Gallery Night October 2010 ended better than it started. With it's reputation for exposing established and up and coming Milwaukee artists, the
Mary Nohl Fellowship Show has always been on my list as a must see. However, this year's exhibition seemed a bit more about the artist's relationships than the art itself. Unlike past shows where each artist's work is designated by a specific area or labeled appropriately, this year's show seemed like a conglomeration of unrelated art randomly placed next to each other.
The John Riepenhoff Experience is one of the few pieces that left me thinking, however, I have seen it before. For this piece, John chooses an artist to create a miniature gallery exhibit inside of a white box that has a hole cut out of the bottom. The viewer must climb a latter and stick their head inside the hole to see the miniature gallery scene.
The next show on the list was
Clemens Weiss at
RedLine Milwaukee. Based on the press image (which I posted in my Gallery Night Guide post) and show description, I was expecting a body of polished drawings heavily influenced by writings of some sort. To my surprise, the drawings were expressive and raw, and most of which were displayed in handmade frames with handmade mattes. The writing aspect was nicely incorporated with newspaper articles and hand written text. The newspaper articles were used as mattes in some cases. The interaction of handmade elements and raw, expression drawings brought an emotional connection to the audience.
My last stop of the evening was the
Milwaukee Art Museum for
RunUp to the Runway. Here,
Shannon Molter and
Miranda Levy teamed up for a third time to show their latest couture designs. Shannon's work had such beautiful, intricate design elements, but much of that was lost when viewed from the standing section. I can only imagine how great it looked from the front row. In contrast, Miranda's line was a very simple, yet cohesive body of work. The over-sized elements and drastic cuts were a great reflection of her influence,
Metropolis by Fritz Lang.
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| Work by Miranda K Levy |
The next show on the list was Clemens Weiss at RedLine Milwaukee. Based on the press image (which I posted in my Gallery Night Guide post) and show description, I was expecting a body of polished drawings heavily influenced by writings of some sort. To my surprise, the drawings were expressive and raw, and most of which were displayed in handmade frames with handmade mattes. The writing aspect was nicely incorporated with newspaper articles and hand written text. The newspaper articles were used as mattes in some cases. The interaction of handmade elements and raw, expression drawings brought an emotional connection to the audience.
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