Caravan closes Sunday at 709

There are still a few days left to see Melissa Kuntz's solo exhibit at 709 Penn Gallery. Caravan closes on Sunday. Check out this great review of the show by Kurt Shaw in the Tribune Review:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/museums/s_788749.html

Sea Creatures & Blood Vessels: Kyle Ethan Fischer

Sea Creatures, Blood Vessels, mixed media by Kyle Ethan Fischer

In Sea Creatures & Blood Vessels, Kyle Ethan Fischer's solo show at Boxheart Gallery, the artist explores the question: "Could the allelopathic condition of auto-inhibition be a biological condition that takes place between systems in the body as they do with aquatic organisms?"

Fischer displays a new series of watercolors, predominantly blood-red, as well as several new sculptures that harken back to his earlier work incorporating handmade lace and crochet among other elements, forming sinewy body parts such as a fragile ribcage with a conch shell where the heart would be. The work draws attention to both the complexity and the fragility of the human body, created during a time of recovery. The show remains on display until March 31.

3 Miles: Dan Gaser

Silver Gelatin Photograph by Dan Gaser

3 Miles, a new series of silver gelatin photographs by Pittsburgh artist Dan Gaser, opened on Friday at Trinity Gallery in Lawrenceville. The series explores the same three miles of Rehoboth Beach, capturing remarkable, ethereal images by photographing the same subtle landscape subjects under different light, from different angles, at different times of day, and with a continually changing tide. Gaser's work encourages us to look at the familiar in new ways, as each day always offers a new view. The series will be on display until April 14.

Caravan: Melissa Kuntz

In Caravan, artist Melissa Kuntz presents a series of vacation motor homes, masterfully painted in oil. Since 2004, Kuntz has been painting and exhibiting representational works based on photographs she has taken of locations of leisure and artifice, including South Beach, Las Vegas, Coney Island, Cozumel, the New Jersey shore, Conneaut Lake, and Niagara Falls, to name a few. Her images have captured a particular aesthetic in the signage and architecture of these well-known vacation spots. Drawn to the tawdry, gaudy, cheapness associated with the decadent lifestyles that allow for vacation time, Kuntz’s new paintings presented in Caravan are an extension of this aesthetic.

Caravan is on now through April 15 at 709 Penn Gallery, presented by the Education Department of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

Gallery Crawl tonight!

Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District tonight!

Be sure to check out the work of award-winning artists from the 2011 Three Rivers Arts Festival's Emerging Artist Program, Ryan Woodring and Danna Rzecznik, on display tonight only! (Trust Arts Education Center, 805-807 Liberty, 4th floor. 6-8pm)

Ryan Woodring, A Ticketless Ride. Monoprint, Pen and Ink, Wax, Oil on treated paper, 2011

Danna Rzecznik, Tea pot. Porcelain, 2012

Paper Thin Theater @ 709 Penn Gallery

Kathryn Carr, Paper Thin Theater

cut paper and light

Paper Thin Theater, a solo exhibit by Kathryn Carr, opens this Friday, Jan. 20th, at 709 Penn Gallery. Reception 6-8pm.

"Paper Thin Theater" is a collection of paper cut art by Kathryn Carr. It focuses on the art of story telling; children's tales, puppetry, opera and the stage are presented in a narrative silhouette form. Her images mix nostalgia, dreams, nightmares and fleeting memories.

The focal point of the show is a large stage with intricately cut scenes and eclectic shadow puppets that beckon the viewer to interact with them. Visitors are invited to engage and experiment with the art to make their own silhouette plays. Kathryn has also created miniature shadow puppet theaters in the form of dioramas that are lit from behind.

See you Friday!

Drawing the Clothed Figure

This Saturday, I will be teaching a workshop at the Trust Arts Education Center called "Drawing the Clothed Figure," 11am-2pm.

http://trustarts.culturaldistrict.org/event/3289/drawing-the-clothed-figure-workshop