Self Series by Laura Young (One night only)
Dangenart Gallery recently invited Laura Young to show her digital media and photography
in a studio adjacent to Dangenart in the Historic Arcade Building in downtown Nashville.
Laura, an artist living in Nashville for ten years, recently begun using photography to document
her drawings in which her body is the canvas. On the first two Saturdays in November she was
in Suite 78 of the Arcade to exhibit "Human/Animal Nature" a digital media work which addresses
human anxiety about our animal nature. She will return on Dec. 1, to show her media work
and new photographs which are combined into a composite work that shows how her sense of
"self" is constructed of many identities.
"I use photos of my own body to create a visual representation of the concept of "self." My
body is the tangible container in which I carry my mutable identity. My skin, which is the
container's surface, is the protective- but vulnerable membrane- that divides my internal
self from the external world. My skin is a boundary and as such is a symbol of the division
between me/you, male/female, and young/old. My skin is a pelt upon which my life
experience is etched."
The exhibition is on display Dec. 1, 6-9pm (one night only) in Suite 78 the Arcade Building.
Human Condition by Donna Meeks
Extremely Superficial - December Juried Exhibition (Dec 1 - Dec 23)
Artists in this show examine the two-dimensionality of art by bringing out the deeper reality to the visual surface.
Participating artists:
* Donna Meeks
* Rob Tarbell
* Nuala Sawyer
* Michael Kelley
* Guliano Marin
Supoort/Trapped. Clay and wire.
Current Shows
From Nov 3 through November 23,
3-D Hieroglyphs by Daniel Lai
Although primarily known as the pioneer of the art colony at the historic Arcade,
Daniel Lai is an artist that works in various mediums. From his oil painting and photography,
he moved on to the more unconventional burnt canvases. In November, Dangenart will
feature his new sculptural work. This series is what he calls a "three dimensional hieroglyph"
of his personal life. "The idea of my sculptures is very simple, he says. "They are a
three-dimensional journal that conveys snippets of my emotions and feelings toward life.
I translate these experiences to a visual form that is three dimensional, simplistic, and often
relatable to many." This exhibit is especially interesting because Lai's latest "3-D journal"
contains only his experience here in Nashville since he moved here from NY in 2005.
Lai's sculptures often convey sarcasm, witticism and a sense of humor.
