"Catalyst Remastered in Analog" by Jason Hawk
Don't
forget Las Manos Gallery's last exhibition at 5220 N. Clark St. is this Friday,
October 5th from 6-10pm!
The
Migrating Artists: Michelle Peterson-Albandoz, Michael McGuire, Juan Fernandez,
Mark Pease, Tricia Rumbolz, Jay Fernandez, Paul Clark, Mieke Zuiderweg, Jason
Hawk, Steven Green and Matthew Best.
Michelle
Peterson-Albandoz
takes her theme of digital landscape one step further during this Chicago
Artists Month exhibition. For Peterson-Albandoz, technical overload leads
to the abstraction of information. Continuous access to computers, smart phones
and tablets causes a constant stream of data into our conscience.
The ability to focus diminishes over time, only letting us pull fragmented
bits of information that don't amount to much.
To
capture this disconnect, Michelle has created words and sentences with stencils
using layers of paint on wood. This information is then cut down,
deconstructing the meaning and leaving only pulses of recognizable letters. By
layering them together, Michelle taps into the sporadic focus that is our
attention span.
Jason
Hawk debuts a new
collection of metal sculpture this group show. Hawk, who works in casting,
fabrication and forging, has taken a more delicate turn in this series titled
“Fabricated Landscapes.”
The
pieces, which spindle into space, manage to look like they cannot hold their
own weight- a difficult effect to achieve in this material. Ancient-looking
platforms collide with industry-inspired forms that host graffiti art and small
human figures to set the scale. This fantastical content lets the viewer
instantly create their own narrative- exactly what Jason wants of the
work.
Remember-
Las Manos Gallery will be moving to its new location at the beginning of
November! Walk a few steps down past the gallery to our new space at 1515 W.
Foster Ave in Andersonville
