CLUTTER and There’s no reason to think…
April 6 – 27, 2019

Melissa Shook has long been beset by clutter. Every time she turns around, she’s misplaced what she was working on Since she’s always involved with three to four projects at once, this is a clever tactic devised long ago to trick her unconscious into assuming that she’s not doing anything at all. Unfortunately, the ability to produce that much chaos extends to all aspects of her life, but that’s the way it goes.

In this exhibition, Clutter, she displays archival color prints taken of various areas in her apartment. On each, she’s written the names and sometimes the significance of the objects – piles of paper, cameras and cases, books, dozens of pens for writing on self-portraits, pill bottles, clothes and shoes, pots and pans, you name it. The underlying theme seems to be – “if you are almost eighty and haven’t been able to solve this problem with a lot of therapy, enjoy it.” www.melissashook.com

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Walter Kopec has a lifelong love of language and is an inveterate collector of words, phrases, and sentences comprised completely of the letters of the alphabet that can be divided symmetrically (ie. A,B,C,D,E,H…).   There’s no reason to think… features conceptual works in which he breaks letters into parts and reassembles them to create new words and phrases.  The simple reorganization of letters can give a completely different meaning to expressions and concepts.  He invites the viewer to notice what’s left out of a message — or what’s implied. Through his word-based art, Kopec asks the viewer to think about the potential double meanings and innuendo conveyed through carefully parsed language, and to recognize that people often do not mean what they say —and, in fact, can sometimes mean the opposite.  In addition to his word-based art, Kopec will be showing recent abstract paintings and sculpture.
www.walterkopec.com

The AWG invites you to join them on Saturday, April 6^th for the Opening Reception from 6-9pm

and/or East Boston’s Third Thursday Reception on Thursday, April 18^th from 6-9pm at the Gallery. 

 Gallery Hours:  Fridays & Saturdays 2-6 PM or by appointment

An Explosion of Colors
New Member Exhibition
March 9-30

Atlantic Works Gallery is proud to present its new member exhibition, “An Explosion of Colors,” opening on Saturday, March 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET. Please join the artists, Krystle Vermes, Sandrine Colson, Renato Viganego, and Dan Hofstadter for light refreshments and artist talks.

The monthly “Third Thursday” celebration will be held on Thursday, March 21, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET. Join the artists and the Atlantic Works Gallery community to mingle and discuss the art.

“An Explosion of Colors” is an exploration of every hue on the color wheel and what it means to be saturated in one or more of these tints in today’s world – whether it be an object, a person, or a special place. Each of the artists expresses what color means to them in their carefully crafted pieces for this particular exhibit.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Krystle Vermes has been creating painting and drawing for more than 15 years. She enjoys working with acrylic and multimedia materials. Her work has been featured in publications including ArtAscent magazine, where she received the Distinguished Artist title.

Dan Hofstadter works in both upstate NY and Boston. His work has previously been shown in Stockholm and in Bennington, Vermont.

Sandrine Colson is a versatile painter who now focuses on mixed media. She has been painting for more than 18 years. A world traveler, she gets her inspiration from the various cultures she has visited and the special light of Provence, France, where she is born. Her compositions are abstract, referencing natural forms and movement, filled with bright paint swirls, playful paper cut-outs, and three-dimensional objects, resulting in richly textured abstract canvases with intricate layering. Her work is a continuing experimentation with form, color, and medium.

Renato Viganego is a Boston-based artist and new member of the Atlantic Works Gallery. His studio can be found at 80 Border St.

Wabi-Sabi at Atlantic Works Gallery

FEBRUARY 9 – MARCH 2 , 2019

80 Border Street. Top Floor
on the waterfront in East Boston, MA 02128
Parking available  map

Opening Reception
Saturday, February 9, 6-9 PM

Artists Christine Palamidessi and Bo Petran stir the quintessential Japanese aesthetic with their own Italian and Czech sensibilities. What results is a flowing visual umami tempered with classical beauty, existential grace and two zen gardens.

Gallery Hours
Fridays and Saturdays, 2-6 PM,
during events, or by appointment.

Roberta Pyx Sutherland, inks and watercolor
on Chinese paper (pictured ‘Night Vision’)
Joseph Fontinha, video “Blue Kimono”
Kelly Slater, frottage
Kasia Bytnerowicz, ink drawings
DharmaCrafts, Meditation zafus

Advanced art students of East Boston
High School made 108 leaves for Wabi-Sabi.
The leaves are suspended from bamboo poles,
which hang from gallery ceiling.

Artist Talk and Music Event
Thursday, 21 February, 6-9 PM

Christine Palamidessi and Bo Petran talk about
Wabi-Sabi installation, influences and materials.
Boston-Based musician Ayumi Ueda plays crystal
singing bowls, glassophone & energy chimes
at 6:30 PM.

DONATIONS WELCOMED