So here we are, a new year and yes, even with massive New Year’s Eve production going on on Main St, a new month of First Thursday on Main arts events.
Frame of Mind: FOM Series January 2012/ First Thursdays on Main
To kick off 2012, Frame of Mind invites you to come and experience Kindred Harvest, a series of new works from one of Columbia’s fastest growing stars on the arts scene, Amanda Ladymon.
Amanda explains that Kindred Harvest “…investigates the many complexities of family… and the roles played within those relationships. The mother and child bond and reproductive process is one strong influence on this work. Our upbringing affects us all, especially in determining what kind of person we turn out to be. Within this body of work, there are many photographic images used to reflect on my family’s past – all the photographs and drawings were acquired directly from my family albums. The many shapes and organic drawings interspersed amongst the photographic images represent the connective energy between each person, whether it was the memory of loving or possibly more of a longing. The use of circular forms continues to symbolize the connective relationship we have with one another in a biological or conceptual sense…”.
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sur·re·al·ism A movement in art and literature in the 1920′s that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, characterized by the evocative juxtaposition of incongruous images in order to include unconscious and dream elements.”
(*Merriam-Webster …and Dictionary.com)
This month at the gallery, Lindsay Wiggins and I are co-hosting an exhibition the epitomizes the method in which we create most of our art … The Surreal Show.
The show will include sculpture, paintings, mixed media, photography and textiles by Natalie Brown, Janice Dittmar, Nathan Fiveash, Libby Gamble, Kirill Simin, Lyra Stephens, Michelle Rogers, LIndsay Wiggins and me, plus, performance art by Natalie Brown with Alternacirque and Dr. G. Fredric Mau.
Natalie Brown and Alternacirque will perform a very special preview from Alternacirque’s upcoming 4th Annual Bellydance, Circus, & Burlesque Festival of Doom. The big event takes place in Columbia on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 8:00pm through Sunday, January 15, 2012. You don’t want to miss it! For more information, here’s the link with all the details: https://www.facebook.com/events/167924949956552/ .
Surrealism stems from the subconscious mind so it only made sense to invite Columbia’s most revered hypnotist! Dr. G. Fredric Mau, board-certified hypnotist and owner of Watermark Hypnosis in Columbia, will offer rapid induction performance art as part of the show. Dr. Mau will move volunteers into a hypnotic state very quickly–in 10 to 30 seconds–leading them through a variety of subconscious effects, including catalepsy, memory tricks and anesthesia.. The rapid-induction performance will explore the way participants react to suggestions using the subconscious mind. “The transition from an awake state to a hypnotic state can be achieved very quickly–almost as fast as turning a switch,” Mau said. “We do some of our best creative work when we relax, as anyone who has come up with a great idea in the shower knows. Hypnosis and art are collaborative partners.” We are honored and excited to have Fredric as a part of the evening’s opening.
The Roe Young State Farm Agency will provide us with libations and Maria Kennedy Mungo will create a culinary sensation for opening night! (Big thanks to both Roe and Maria for their continual support of the arts!)
The Surreal Show will run from January 5th though February 23rd. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm and by appointment. For more information, contact Anastasia Chernoff at 803 665 6902.
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S&S Art Supply:Nature vs. Nurture: Paintings by Lisa Puryear
Lisa began painting and creating art at a very young age. She studied painting first under Mildred White at the Sumter Gallery of Art. She continued her studies in art at the University of South Carolina. Lisa is currently a member of the Trenholm Artists Guild in Columbia, SC and About Face at the Columbia Museum of Art. In 2011 she was selected to participate in the Contemporaries Artist of the Year Show, the SC Arts Commission Gala and the Art with a Heart Show benefiting the Ronald McDonald House. Her work has also shown at USC Sumter.
It will be from 5:30 til around 8 maybe a little later…She looks forward to seeing you there!
