Identity Shift: Migration, Identity and Belonging
New York, NY, May 19, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Francesca Arcilesi and Norma Homberg in collaboration with Margaret Withers are pleased to present Identity Shift: Migration, Identity and Belonging on Friday, May 13th from 6-9pm at Gowanus Print Lab in Brooklyn, NY (54 Second Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215 ph: 718-788-3930). The exhibition will feature a selection of works on paper, a large ceramic installation, photography, and wall-mounted sculptures.
"The artists selected depict the emotional and physical aspects of migrating from one place to another, whether the migration is actual or imaginary. They deal with subjects such as belonging, longing, and identity. There is an unnamable terrain linking our memories and we must constantly migrate between the reality of the daily grind of our lives, and the one created in our minds and art. Much of who we are is defined by where we're from and how we process that change." - Margaret Withers
Capturing a sense of connected motion by combining realism and abstraction, Margaret Withers helps us to identify a "shifting/migrating" world by multiplying and imploding biomorphic imagery and teetering telephone poles. The paintings of Jose Arenas animate a sense of dislocation and collision of two worlds with a series of individual vignettes, such as navigational symbols/boats and birds flying in one direction as well as decorative elements. Orchestrating vibrant colors and employing a variety of techniques such as collage, charcoal, colored pencil, and gold leaf, Erik Von Ploennies creates organic pieces that examine the rural in relation to the urban. His work reckons with the concept of evolution, which allows living things to develop so they can either thrive in their existing environment or travel to another. Katie Griffin's work speaks of a longing to migrate between reality and art. She sees the latter as a life raft heading to a place where she belongs: "I want some sliver of the world in my head to match the world I live in."
Identity Shift: Migration, Identity and Belonging will also feature works by Olivia Beans, Alex Callender, Jamie Davis, Christina Freeman, Carly Ivan Garcia, Max Greis, Keun Young Park, Nola Romano, Jesse Scaturro, Adam Taye and Bedel Tiscareno.
For more information and visuals, please contact Norma Homberg or Francesca Arcilesi: Norma@fa-fineart.com and Fracesca@fa-fineart.com.
For more information on FA FineArt please go to:
http://www.fa-fineart.com/
For more information on the Migration project please go to:
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Migration-and-Identity/1335529
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"The artists selected depict the emotional and physical aspects of migrating from one place to another, whether the migration is actual or imaginary. They deal with subjects such as belonging, longing, and identity. There is an unnamable terrain linking our memories and we must constantly migrate between the reality of the daily grind of our lives, and the one created in our minds and art. Much of who we are is defined by where we're from and how we process that change." - Margaret Withers
Capturing a sense of connected motion by combining realism and abstraction, Margaret Withers helps us to identify a "shifting/migrating" world by multiplying and imploding biomorphic imagery and teetering telephone poles. The paintings of Jose Arenas animate a sense of dislocation and collision of two worlds with a series of individual vignettes, such as navigational symbols/boats and birds flying in one direction as well as decorative elements. Orchestrating vibrant colors and employing a variety of techniques such as collage, charcoal, colored pencil, and gold leaf, Erik Von Ploennies creates organic pieces that examine the rural in relation to the urban. His work reckons with the concept of evolution, which allows living things to develop so they can either thrive in their existing environment or travel to another. Katie Griffin's work speaks of a longing to migrate between reality and art. She sees the latter as a life raft heading to a place where she belongs: "I want some sliver of the world in my head to match the world I live in."
Identity Shift: Migration, Identity and Belonging will also feature works by Olivia Beans, Alex Callender, Jamie Davis, Christina Freeman, Carly Ivan Garcia, Max Greis, Keun Young Park, Nola Romano, Jesse Scaturro, Adam Taye and Bedel Tiscareno.
For more information and visuals, please contact Norma Homberg or Francesca Arcilesi: Norma@fa-fineart.com and Fracesca@fa-fineart.com.
For more information on FA FineArt please go to:
http://www.fa-fineart.com/
For more information on the Migration project please go to:
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Migration-and-Identity/1335529
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