Dreams 2D/3D
Show Dates: July 7th – August 28th
Opening Reception:Thursday, July 15th, 5-9pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. /Jun 2010 —on Thursday, July 15, an opening reception for the exhibition “Dreams 2D/3D” featuring the work of two artists, Julian Penrose and Judith Ferrara, will be held from 5:00—9:00PM at Gallery Z. Also The Gallery will host both artists for a discussion and poetry reading on Saturday August 7 from 3:00-5:00 PM
Assemblage and collage artist Julian Penrose was born in Brazil but now lives and works in Providence, RI. Using his own personal experiences for inspiration, Penrose creates “eco-friendly” or “green” shadowboxes or freestanding assemblage pieces by utilizing up to 90% saved, donated, or found materials. By re-using old materials in attractive and innovative ways, he hopes to reduce the clutter of today’s “waste stream.” His assemblage works encourage the viewer to see the elegance, beauty, and meaning of everyday “trash” while incorporating architectural elements, humor, ironic double meanings, and threads of cultural issues and past events.
Penrose uses numerous techniques and personal additions to make his pieces unique. He often transfers printed images onto different materials and surfaces to create new meanings. His collages also tend to include stubs, receipts, and other memorabilia from his day-to-day adventures. “I am fascinated by Andy Warhol and the development of 'Pop Culture,’ inspired and in awe of Robert Rauchenberg, and pay homage to the exquisite, tailored pieces of Joseph Cornell!” says Penrose of his artistic influences. Ultimately, Penrose sees his work as a both a literal and figural collage of his life, but leaves his assemblages open-ended and up to the personal reflection and interpretation of the viewer.
Judith Ferrara is both a visual artist and a prize-winning poet. After returning to painting in 1998 following a long break, Ferrara received the Jacob Knight Emerging Artist Award in 2000. She works mainly in acrylic, oil, and oil pastel to help convey expressive and colorful forms clearly inspired by her well-known predecessors Chagall, Matisse, Hockney, and Van Gogh. Passion and emotion have become the defining elements of her work: “I am always asking ‘but what is this painting about?’ Meaning is finally conveyed to me in the language of emotions: joy, fear, serenity, or discomfort,” she says.
Ferrara’s poetry has appeared in The Comstock Review, The Black Fly Review, The Portland Review Literary Journal, A Journal of New England Poetry, and many others. She acknowledges the strong link between poetry and painting in her life, with many of her poems becoming paintings or her paintings becoming the subjects of poems. In 2003, she received the Worcester Cultural Commission-Massachusetts Cultural Council creative arts fellowship to work on a collection of her visual and written work, aptly titled Reciprocity.
This show hopes to foster a dialogue between these two very unique artists, bringing new layers of meaning to both of their artwork. The show will run from July 7 – August 28, 2010.
Our Art, Food & Wine Creating Awareness for a Cause event is held at the gallery on the last Thursday of every month. For this month’s event, Gallery Z partners with The Aware Alliance Refugee Theater Group for their cause on July 29. The group will perform an original play written by Dorothy Abram for this special event, which will run from 5:00 – 7:00pm. Enjoy fine cuisine provided by a local restaurant, and world-class hand selected wine provided by Mark Gasbarro of Gasbarro’s Wines located at 361 Atwells Ave. on Historic Federal Hill (www.galleryzprov.com)
Dreams 2D/3D
Show Dates: July 7th – August 28th
Opening Reception:Thursday, July 15th, 5-9pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. /Jun 2010 —on Thursday, July 15, an opening reception for the exhibition “Dreams 2D/3D” featuring the work of two artists, Julian Penrose and Judith Ferrara, will be held from 5:00—9:00PM at Gallery Z. Also The Gallery will host both artists for a discussion and poetry reading on Saturday August 7 from 3:00-5:00 PM
Assemblage and collage artist Julian Penrose was born in Brazil but now lives and works in Providence, RI. Using his own personal experiences for inspiration, Penrose creates “eco-friendly” or “green” shadowboxes or freestanding assemblage pieces by utilizing up to 90% saved, donated, or found materials. By re-using old materials in attractive and innovative ways, he hopes to reduce the clutter of today’s “waste stream.” His assemblage works encourage the viewer to see the elegance, beauty, and meaning of everyday “trash” while incorporating architectural elements, humor, ironic double meanings, and threads of cultural issues and past events.
Penrose uses numerous techniques and personal additions to make his pieces unique. He often transfers printed images onto different materials and surfaces to create new meanings. His collages also tend to include stubs, receipts, and other memorabilia from his day-to-day adventures. “I am fascinated by Andy Warhol and the development of 'Pop Culture,’ inspired and in awe of Robert Rauchenberg, and pay homage to the exquisite, tailored pieces of Joseph Cornell!” says Penrose of his artistic influences. Ultimately, Penrose sees his work as a both a literal and figural collage of his life, but leaves his assemblages open-ended and up to the personal reflection and interpretation of the viewer.
Judith Ferrara is both a visual artist and a prize-winning poet. After returning to painting in 1998 following a long break, Ferrara received the Jacob Knight Emerging Artist Award in 2000. She works mainly in acrylic, oil, and oil pastel to help convey expressive and colorful forms clearly inspired by her well-known predecessors Chagall, Matisse, Hockney, and Van Gogh. Passion and emotion have become the defining elements of her work: “I am always asking ‘but what is this painting about?’ Meaning is finally conveyed to me in the language of emotions: joy, fear, serenity, or discomfort,” she says.
Ferrara’s poetry has appeared in The Comstock Review, The Black Fly Review, The Portland Review Literary Journal, A Journal of New England Poetry, and many others. She acknowledges the strong link between poetry and painting in her life, with many of her poems becoming paintings or her paintings becoming the subjects of poems. In 2003, she received the Worcester Cultural Commission-Massachusetts Cultural Council creative arts fellowship to work on a collection of her visual and written work, aptly titled Reciprocity.
This show hopes to foster a dialogue between these two very unique artists, bringing new layers of meaning to both of their artwork. The show will run from July 7 – August 28, 2010.
Our Art, Food & Wine Creating Awareness for a Cause event is held at the gallery on the last Thursday of every month. For this month’s event, Gallery Z partners with The Aware Alliance Refugee Theater Group for their cause on July 29. The group will perform an original play written by Dorothy Abram for this special event, which will run from 5:00 – 7:00pm. Enjoy fine cuisine provided by a local restaurant, and world-class hand selected wine provided by Mark Gasbarro of Gasbarro’s Wines located at 361 Atwells Ave. on Historic Federal Hill (www.galleryzprov.com)
