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Pierro Gallery: Naturally |
April 12 - May 12, 2012
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This exhibition features the work of six artists who use the natural world as a starting point to explore ways we envision and interpret the world. Allison Green hones in on a solitary moment, a single tree in juxtaposition with the edges of the painting. She creates a timeless world in which we can imagine a tree having an inner life that reflects our own. Gary Park manipulates bits of recycled wood, playing with perspective and cultural references in his abstract pieces. Susan Napack has created an installation of art and objects that has roots in the familiar and the natural, but slowly reveals the secret intelligence behind her creations. Jon Rappleye's fantastical landscapes fuse John James Audubon and Hieronymus Bosch to devastating effect. Laurie Riccadonna builds an active surface with her lush painting style that is grounded in the decorative arts. On closer inspection, the surface depicts a state of glorious decay, which is observed closely from nature. Andy Weeks has a contemporary take on traditional landscape painting that refreshes the genre and surprises the viewer with an abstract, pop sensibility. The six artists in the show use the natural world as a starting point, but the end results are far from uniform. To spend time in front of these works is to gain a new perspective of the natural world. Allison Green, Gary Park, Susan Napack, Jon Rappleye, Laurie Riccadonna, Andy Weeks.
Exhibition Dates: Thursday April 12- Saturday May 12, 2012
Date of opening reception: Thursday, April 12 6-8pm
Art Talk: Starting with Nature, Thursday May 3 at 7:30pm in the Pierro Gallery. This program provides an in-depth look at the work of Gary Park, Susan Napack and Allison Green three of the artists in Naturally moderated by artist, curator, and blogger Brendan Carroll
Gallery hours: By appointment as well as Wednesday and Thursday, 2-7pm; Friday, 2pm-4pm and Saturdays 1-4pm.
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Pierro Gallery: Preview/Post view Exhibition |
May 24 - June 16, 2012
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This is the second annual Preview/ Post View exhibition featuring artists in the South Orange, Maplewood Artists Studio Tour.
Date of opening reception: Thursday, May 24, 6-8 PM
Gallery hours: By appointment as well as Wednesday and Thursday, 2-7pm; Friday, 2pm-4pm and Saturdays 1-4pm.
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THE PIERRO GALLERY is located in the Baird Center, 5 Mead St.,
South Orange, NJ. For additional information please call the gallery
directly at (973) 378.7754 Ext. 3. Gallery Hours are by appointment as well as Wednesday and Thursday, 2-7pm; Friday, 2pm-5pm and Saturdays 1-4pm.
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