iDraw iPaint iSulpt iPhotograph

I would like to express my gratitude to Peter Jacobs for introducing me to the wonderful institution of Pierro Gallery, South Orange NJ, with Judy Wukich, Director, and her incredibly dedicated volunteer which I have had the great pleasure of working with on several occasions.

"iDraw, iPaint, iSculpt and iPhotograph" is a gathering of artists that dare to use basic materials that would nowadays be considered "old school". Simple but powerful basic tools and materials are used to express what lies deep inside the eyes of an artist. In my opinion, as we move further into this century, these past generations of "main stream artists" that have survived into the present almost seems to be void of the skill, craft and even vision of their predecessors and instead seem drawn to the "trendy" styles of the day making "catchy" and often very expensive "happy techno" accidents. The much desired "wow factor" quickly becomes the "was factor" as it drifts away from the stage of longevity. I strongly believe that the artist must go through a process of seasoning and maturing at their craft. A time in which is needed to grow and develop a sense of identity. An identity that is defined by mastering skills combined with a divine-like creativity leaving a defining signature in whatever medium used. This process is repeated throughout history among the great names in art. The artist can transcend their thoughts and record it on a surface for all to see. This quest for truth, beauty, and timelessness in a world tarnished by the fall of humanity is a struggle that may perhaps take lifetimes to accomplish.

The artists portrayed in this exhibition all work with the materials that directly involve the artists' creative hand. Each work demonstrates a unique joy far surpassing visual comprehension.

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marco munoz

iDraw
iPaint
iSculpt
iPhotograph

Drew Knapp - Drawing
Bonnie Maranz - Painting
Barbara Wallace - Sculpture
Evonne M. Davis - Photography
Curated by Marco Munoz

October 19 - November 23, 2008

Opening Reception: October 19, 2008, 2-4 pm
Artists’ Gallery Tour at 2 pm


The premise of this exhibit is the sheer joy of creation and expression, a sense of great immediacy: a hands-on, soul to
head to creativity manifested in physical form.



The Pierro Gallery of South Orange
Baird Center
5 Mead Street
South Orange, NJ
(973) 378-7754 - Ext. 3


Gallery hours are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 1-4 pm, or by appointment. Exhibitions are free to the public.
The gallery is wheelchair and handicap accessible with large print.

Westinghouse Project 2008

The WESTINGHOUSE PROJECT Over 40 artists have been working since early spring to make artwork inspired by and often created from the ruins of the recently demolished Westinghouse factory in Newark, NJ. In addition to photographs, video, paintings, drawings, sculptures, lighting, furniture, fashion, poetry and installations, the opening reception will showcase two live bands, a buffet and open bar. Saturday, October 11th, from 5-11pm at the NJ School of Architecture’s Gallery. (corner of MLK Blvd and Warren St…. 113 Summit St. Newark).
A film screening (part of Newark’s Open Studio Tour) will be on 10.25.08 from 7-10pm Regular viewing: M-F from 9am-4pm until December 3
Participating artists Les Ayre, Jeanne Brasile, Phillip Buehler, Ada Caro, Jessica Dalrymple, Kevin Darmanie, Andrew Demirjian, Anne Dushanko-Dobek, Raeford Dwyer, Rachel Ehrgood, Chris Funkhouser, Seth Goodwin, Matthew Gosser, Carlo Grassini, Leslie Granda Hill, William Kerr, Robert Lach, Felipe Londono, Eleonora Luongo, Rebecca Major, Kevin Merkle, Maria Mijares, Linda Morgan, Beth Ann Morrison, Marco Munoz, Sara Nordstrom, Kathryn Okeson, William Randolph Oliwa, Alexandra Pacula, Holli Schorno, Adejoke Tugbiyele Sedita, DC Smith, Jacqueline Smith, William Smith, Joan Sonnenfeld, Susan Stair, Charlee Swanson, Tamas Szalczer, Amanda Thackray, Cindy Tower, Pete Tuomey, Katalin Vilim, Joe Waks, Ernest Shukara Walker, Anker West, Troy West, Polina Zaitseva
The WESTINGHOUSE PROJECT is the latest Ar+chaeology exhibition to be hosted by the New Jersey School of Architecture Gallery. “Ar+chaeology” is an art movement concerned with the exploration of culturally significant abandoned buildings and the transformation of found artifacts into artwork that speaks somehow of the places they were found. Previous exhibitions of this nature have promoted a greater appreciation of sites such as the Pabst Brewery, the old Essex County Jail and the Mulberry Street Firehouse in Downtown Newark.
Historical background of Westinghouse in Newark The recently demolished Westinghouse factory spanned two city blocks adjacent to Broad Street Train Station just north of Downtown Newark. The original 4-story brick factory was built in 1890 along the eastern edge of the site. A year later, George Westinghouse acquired the United Electric Light Company (an 1878 structure on the western edge of the site). During the early 1900’s, the properties between those buildings were purchased, razed and replaced by structures joining the complex into a seamless 4-story brick façade bounding Orange Street, University Avenue and Lackawanna Plaza.
The first products made in the Newark factory were trolley motors, electrical switchboards, arc lamps, volt meters and watt-hour meters, most of which benefitted from advancements made by Nikola Tesla in the area of AC electricity. By the 1920’s, Westinghouse’s Meter Division (as it was now known) had increased production to a wide variety of meters, protective relays, electric fans and radio speakers… as well as housing one of the country’s earliest radio stations (The first world series was broadcast from the roof of the building). During WWII, the Meter Division focused on supplying shock-proof relays, gauges and instrumentation for military use in tanks, planes and warships. At the height of its activity in the 1950’s and 60’s, the factory produced over a thousand varieties of relays, electrical instruments and tele-metering/switchboard equipment.
In order to keep up with production, the interior courtyard was converted into a warehouse and by 1969 a 5-story modernist building capped the western edge of the 500,000 sq. ft. complex. Soon after however, Westinghouse began shutting down its operations and by 1984 had vacated and sold the property to a consortium of developers that tried unsuccessfully to rehabilitate the complex.
For more info: http://www.gosser.info/ or contact (973) 596-3080

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