Some of the highlights of What’s Blooming were right here at the Lab. Almost all of the artists came to proudly stand by their work and in an effort to put a face to a name and to the art I snapped some pics! Now you can all see the faces behind the work.
We had a great time opening up our new exhibition “Abstract Anatomy.” This could easily be a solo show. The point of the lab is not to be a stand alone place for one artist. Collaborating with others gives a feel of community and working with others of like mind, quality of work and excitement about the current subject matter always proves to be a stronger way to express what Bright Olive Art Lab is all about. One of the reasons it’s the Lab is the science part, the other is that it is experimental in the curatorial aspect. I can’t say ANYTHING goes but I certainly try to see what others experiment or specialize in. Artwork is often an experiment. We work with our tools, see what the outcome is and build upon that each time we make a new piece. We are essentially experimenting every time we make a new piece of artwork.
I juried in artist Carly Conelly who showed this the most. Her work is thought out and a strong concept is made, yet her work has a very experimental feel.
Faith works on her drawings and finds new subjects to express EVERY DAY. This is highly experimental. To try and succeed at drawing new subject matter every day is quite difficult no matter how great of an artist one may be. Whether she is doing a study of hands, every day objects, perspectives on her every day life, her work never falls short of spectacular.
The same goes for Bryan. He uses so many tools and it is such a process to make every glass piece whether it is a bowl, jewelry, a lamp, etc. His process is the strongest representation of the hard science behind art, it is much like the scientific method. He conceives an original idea, executes it in his studio and then has a piece of art to evaluate and tweak if needed. If it doesn’t turn out as desired we all must tweak our work. We have our hypothesis (idea) and then get the answer at the end, seeing what we perceive and the necessity to do more work or not on a particular piece is what art and science share.
I feel like the show was very successful. I of course had my own paintings and drawings lining the walls and went thru the same process as all the artists from idea to art piece. The subject matter was very inspiring. To take all the little pieces that are inside whether they be microscopic or pieces of our anatomy inside us or the super cool X-rays I’ve been collecting are proving to be ideas that can just be built upon. This exhibition is almost representative of the scientific method itself. As it is I am satisfied but I see room to grow. What you may have seen or see in the pictures will remain but may change slightly and new pieces will come in at least weekly. It is exciting. Check back here or on facebook to see more at Bright Olive A or come in and check it out!
Enjoy the pics and feel free to leave feedback or ask questions.
Thanks to all who came, some I know, some I wanted to know and met for the first time and some were the general public, every single one of you were a joy to talk with.
Jenny Tiner 