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SPIRIT
PRESS RELEASE - Spirit
Gallery Project
215 South Fourth Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
www.thegalleryproject.com
734-997-7012
Gallery Project presents Spirit, an exhibit featuring artists who
exalt in expressing the interior space of the soul in a post-modern
period of pluralism. The exhibit, curated by Detroit painter, Ed
Fraga, opens at noon on Wednesday, June 25 and continues through 4pm
on Sunday, August 3. The opening reception is Friday, June 28 from
6-9.
Exhibiting artists include Mary Ann Aitken, Joyce Brienza, Ed Fraga,
Scott Hocking, Frank Pahl, Tom Phardel, Terri Sarris, James Stevens
and Sharon Que.
"Expression of the spiritual through works of art has been
with mankind throughout civilizations, from the Mayan Pyramids in Mexico to the
Lascaux caves in France. The artists chosen for "Spirit" have a common love of
materials to their respective aesthetics, whether expressed through paint or
sculpture. The painters focus on narrative imagery. Each body of iconography
finds a unique language to explore an individualized vision of self. The
sculptors approach more monumental themes of community and history. They
reference past civilizations which communally express collective belief in the
transcendent. If successful, the exhibit will stimulate a discourse on the role
artists play as visionaries in telling us something about ourselves as the body
human."
-- Ed Fraga, 2008
If successful, the exhibit will stimulate a discourse on the role
artists play as visionaries in telling us something about ourselves
as the body human. Gallery Project is a fine art collaborative. Its
mission is to provide a venue for contemporary art that is
culturally aware, individualistic, courageous, and thought
provoking. Gallery Project is located at 215 South Fourth Avenue in
Ann Arbor. Gallery hours are: Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 9;
and Sunday, noon to 4. The gallery is closed on Mondays. For more
information, call 734-997-7012 or e-mail us at
galleryproject@gmail.com. Visit our website at
thegalleryproject.com.