But Groppel makes it clear that the ultimate mission is the core
of the course, and I wonder whether my distractibility, and the nascent spare tire exposed by my Speedo, will really offer enough motivation for me to make decisions in
line with the
monumental language the doctor is
using.
The eleven artists juxtapose divergent approaches in conversation with each other, reflecting on primal questions consuming artists over the millennia: Elliot Arkin's conceptual
use of web - based commerce spins an absurdist view on the commodification
of artists; Babette Bloch's stainless steel reassessments
of nature and artistic precedent limn positives and negatives through light; Christopher Carroll Calkins's street photography captures moments
of under - the - radar narratives; Valentina DuBasky's acrylic and marble dust works on paper and plaster are a contemporary comment on the prehistory
of art; Gabriel Ferrer's performance - like in - the - moment sumi - ink drawings on handmade paper reflect on memory and personal narrative; Christopher Gallego's realist, pure light - filled oil painting elevates the ordinariness
of an artist's space to visual poetry; Ana Golici, in pergamano and collage, takes inspiration from 17th Century female naturalist, entomologist and botanical illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian to explore questions
of science, nature and objective truth; Emilie Lemakis's
monumental amplification
of an ancient Greek krater employs scale to upend perceptions for the viewer's reconsideration; Mark Mellon's bronzes address the oppositions
of movement and stillness; the alchemy
of Michael Townsend's uncontrolled poured acrylic paintings equate the properties
of materials with the turbulence
of the universe; Jessica Daryl Winer's engagement with luminous color and choreographic
line reflects in visual resonance the sonic history
of a musical instrument.