Green Lantern was filmed)
Founded in 2008 by Dan Cameron, Prospect New Orleans is the largest biennial of international contemporary art in the United States. Conceived in the tradition of the great international biennials, such as the Venice Biennale and the Bienal de Sao Paulo, Prospect New Orleans showcases new artistic practices from around the world and contributes to the revitalization of New Orleans by spurring tourism and bringing international attention to the city's vibrant visual arts community. Prospect.2, the second iteration of the contemporary art biennial will open to the public on October 22, 2011, and will be on view through Sunday, January 29, 2012. (Prospect New Orleans is organized under the auspices of U.S. Biennial, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization was launched in January 2007 to realize Prospect New Orleans.)
Dan Cameron, Founding Director & The Board of Directors of U.S. Biennial, Inc. Cordially invite you to
Throwdown.1.5
A Benefit for Prospect New Orleans
February 5, 2011 8:00 to 11:00 pm
Stage 3 Second Line Stages
800 Richard Street New Orleans, LA 70130
Food, Drinks, & Music Silent Auction of works by local artists 'til 10:00 p.m.
All proceeds will help realize the Prospect.2 New Orleans biennial in Fall 2011.
$25 - Student/Artist
($22.50 - Friends of Prospect New Orleans)
$50 - Single Ticket
($45 - Friends of Prospect New Orleans)
$100 - Supporter
Single ticket and invitation to private VIP reception*
$250 - Patron
Single ticket and invitation to private VIP reception*
*VIP reception and cocktail buffet hosted by Susan and Ralph Brennan will be held on the terrace of Second Line Stages from 7:00 - 8:00 PM.
Buy Your Ticket, Click Here
Sponsored by
Pontchartrain Vineyards
About the Venue
Sustainable, State-of-the Art Sound Stages, Second Line Stages is the first of it's kind in the country. Located in the Lower Garden District, Second Line Stages is the epicenter of film and television activity in New Orleans. Since opening its doors in early 2010, it has hosted Warner Bros' Green Lantern and The Lucky One, NuImage / Millennium's The Mechanic, and the independent films Mighty Fine and The Fields. Second Line Stages is built to comply with the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Silver Certification standard, which is awarded to structures that achieve superior environmental performance.
To visit the Prospect.2 website, please .
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Upcoming in March: Krista Jurisich
The Theatre of Cultural Strata: New Mixed Media Works by Krista Jurisich
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery is proud to announce its upcoming March exhibition.
The Theatre of Cultural Strata: New Mixed Media Works by Krista Jurisich.
This eclectic body of work will delve into history, culture, excavation, and the layers of urban culture.
Of the show, Jurisich says:
THE BLIGHT PRESERVATION SOCIETY PRESENTS:
"A THEATRE OF CULTURAL STRATA"
PLUS: MID-CITY AND THE PINE ISLAND BEACH TREND
A VISUAL INTERPRETATION OF ASSORTED URBAN LAYERS
The exhibition opens on March 12th and runs through April 15, 2011.
Stay tuned for more information on this exhibition.
To see other works by Krista Jurisich, please .
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Upcoming in April: Justin Forbes
Halcyon Days: New Paintings by Justin Forbes
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery is pleased to announce the comeback exhibition by talented painter Justin Forbes. After a five year hiatus, Forbes will make his comeback exhibition at the gallery featuring new canvases that display his trademark skills as the interpreter of a unique perspective.
Forbes was a mainstay of the New Orleans bohemian culture in the 90's and his work is in numerous collections such as The Ogden Museum of Southern Art. He has been featured in Juxtapoz Magazine and done illustrations for Larry Flint Publications. Almost all of Forbes' work has sold and these new works are already being snapped up by collectors.
The exhibition opens on April 2 and runs through May 8, 2011. Stay tuned fro more information on this exhibition,
To see works by Justin Forbes, please .
Pictured:
Justin Forbes
Waiting for the Ball to Drop (2010)
Oil on canvas
48 x 60 in.
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GALLERY HOURS
Monday - Saturday 11 am to 5pm
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery
400a Julia Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
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