Crosstown Arts
An after-school workshop all about abstraction. Explore our current abstract painting exhibition, Between the Eyes (in the gallery at 422 N. Cleveland). Then meet in story booth for hands-on art activities for all ages, led by artists Laurel Sucsy (Between the Eyes curator), Mary Jo Karimnia, and Brittney Bullock.
This is a free, drop-in program: come when you wish, no registration necessary!
Children must be accompanied by adults.
Snacks and drinks will be served.
(Image: Rubens Ghenov)
A discussion about abstraction with artists Hamlett Dobbins, Melissa Dunn, and Laurel Sucsy
Image: Rob De Oude
Crosstown Arts is pleased to present Between the Eyes, a group show about contemporary abstract painting and how we see it. Just as the relationships of pitch and duration can express emotion in music, the formal relationships of hue, value, shape, and placement can collect to create meaning in abstract painting. Featuring the work of six painters exploring distinct modes of abstraction, the exhibition examines the way each artist uses deliberate choices to engage us in the experience of looking. Formal cues such as gesture, color and the use of found objects prompt us to recognize patterns and attribute meaning to certain behaviors. Physicality contends with the pictorial as we both decipher and project meaning into the space of abstract forms.
The exhibition is curated by Laurel Sucsy and features work by New York-based artists Marina Adams, Rob de Oude, and Joe Fyfe; LA-based artist Iva Gueorguieva; Philadelphia-based artist Rubens Ghenov; and Laurel Sucsy of Memphis.
