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Three artists with their own unique takes on abstraction. Painters Matt Wolcott and Robert Piatek cover canvas and paper, while sculptor Vic Lupu works with metal.
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333 Midland Annex Gallery presents “The Bright Night Show,” an exhibition, curated by Marceline Mason, that examines the long tradition of the “nocturne” in art. In this show a group of Detroit artists reconstruct the idea of how we view a contemporary night setting. Eight artists generate a unique perspective using symbols, costumes, or the intimacies associated with the night. This body of work presents a blend of pop culture and serious meditations occupying the mystique of the night. Through the ephemera of artificial lights, club flyers, horror camp, and traditional icons, one may find community in the darkness. Participating artists include: Allison Scout, Austin Brady, Christian Mickovic, Michael Polakowski, Steven Shik, Nick Pizaña, Trevor Jahner, and Yeager Edwards. |
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She’s Learning to Look After Herself.
Artists: Ashely Worden @ashelyworden Kassie Hyde @kasshyde Darcel Hawkins @darcelhawkins Danyell Neff @danyellneff Uta Brauser @fishwithbraids |
One of the things that’s of real interest is
this idea of a safe space - a roof, four walls, ground to lay on and above all else, a door to close. A normal room for normal mundane things, but embellished with Virginia Woolf-isms, this space becomes a sanctuary all of her own. A shelter from the fallout of the life that consumes her. She spends part of her time at work, part-time at home, part-time as a partner, most times as a mother, and the smallest part of the time feeling like herself. She’s split between identities - of who she was before she became a mother and who she is as mother. There is no room for overlap within these dual selves. Nothing prepared her for how completely she’d have to lose her sense of self to be the nurturer for her child. |
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WAYNE STATE STUDNT SHOW - May 6-8
