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November Issue 2007
Artspace in Raleigh, NC, Features Works by Ashley Lathe, Ashlynn Browning, Alice Levinson, and Anthony Ulinski
Artspace in Raleigh, NC, is presenting two exhibits including: In the Neighborhood, featuring works by Ashley Lathe, on view in the Upfront Gallery from Nov. 2 through Dec. 1, 2007, and Artspace Artists Association Biennial Three Person Exhibition, featuring the work of Ashlynn Browning, Alice Levinson, and Anthony Ulinski, curated by Leah Stoddard. The exhibit will be on view in Gallery 1, from Nov. 17 through Jan. 12, 2008.
Ashley Lathe
Ashley Lathe presents a series of watercolor
sketches focusing on utilitarian structures within working class
urban districts such as convenience stores, hair salons, carryout
restaurants, and pool halls. Mostly derived from his own neighborhood
in Charlotte, NC, these sketches distinguish the individual structures
that define communities within each American city or town. They
are the aesthetic from which neighborhoods have developed and
thrived. With increased development and homogenization, these
outdated structures reflect a diminishing model of community.
A native of North Carolina, Lathe began his fine art career via
the commercial arts. Graduating in 1992 from East Carolina University
with a BA in Graphic Design and Illustration, Ashley worked for
several years in web design and marketing. Following completion
of post-baccalaureate classes at the University of North Carolina
at Charlotte, he taught art classes at the university level. In
2002, he began a career as a full-time artist.
Every two years, Artspace presents an exhibition of works by three Artspace member artists whose work has been selected by a prominent juror through a competitive jury process. This year's curator is Leah Stoddard, Director of Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA. Stoddard reviewed slide submissions and scheduled studio visits before selecting three artists to participate in the exhibition. The exhibition features works by Ashlynn Browning, Alice Levinson, and Anthony Ulinski. Each artist has been pursuing new work to unveil specifically for this exhibition.
Ashlynn Browning
Ashlynn Browning recently completed a three-week residency at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. Browning's work began to be influenced by the rural environment of the VCCA. The green of the countryside crept into her paintings, along with abstracted forms from nature. Over the last few months, now working in her studio in Raleigh, Browning has continued to allow these influences to play out in her work. In the series of work presented in her Artspace exhibition, the grid form acts as a jumping off point for compositions that reference the landscape. Browning utilizes loose brushwork and an unexpected palette, thus redefining the inherent structure of the grid in a more organic and emotional way. Browning enjoys determining her own balance between order and chaos, emotion and restraint, and the inner and outer life.
Alice Levinson
Alice Levinson's work is constructed using
pieces of torn or cut fabric which are then layered and stitched
into a dynamic composition. Color, line, and layering are used
to produce a visual sense of movement and organic process. Levinson
notes that there is great pleasure for her in finding coherence
among disparate elements. The process of construction may vary
to reflect the conceptual intent of the work. Most often, Levinson
chooses to leave the edges of her work raw and unbound. The works
in this exhibition reflect a range of creative stimuli ranging
from a response to aggression and conflict, to the interpersonal
realm of familial relationships to personal explorations of memory.
Anthony Unlinski
Anthony Unlinski, similarly to Ashlynn Browning, began his new series of still life paintings during a spring residency at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. The works in this exhibition are spare compositions, created using available light and a muted palette. In some scenes there is a window in the background, but the focus is always on the interior - simple objects - teapot, cup, book, vase - on a tabletop represented by a large white plane. In each scene, there is an implied but absent figure, as if the viewer had interrupted some private ritual - some moment of quiet contemplation.
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Gallery listings, call the center at 919/821-2787 or visit (www.artspacenc.org).
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