Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Rhode trip
One of the more interesting trends in the Providence contemporary art scene has been a grass-roots effort by young artists to obsessively explore, depict and record the city's decay and growth in street art, paintings, posters, found-object sculptures, assemblages and installations. Now they're paying attention in New York. Starting tomorrow, four Providence artists will showcase visions of the City of Hope at the Brooklyn gallery, RABBITHOLESTUDIO. The exhibition, titled "Using It Up," features the work of Zane Claverie, Shawn Gilheeney, Quinn Corey and David Allyn. Gilheeney's paintings, prints and street art bring the ghosts of crumbling Providence factories and buildings to life, finding beauty in the deteriorating landscape. Claverie combines pictorial history, graphic design and illustration, using found materials to make large-scale cut-and-paste collages that satirize modern culture. Corey explores the back alleys and Dumpsters of Providence for materials that he transforms into whimsical, often archetypal forms. Allyn fuses street decals with porcelain to create colorful ceramic tile reliefs that skewer contemporary ideals of gentrification and consumerism. If you've tossed something out in Providence, chances are one of these artists has turned it into art.
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With all due respect...
Blogs are a relatively new thing. Who knows what's right and what's wrong? It's all still evolving.
That said. As one who's been writing a blog for a while, I frame these things as a conversation. I say this, they say that...
It's the comments that make the blog, not my sorry ramblings.
If you're Andrew Sullivan, whose blog gets more attention than the lucky stiff who does Lindsey Lohan's nails - that's one thing.
Too many calls to even think about returning. But bloggers like you ( and yeah, me )
It can be more of a monologue than a conversation. I try to return the calls.
I had high hopes for your contribution to the blogosphere. Now it seems, at least to me, that you're talking to yourself.
Never a good sign.
Actually, I talk to myself a lot. Occasionally I even learn something new. But your point is well taken, minus the Lohan image (give me Rene Russo any day). Not quite ready to hang up the Gone Fishin' sign yet though...and if you happen to find yourself in Brooklyn, check out the art.
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