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Artist Statement:
In which the figures proceed
with nonchalance or a kind of
lackluster determination. A
set of events in which figures
are victims of a kind of
powerlessness. Slaves to a
kind of predestination in
which they carry out
activities which would
ordinarily be horrifying but
the unseen context is one of
drudgery and sameness.
Sisyphus comes to mind or
characters of myth who are
destined to be devoured or
ripped apart day after day for
eternity. What is that like?
What is it like to be trapped
in a cycle of horror. How
does one deal with an eternity
of performing or falling
victim to the same tasks over
and over. Myth creates
figures that exist slightly
out of reach and just to the
left or right of what we have
come to know as reality. Myth
points to a realm in which it
is possible to suffer
endlessly and still maintain a
godlike stature.
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Exhibitions for Craig Newsom:
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Ongoing Project - 2001 to present
Contributing over 100 pieces to be sold through renovated cigarette machine in the Whitney Museum of American Art. This project is headed by Clark Whittington and the Art-O-Mat/Artists in Cellophane group and places various machines in museums and locations throught the U.S.
Two Person Show
2000 - Creatures of Strange Beauty - Krantz Art Gallery - Jefferson Community College - Louisville, Kentucky
Group Shows
2001- All-Media International Invitational - Juror, Larry Bradshaw - Period Gallery - Omaha, Nebraska
Drawing National - Juror, Sarah Stecher - Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland
2000 - Noir - Juror, Ed Paschke - Suburban Fine Arts Center - Highland Park, Illinois
1997 - Lost Generation Show - Marshalltown, Iowa
Dogmatic Gallery - Chicago
1995 - Hyde Park Art Center Members Show, Hyde Park Art Center - Chicago
1994 - Just Good Art - benefit auction, Hyde Park Art Center - Chicago
Toy Bomb! - Hyde Park Art Center - Chicago
Art Attack - Chicago
The Big Art Garage - Chicago
1992 - Hearst Center - Cedar Falls, Iowa
Iowa State Salon, Brunnier Gallery - Ames, Iowa
1991 - Works on Paper Competition - Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
Iowa State Salon, Brunnier Gallery - Ames, Iowa
Sioux City Arts Center - Sioux City, Iowa
Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1990 - MacNider Museum - Mason City, Iowa
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