The next five are individual pictures of the art displayed that evening accompanied by brief commentary.
This piece is by Stephanie Angelo titled "Liberty and Justice." It is a diptych. Each panel is made with acrylic on paper.
I made this next piece. You see the rabbits, right? What a surprise. Guess you'd never know it is titled "White Rabbit in a Snowstorm" either. There will be a better shot of this on my web site in the near future. I hung this next to Stephanie's diptych due to the use of flat colors and their abundance of white. Nice connection between the two with the use of text "BANG!" and "POW!"
These three photos are by Doria Grace. There are digital acetone transfer prints titled "Drowning I, II and III." They feature the artist with limbs removed. I gave Doria a wall of her own due to the serious nature of the images. Placing these next to the other artists in the show would have been detrimental to the deserved attention the slow, intentional violence inflicted upon the female figure deserves. Doria did an amazing job digitally placing the floor tiles where the limbs once were.
Couldn't have a show in Boston about conflict without featuring the Boston Red Sox. These three silkscreen prints are by Chris Speakman. He takes competitive sports and infuses the spirit of Red Sox Nation with World War II and Communist propaganda imagery. With the World Series just around this time, Chris has his work cut out for him. Unframed prints cost a reasonable $39.95, but you have to get on the waiting list and hope the editions don't sell out.
I hung Chris' screen prints next to Seth Diamond's THOOMP! prints because they share a similar work ethic of mass production and a desire to be in households across America.
Last but not least, we have the Supreme Victor of Battle Royale! Seth Diamond makes art prints (t-shirts, buttons, stickers, you name it) fashioned after street signs. His conflict and violence is topical and its popish style grabs the attention of the viewer right away. I hung his work in a fashion to cause a feeling of congestion and vertigo, just as we are in everyday life when persistently confronted with information and signs.
Congratulations, Seth!
