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Perception of Pattern- Art Exhibit

Perception of Pattern – an art exhibit presented by ICAP Services North America LLC, conceived and coordinated by Greg Strid, produced by Unpainted Emporium Productions LLC, featuring the art of Megan Klim, David Poppie and Ev Stone.

Patterns can be seen all around us, everyday. And, we all adhere to patterns of behavior. This is how we create order from the chaos that surrounds us each day. Look at the desks that are arranged on the trading floor, the prices that flash on the screen, the cars in the parking lot below, etc. Imagine what your world would be without patterns, and how that would affect your ability function.

The artists displaying their work today have deliberately created patterns to test the perceptions that most people have of what constitutes the world around them. Through rearranging found objects and shapes intentionally created by line, these artists are challenging you to reconsider what you normally take for granted.

David Poppie is currently represented by Pavel Zoubok Gallery, located on 23rd Street in Manhattan, and his latest work will be displayed at PULSE Miami, the international contemporary art fair scheduled for this December. David is quickly gaining the attention of collectors from around the country, selling close to a dozen pieces through Pavel Zoubek Gallery this year, and is scheduled for a solo show next year.

Megan Klim and Ev Stone have shown their work extensively in Hudson County, and will be participating in Art Basel Miami, the high profile international art show that runs December 6-9 of this year. Perception of Pattern will be on display at ICAP Securities 12th floor offices from November 15, 2007 until December 14, 2007.

Artist Statement- Megan Klim

This work takes on an obsessive quality. They are built with repeated shapes- in most cases circles. Each circle is different –some connected, some overlapping, some are joined to others, some are alone. This work is about gesture vs. structure, transparent vs. opaque. I view these as states of being that can reference the many aspects of the human condition

Megan Klim- Gridded, 2007 (Charcoal, Pencil, Ink on Wax on Wood) 11 x 12 inches

Artist Statement- David Poppie
My recent work involves the reclaiming disposable objects in mass to create two and three dimensional works. Pieces can involve tea bags, matchbook strikes, plastic cutlery, etc. These items are generally disregarded and ignored by the everyday person. Through the gathering of the discards of contemporary culture, I ask the viewer to reconsider the function and value of these objects. I also reassign their value by re-contextualizing them by creating a piece of art from them. Besides utilizing the formal issues that interest me, based in the Minimalist school, I also am making a commentary on the disposable nature of contemporary culture.

David’s work can be seen on the web at:

davidpoppie.com

David Poppie- Façade, 1997 (Teabags, Mixed Media) 21 x 28 inches. On loan from Greg Strid

Artist Statement- Ev Stone

My art has evolved from a time in my childhood when I played in the woods along the Wabash River in Indiana. With my sister’s help I constructed a series of stick forts, lean-to’s and hideaways. We created dramatic imaginary tableaux- clashes on horseback, sharpened stick battles, peacetime trading posts- and used yellow creek pebbles as money. I strive to create the objects that would have filled my life if I could have stayed in that imaginary world of childhood. I try to build in the simplest manner, using as little technology as possible. In the process, I am still trying to elevate these found objects to an ordered, ordained and iconic status. This transformation of the ‘mundane’ to the ‘aesthetic’ is fundamental to understanding these pieces. Within these structures I look to find a balance between the tribal or primitive and the man-made or technological, and perhaps between the spiritual and the intellectual. I create spaces to reflect and consider. The collages are reflections of over-stimulus, an all-over explosion to the senses of the too much, too fast media. Responding to the overload of visual information, I recombine the images in a rhythmic way that makes more sense to me, creating a unique object from a mass-produced image.

Ev Stone Flowers Breed Discontent, 2005 (Mixed Media Collage) 35 x 24 x 4 inches

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