Andrea Zuill "Concepts of Identity"
Galleri Urbane is proud to present Exhibits 2008.
Beginning on Feb 15th is an artist reception in Gallery 2 featuring west coast artist Andrea Zuill's recent oil paintings. The show Concepts of Identity will be on display thru May 2008.
Ms. Zuill starts a painting without a particular idea in mind, just an image. Trying not to question the image, but to let it take shape. When asked about recent and past work Ms. Zuill replied, "My work refers to how we see ourselves, and how we imagine our place in the world. The constant struggle for identity, beauty and a place in the natural world can be quite unnatural. Images of our physical and spiritual selves have been aggressively twisted lately."
Zuill feels that the media bombards us with ideas on how to live, look, pray and love. What one person considers as beautiful can be challenged by what the world is being told is beautiful. We are becoming a society where beauty and life has only one look. Maybe this narrowing of ideals survives because of our desperate need to fit in. So, Zuill asks, what happens when we can’t fit into the narrow slot of what is normal and beautiful?
As titled, the recent work plays with concepts of identity. It presents various body types, forms of clothing, and iconic body adornment to imply stories, histories, and sometimes, confusion. Some of the images contain contradictory symbols, which are culturally very different. Other ideas dwell on historic importance, cultural acceptance, and class systems. "The recent works by Andrea are rich and textural. After watching Andrea's work over the past 8 years, I can see that the artist is truly coming into her own distinctive style and place in the art world", says gallery owner Ree Willaford.
Also coming up at Galleri Urbane is a group show featuring gallery artist Peter Voshefski, Kate Carr, Munson Hunt, Bale Allen and introducing Ted Larsen. This show opens March 29th 6-8 p.m.
Galleri Urbane is located at 212 E.San Antonio St /Hwy 90, one block east of The Ballroom, Marfa Texas 79843. The gallery is open 10-6 daily or by appointment.
Beginning on Feb 15th is an artist reception in Gallery 2 featuring west coast artist Andrea Zuill's recent oil paintings. The show Concepts of Identity will be on display thru May 2008.
Ms. Zuill starts a painting without a particular idea in mind, just an image. Trying not to question the image, but to let it take shape. When asked about recent and past work Ms. Zuill replied, "My work refers to how we see ourselves, and how we imagine our place in the world. The constant struggle for identity, beauty and a place in the natural world can be quite unnatural. Images of our physical and spiritual selves have been aggressively twisted lately."
Zuill feels that the media bombards us with ideas on how to live, look, pray and love. What one person considers as beautiful can be challenged by what the world is being told is beautiful. We are becoming a society where beauty and life has only one look. Maybe this narrowing of ideals survives because of our desperate need to fit in. So, Zuill asks, what happens when we can’t fit into the narrow slot of what is normal and beautiful?
As titled, the recent work plays with concepts of identity. It presents various body types, forms of clothing, and iconic body adornment to imply stories, histories, and sometimes, confusion. Some of the images contain contradictory symbols, which are culturally very different. Other ideas dwell on historic importance, cultural acceptance, and class systems. "The recent works by Andrea are rich and textural. After watching Andrea's work over the past 8 years, I can see that the artist is truly coming into her own distinctive style and place in the art world", says gallery owner Ree Willaford.
Also coming up at Galleri Urbane is a group show featuring gallery artist Peter Voshefski, Kate Carr, Munson Hunt, Bale Allen and introducing Ted Larsen. This show opens March 29th 6-8 p.m.
Galleri Urbane is located at 212 E.San Antonio St /Hwy 90, one block east of The Ballroom, Marfa Texas 79843. The gallery is open 10-6 daily or by appointment.
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