PerfectionlessFeaturing the work of Allison Lindner, Sam McMahon, & Nick Wieczorkowski.
According to Jean Arp, much of his work was created employing "the laws of chance", explaining that chance is "simply a part of an inexplicable reason, of an inaccessible order." Embracing ideas of chance allows an artist to create at anytime from anything and imbues images with their own language of meaning. These artists work with chance and free association to investigate how the personal extends to the universal and the result are works deep with honesty and insight.
Allison Lindner's prints are minimal compositions exploring social issues by reducing their components to simple, childlike imagery. Her handmade book of plentiful meals juxtaposed with the repeated and bland image of macaroni and cheese illustrates the result of rising food costs; and the reoccurring icon of a house facing oppositional forces situates the individual in mounting domestic crises.
Sam McMahon's drawing and installation work are reflections of the depth of the human psyche. Working with a practice of intutive almost ritualistic drawing, he discovers images existing in his mind since childhood. In his installations, different kinds of associations are revealed as he arranges tableaus from collected objects. Sam expresses that "art is not about a precious final product... it's about experience."
Experience is at the very center of Nick Wieczorkowski's work. His work is constantly affected by his environment as he steps, spills and spits on it. He lets the moment shape each work, saying "I don't know what I'll create when I start... I don't really care. How I create, the process and the composition are the things that interest me". The final product represents an experience and journey where each personal act and interaction with it deemed significant.
Opening Reception: December 12th, 6-10p
Closing Reception: January 16th (Winter Gallery Night)
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