DRAWING NOW PHILADELPHIA

                       

Sabina Tichindeleanu, curator

Emilie Keim Viss, assistant curator

Artspace Liberti, 2424 E. York St.

Opening: September 5, 2014, 6:30pm

Alexis Granwell, And So Forth (upward fold), 2013

Drypoint and Monotype on Kozo Paper

50" x 67"

Artspace Liberti is proud to host DRAWING NOW PHILADELPHIA, a curated exhibition highlighting leading local artists who exemplify the versatility of drawing by stretching the traditional boundaries of the genre. DRAWING NOW PHILADELPHIA will feature 14 Philadelphia-based artists whose work is at the forefront of the medium: Ruth Scott Blackson, Astrid Bowlby, Amze Emmons, Alexis Granwell, Daniel Heyman, Sharka Hyland, Colin Keefe, Erin Murray, Michelle Oosterbaan, Serena Perrone, Mia Rosenthal, Hiro Sakaguchi, Caroline Santa, and Samantha Simpson. By exhibiting a well-rounded variety of artistic practices, concepts and visions related to drawing, DRAWING NOW PHILADELPHIA offers a glimpse into the latest directions and developments in drawing and works on paper.

Drawing is a process of investigation, of testing, and questioning, a meditation on the medium itself. It is not and never has been a simplistic or subordinate medium. It is a wordless language, and an image-extension of the artist. It functions as notation, as a means of transposing streams of consciousness, or as experimentation with ideas and processes. Shirking grandeur, ostentation, and effect, the flexibility of drawing as well as its economy of means allows for a sincere revelation of the artist’s mark and purest aesthetic gestures.

Gone are the days when drawing or working on paper were viewed as merely preparatory, novice or journalistic. While many other genres have come in and out of fashion and fallen victim to perpetual self-re-invention, drawing has quietly maintained its purity, and, unimpressed by the short life span of popular, cutting edge approaches of other media, it has persisted and preserved the simplicity of basic forms, of the mark, of concepts, and principles of aesthetics. Yet drawing still doesn’t get the attention it should. Nor do the artists. DRAWING NOW PHILADELPHIA hopes to bring to light the work of some of the region’s leading artists and to bring well deserved attention to the Philadelphia art scene.

DRAWING NOW PHILADELPHIA opens on September 5, 2014 and will run through October 26, 2014. Join us for the opening reception on Friday, September 5, from 6:30 to 9:30pm.

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While the gallery does not maintain regular viewing hours, visits can be scheduled by appointment. Please e-mail us at artspaceliberti@gmail.com to arrange a visit.

Artspace Liberti is a multi-discipline arts venue organized and maintained by liberti church east located at 2424 E York St. in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia. 

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Jay Walker Show This Friday from 6-9

Please join us this Friday evening at Artspace Liberti.  We will be showing a new installation from local Philadelphia artist, Jay Walker.

Jay Walker is a Philadelphia based multi-disciplinary artist- creating tape installations, mixed media painting/drawings, and carved sculptures. He has a BFA from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and a MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Walker regularly exhibits in both group exhibits and solo exhibits.  He has been Solo exhibits at the Abingtion Art Center (Abington, PA), James Oliver Gallery (Philadelphia), Gordon College (Wenham, MA) and the Crane Hall (Philadelphia). He has also been in group exhibits at Pentimenti Gallery (Philadelphia), DCCA (Wilmington, DE), Space 38|39 (New York, NY) and Baden-Wuerttemberg Arts & Cultural Center (Heidelberg, Germany). Walker also regularly curates exhibits and happenings.

Please check out his website here - www.jaywalkerstudio.com

Drinks and refreshments provided.

"Above Reason", Abstract Paintings by Philadelphia Artist Richard Gabriele

On View: March 7, 2014, 6-9pm

Location: Artspace Liberti, 2424 East York Street, Philadelphia, PA 19125

 Artspace Liberti is proud to present its March/April exhibition "Above Reason".

 Above Reason, a new collection of oil paintings by Philadelphia-born artist Richard Gabriele is on view at Artspace Liberti, 2424 East York Street. The artist will host a reception on March 7 from 6-9pm to celebrate his first solo show in his hometown.

Gabriele combines bold brushwork and ethereal atmospheres to form a unique, abstract style. His paintings shimmer with dozens of color glazes that build up into brilliant eruptions of energy and light. Each monochromatic image is a different color and consists of intricate lines that are woven into a larger T-shape. Grouped together, the serial pattern creates a powerful display. 

“Each painting is a different solution to the same problem,” Gabriele said, “I wanted to make paintings about painting. I tried to visualize what inspiration feels like and thought if I could give the feeling form, what shape might it take? The images are like maps of my creative experience.”

Gabriele was featured at Phillips de Pury in 2012 and first noticed for his flying robot installation at the IMC Lab, which included quadrotors from the University of Pennsylvania. Receiving various awards, his paintings have been exhibited in numerous museums, including a solo show at the Morris Graves Museum of Art in California in 2013. 

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While the gallery does not maintain regular viewing hours, visits can be scheduled by appointment. Please e-mail us at artspaceliberti@gmail.com to arrange a visit.

Artspace Liberti is a multi-discipline arts venue organized and maintained by liberti church east located at 2424 E York St. in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia. 

 http://artspaceliberti.blogspot.com/

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