Exquisite Corpse Exhibition! Not to be missed!

The Sixth Annual Exquisite Corpse Exhibition

The Exquisite Corpse and Its Shadow.

What: Art Exhibition

When: Reception Sunday November 1^st   

Time:  6:00PM until 8:00 PM.

GALLERY HOURS:

FRI OCT 30 THROUGH SUN NOV 1^st 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 1^st, 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 30^th through Sunday November 1^st 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/