October 2008 – Pretty UGLY
A found object show
Collected by Jim Neidhardt and Kerry Davis
…Pretty Ugly is about emerging extremes in art language. The two terms are being brought together in this show to question some standards of judging art objects. Is good art pretty? Is bad art ugly? Because when we put meaning aside, art is only the idea of the beautiful…
October 2 – November 2, 2008
First Friday Reception: October 3, 6 – 9 PM
Artists Reception: Sunday, October 5, 2 – 4 PM
Gallery Talk: Sunday, October 19, 2 PM
Images: “Pretty Shimmy”, mylar and motor, 8′x3′
“Ugly Offering” (detail), mixed media, 63″x38″