A reception to celebrate the All Together Now art exhibit will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. July 8 in Vanderbilt Space 204 gallery.
All Together Now, a group exhibition of prints, collages, paintings, and
mixed media works from across the country, will be displayed through Friday,
Aug. 5. All Space 204 events are free and open to the public. Gallery hours
are Monday through Friday 10 am to 4 pm.
All Together Now focuses on the growing trend of pattern and proletariat
influence in contemporary art and draws together works “not by concept or
message,” according to curator Adrienne Miller, “but through form, color,
materials, and the repeated mark.”
“Elements of “lower art forms” are sneaking back into contemporary art in
significant ways,” said Miller, a local artist and staff member
in the Department of Art. “Artists are using methods such as silkscreen
printing, hand lettering, collage, and other unlikely material combinations
with an awareness of current trends and culture. This type of work bridges
the gap of playful, yet intelligent, having experience and personality
without becoming pedantic. The rise of the rock poster, the influence of
folk art, graffiti, craft elements and commercial design are infiltrating
traditional gallery shows and should be seen as significant influences for
the upcoming generation of fine artists.”
The 19 artists include Laura Baisden, Kelly Bonadies, Will Bryant, Andrew
Burkitt, Chris Cheney, Gregory Scott Cook, Ann Flowers, Tate Foley, Alyson
Fox, Clare J. Bowers, Chad Kouri, Bryce McCloud, Michelle Ramin, Stacey
Reason, Sonnenzimmer, Brad Vetter, Betsy Walton, Lindsey Warren, and Lulu
Wolf.
The Space 204 gallery is on the second floor of the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Art Center, 25th Avenue South at Garland on the Vanderbilt University campus.
For more information, contact the Vanderbilt Department of Art at
615-343-7241 or visit www.vanderbilt.edu/arts .