ON VIEW

CONFLUENCE: WORKS BY BO JOSEPH & TIM HUSSEY

Exhibit dates: May-June 2012

Opening reception: Fri, May 18, 5:30-8:30 PM in conjunction with Charleston Art Walk

(Bo Joseph and Tim Hussey will be present)

Artist Talk: Sat, May 19, 2 PM

Second Sunday King Street Stroll: May 11, 1-5 PM

CONFLUENCE unites select works by Tim Hussey and Bo Joseph. Having continued an artistic dialogue since meeting at Rhode Island School of Design over twenty years ago, both artists have influenced the other, often using similar materials and techniques. Like mindedly, Hussey and Joseph utilize deconstructive, chancy techniques such as sanding and scratching so that the painting becomes more than a surface. They both create mixed media works that are colorful and richly textured. Their abstractions are often combined with figurative elements or collage juxtaposed against rich backgrounds. This exhibition is carefully calibrated as a study of the artist relationship best exemplified in their current bodies of work:

“Tim has always had a twisted sense of humor, a great sense of the absurd, countered by a real hunger to find a true self, an authentic personal visual language. His work has always reflected this and it has developed into a very authentic, brutal, dark humored, sometimes erotic, usually surreal, personal language of pure painting.” Bo Joseph

“Watching Bo’s process of layering, taking away and most importantly– thinking and thinking before making a move– marked a shift in my approach to art. It was like watching someone play chess against not only themselves, but art history, materials, tradition and trends. I still use Bo’s work as a benchmark of integrity, wit and depth of process when producing my own work. 20 years later, I’m honored to have our first show together.” –Tim Hussey

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WAYS OF SEEING: PHONEOGRAPHY

Exhibit dates: July 1-31, 2012

Opening reception: Thurs, July 11, 5:30-8:30 PM

Photography is arguably the most democratic medium of the visual arts. Easily transportable in a pocket, smartphones have pushed the medium into new directions as millions-both pros and amateurs-have the capability to record an image with immediacy and intuition. Further, that image can circulate widely and immediately through social media outlets. Ways of Seeing: Phoneographyexplores the possibilities of smart phone photography, its future as a fine art form, and affects on modern society.

“The iPhone is the snapshot camera of today…it is a pencil, a pen, a notebook. It is so accessible.” – Annie Leibovitz

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