The Ann Street Gallery is pleased to present INSIGHT: Contemporary Approaches to Drawing, a group exhibition that features more than forty selected drawings by contemporary artists grouped together by the medium. The exhibition opens with an artist reception on Saturday, July 18 from 6pm-9pm and runs through August 29, 2009.
As an artistic medium, drawing’s long history has its beginnings in the Paleolithic cave drawings of Lascaux, reaching through antiquity, and triumphed during the Renaissance. While typically, we think of a drawing as two dimensional, many of the artists included in this exhibition have exceeded that boundary. Their work and their messages have literally pressed beyond the confines of the paper surface and seem to project into our space. Their work explores the possibilities of drawing using non-traditional or indirect means, while addressing traditional art-historical subjects as portraiture, narrative, figurative work, interiors, and the decorative frieze. By expanding outside the traditional formats, these artists have begun to create innovative styles and techniques, while preserving the formal design elements and principles of drawing.
Artists featured in the exhibit include:
Shaun Acton
Jorge J. Aristizabal
Jill Auckenthaler
Megan Canning
Nancy Cohen
Frances Jetter
Jason Mager
Charlotte Schulz
Lorene Taurerewa
Takashi Usui
The Ann Street Gallery is a nonprofit gallery located in the City of Newburgh specializing in contemporary emerging and established artists. The gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday, 11 AM-5 PM or by appointment.
For more information regarding INSIGHT: Contemporary Approaches to Drawing and the Ann Street Gallery, contact Virginia Walsh, Director, at (845) 562-6940 x. 119, vwalsh@safe-harbors.org or visit www.annstreetgallery.org.
