The Sixth Annual Exquisite Corpse Exhibition
The Exquisite Corpse and Its Shadow.
What:
Art Exhibition
When:
Reception Sunday November 1st
Time:
6:00PM until 8:00 PM.
GALLERY HOURS:
FRI OCT 30 THROUGH SUN NOV 1st 9 UNTIL
6PM
Where:
The Art Center Ramona, 1140 Main Street Suite 208
Ramona, CA 92065
Costumes are Welcome.
Information Contact: Helen Wilson, studio@helenwilsonartist.com
For the sixth year
artist Helen Wilson invited the artist’s group Tuesday Nights to play the game "Exquisite Corpse." This
is a game by which a collection of images is assembled by the group to form
bodies. The game was invented by the Surrealists; and earned its name from one of the
initial writings, "Le cadavre / exquis / boira / le vin / nouveau"
(The exquisite corpse will drink the young wine). It is the perfect game for creating
Art for a Halloween Exhibition.
This group plays the game with a bit of a twist. The body is broken
into proportionally correct sheets of paper. Then they all draw, one body part
at a time. The results are then put on the floor where each of the artists
chose a body, one part at a time. Traditionally this is where the game ends a
body created by multiple artists, but this is where they
really change the game; everyone goes home with his or her body and they agreed
to reassemble for the exhibition. Once home, their body was the inspiration for
a piece of art. Artists could work in any material they wanted. The only obligations
were to the art and to keep a sense of play - after all it is a game.
This year they also worked with the tradition of the
Silhoutte. Each artist was given an image of themselves to construct a
silhouette that plays with the concept of their artistic shadow self. No one
has seen all the finished work, so this should be fun.
The artists include Antonia
Cosentino, Karen James, Tracy Potter, Kathi Rothe, Marsha Cook, Nancy Winslow,
Heidi
Schlotfeldt, Cindy Dodson, Pamela
Underwood, Julie Z Weaver, Regina Wilson, Ralph Jensen, Helen Petre, Deb Eaton, Trinity Stewart, John Gardener, Lauren Chiara, Sarah Gutz, Stephanie Haas, Paula Riddle, and Helen Wilson. The group has painters, sculptors, quilters,
assemblage artists, collage artists, printmakers, book artists and mixed media
artists - so the show is sure to be interesting.
All
the artists are part of a class/group
called Tuesday Nights facilitated by Helen
Wilson, which meets once a month (sometimes more.) Each meeting is built around one project idea,
which culminates in an exhibition but mostly it is a way to advance creative skills
while hanging with a great group of creative types.
The goals are the
building of an art community through exhibitions and socialization with other
artists (There is something to be said about breathing the air of other
creative souls); learning to critique your own and others’ work effectively and
developing technical proficiency in a variety of media and/or methods, by
planning, designing and completing projects. (It is about developing artistic
energy through sharing with a larger community. Think of it as A Happening.) We are not a critique
group and we do not jury our exhibitions.
That is what will be happening on Sunday November
1st, a Reception for an art exhibition. It’s open to the public, so
come with a costume and ready for fun. The time is 6:00PM until 8:00PM at the
Art Center Ramona, 1140 Main, Suite 208 above the Tuna Shack and McWhorter Jewelers. Just take the elevator up.
The exhibition will be up only 3 short days, Friday Oct
30th through Sunday November 1st ending in the reception.
Gallery hours are 9AM until 6PM.
For more information
email Helen at studio@helenwilsonartist.com or visit our blog at http://tuesdaynights-thegameroom.blogspot.com/
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