Friday, January 29, 2010

1st Year MFA Exhibition: never odd or even, Jan 20-30, 2010



Artists’ Websites:

Jessica Gispert
Shadi Harouni
David J. Merritt www.davidjmerritt.com
Carlos Reyes www.carlosreyesstudio.com
Ben Schumacher the-steelers-blog.blogspot.com
Andy Slemenda www.andyslemenda.blogspot.com
Jo-ey Tang registry.whitecolumns.org/view_artist.php?artist=497
Kevin Yang www.watercomicpainter.blogspot.com
Leafe Zales www.leafezales.blogspot.com


Installation View




Jessica Gispert
Installation

Jessica Gispert
El Flee, 2009
digital video, 4 minutes 12 seconds




Jessica Gispert
Armed Hair, 2010
digital video, 47 seconds, looped




Shadi Harouni
untitled, 2010
dry wall, transfer film



David J. Merritt
Untitled, 2009-10
unfired clay, galvanized steel piping, wood, mdf, plexiglass, video loop, dimensions variable



David J. Merritt
Head #3, 2009
unfired clay, galvanized steel piping, wood, plastic tubing, chenille sticks, light bulb & fixture, paint, dimensions variable




Carlos Reyes
“Alley” (from rear of gallery towards front):
Just to be polite, 2010
chain, doorknob, existing wall



Carlos Reyes
Untitled (fringe in crack), 2010
fringe, existing wall, light and fixture



Carlos Reyes
Untitled (prism for window and heat), 2010
glass prisms, wire, fringe, rising heat



Carlos Reyes
Indian Style, 2010
inkjet print, snapshot, and wood frame



Ben Schumacher
Installation



Ben Schumacher
Untitled, 2009
granite, 10”x30” each



Ben Schumacher
Untitled, 2009
granite, 10”x30” each



Ben Schumacher
Untitled, 2009
granite, 10”x30” each



Andy Slemenda
Blue Kentucky Girl, 2009-10
mixed media installation



Jo-ey Tang
Installation



Jo-ey Tang
On Stage (clockwise from front left):
might be possible, 2010
broken cement plant plate, woven belt, tin tile, standing lamp base, outlet, 10”x10”x58”



Jo-ey Tang
cannot point to a single event, 2009
window blind, plastic flowers, chrome stand , 4”x12”x34”


Jo-ey Tang
view of View of Oyster Bay (After Tiffany), 2009
black and white infrared print, 6 ¾”x10” image on 8”x10” paper



Jo-ey Tang
untitled, 2009
c-print, 12½”x18¾” on 16”x20” paper



Jo-ey Tang
considering the climate, 2009
window screen, table runner, folding stool, 16”x25”x41”



Jo-ey Tang
unlimited capacity, 2010
custom-made mirror, smoke, burned out candle in jar, 3¾”x 4 ¾”x96”



Jo-ey Tang
Below Stage:
an imaginary position some distance above the earth, 2010
artist’s shoe scuff marks accumulated by leaning one foot on the wall at various times throughout exhibition, dimension variable



Kevin Yang
Vertical Drowning Man, 2010
oil on canvas, 48”x68”



Kevin Yang

Wall (on right):
Untitled (Drawings), 2009
ink on paper




Kevin Yang

Wall (facing stage):

Untitled (Drawings)I, 2007-9

ink and watercolor on paper




Leafe Zales

Wall (from left to right):

Fan Drawings, 2009

8.5"x11" and 3'x2' paper, 0.5 lead




Leafe Zales

It’s All a Bunch of Masturbation…Waiting for the Orgasm, 2009

5'x4' paper, pencil




Leafe Zales

Floor:

Tuggle, 2009

black thread, plastic, gears, AA battery, spray paint, glass