SHOW:
Friday October 27, from 7:30 - 11pm
SHOW:
"PLAY"
In
this exceptional retrospective, a powerful selection of
forty young Canadian and American artists share an incredibly
rich and diverse mix of drawing, digital arts, painting,
performance, photography, poetry, printmaking, sculpture,
sound, textile and video works.
artists
have chosen to reflect on nostalgic childhood memories
and the shared pop culture of their youth. The exhibit
promises a hyper-real atmosphere of an eclectic mix of
late 80's and early 90's electronics, era specific consumer
imagery and generational references. The collection runs
the spectrum from idolization to critique, from depictions
of childhood character heroes to works analyzing correlations
between real and virtual spaces. Artists include Windsor's
own Allison Cake, Sara Jane French and Rory O'Connor and
Detroit's Carl Oxley III and Mark Sengbusch.
The
opening celebration boasts a surreal mix of era music,
a screening of "Rainbow Bright and the Star Stealer",
and the opportunity to play against gaming champions in
classic console. Admittance is free, many of the artists
will be in attendance, and most works will be for sale.
Visit online at http://www.theplayshow.com
ARTISTS:
Leslie
Allen
Myndi
Arsenault (painting)
Dan
Bernyk (sculpture)
Joe
Berube (painting)
John
Berube (found object)
Ally
Boothroyd (photo)
Allison
Cake (sound installation)
Olga
Dermendji (painting)
Scott Ferris (sculpture, photo)
George
Fisher (digital, drawing)
Sara
Jane French (performance)
Jani
Gusevski (painting)
Keegan
Hawkeswood
Sara
Cameron (audio, video)
Dianne
Clinton (sculpture)
Jolie
Inthavong (painting)
"Justo" (drawing)
Melody
Krauze (textile)
Jessica
"Deca" Lamb (drawing)
Chris
LeChien (digital, sculpture)
Colleen
Lumley (sculpture)
Tyne
Melanson (painting, drawing)
Luisa
Napoli
Rory
O'Connor (printmaking)
James Oltean (sound)
Carl
Oxley III (painting)
Shyam
Patel (drawing, found object)
Paul
Pytlik (painting)
Ramon
"Chito" Romero IV (drawing)
Ryan
Sakal (sculpture)
Mark
Sengbusch (painting)
DJ
Jazzy Brian W. Simbirski (digital)
Ashley Smith
Erum
Tayyab (drawing)
Chris
Thorin (digital)
Amy
VanTorre (installation)
Kim
Willis (found objects)
Kim
Wilson (sculpture)
Samantha
Van Zetten (poetry)
The
Common Ground Gallery is open from 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays through
Fridays. For more information on this exhibition, please
contact Common Ground Gallery at 519.252.6380
Common
Ground is located on the first floor of historic Mackenzie
Hall, at 3277 Sandwich St. W., in Windsor's west-end
district, minutes from the Ambassador Bridge.
