| |
|
| |
Gallery
208 premieres with a new exhibit from Japanese artist Etsuko
Komori.
Premiere
Party: September 25, 2008, 5:30 - 7:30pm.
Exhibit: Etsuko Komori:
September 26 - November 16, 2008.
Cost: Admission is free but
donations are encouraged and happily accepted.
Etusko Komori?s Artist Statement
My works of art started
simply with a love for flowers. Freshly colored flowers
give a strong impression but still the flower humbly blooms
by the edge of the path. I then started collecting different
plants and flowers. I feel very special because I often
feel as though the flowers and plants are speaking to me,
as if to say, ?Look at me, I am here.? In that moment, I
see the most beautiful things on this Earth. I think the
most important fact in my artwork is that I am using these
flowers when they are still alive and fresh, recalling the
moment of joy when I met them. However, this makes finding
the right material for my art difficult. No two plants,
no two flowers, though of the same kind, are the same. Perhaps
the sap color of one flower is different to the other. When
I combine these natural elements in my art material the
beauty of nature is complimented and flourishes. The surrounding
attraction of nature?s beauty, it pulls me into a world
of creation, transfixes me in it, encourages me, and delivers
me to a canvas to express nature. In this expression, I
find the utmost happiness. I hope to continue my application
of nature?s beauty into art for a long time.
Premiere Party: Friday, September
25, 2008, 5:30 to
7:00pm
Join
us for the opening reception. Enjoy light hors
d?oeuvres, beverages.
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| >
Current Exhibits |
| |
----------------------------------------------- |
Ashley
Worley
Printmaker
June 13 – September 21, 2008
The
inspiration for my art has historically come from a personal,
intimate place. I have primarily depicted narrative imagery,
figures interacting either with each other or directly with
the viewer. These visual anecdotes have been taken from scenes
of my daily life. Themes of intimate communication or human
interaction are prominent.
Over
time, my inspiration has shifted. Rather than interactions
with other people, I have found inspiration in the interaction
with my physical environment. My neighborhood, like many urban
neighborhoods, is comprised of residential and industrial
properties side by side. On outings, I pass beautifully manicured
lawns directly next to noisy businesses. The restored craftsman
bungalow or mid-century ranch is just next door to the cement
factory, coffee roastery, or recording studio. I am inspired
by the diversity in my neighborhood and I begin to imagine
the stories that take place all within the buildings or streets
around me. So my works, which are specifically landscapes,
have a subtle narrative component.
I
see the beauty in the mundane. The shapes, lines, textures
of power station wires, telephone poles or cell phone towers
are captivating. In addition, these objects represent our
modern need for constant contact. Communication is still a
theme in my work. But since there are no figures depicted,
there is also a hint of urban isolationism. This sense of
unease is enhanced by the graphic nature and textural quality
of the black and white linocut that I employ.
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
----------------------------------------------- |
Paul
Hill - Sculptor
June 08-June 09
Paul
Hill lives and works in Wilmington, NC., where He maintains
Paul Hill Sculpture Studios.
“I
am a metal sculptor who works primarily in steel, stainless
steel, bronze and copper. I prefer to engage the direct-metal
approach to sculpture. In this particular discipline of work,
steel, found objects, etc., are added, piece-by-piece, moving
the sculpture to its final form. Working this way lets me
and the work become spontaneous, exciting and boundless.” |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
----------------------------------------------- |
|
Directions
to Gallery 208 / Up & Coming
208 Rowan St.
Fayetteville, NC 28301
From Ramsey Street
R. onto Rowan St.
It is about 2 blocks down on the right hand side
Business
95 / 301
Exit on Grove St. / Rowans St.
Turn towards downtown, onto Rowan St.
Pass over Gillespie / Ramsey St
It is on the right hand side
Interstate
95
Take the 210 / 24 exit West
Continue on that road, it will turn into Grove St.,
then Rowan St
It will be on the right hand side
Skibo
/ 401 BYP
East onto Morganton Road
Morganton turns into Hay St
R. onto Rowan Street
Go over the bridge
It is on the left hand side about ½ mile down
Raeford
Road
R. on to Robeson St
R. onto Rowan St
It is on the left hand side about ½ mile down
Spring
Lake
South on Bragg Blvd
L. onto Rowan St
It is on the left hand side about ½ mile down
|
| |
--------------------------------------------------- |
|
|
