WHAT | Reception with the artist Jennybird Alcantara
Exhibition of nearly 50 original works: oil paintings, works on paper and mixed-media dolls
WHEN | Saturday, October 19th, 6-8PM
WHERE | AFA of SoHo: 54 Greene Street (at Broome), New York City
ARTICLE IN OCTOBER ISSUE OF HI-FRUCTOSE | here
GALLERY HOURS | Monday - Saturday: 10am to 7pm / Sunday: 10am to 6pm
EXHIBITION PREVIEW | You can preview the exhibition here, starting October 18th
In "Curious Nature", Alcantara uses the symbolism of duality to explore the connection between life and death, as well as the beauty and cruelness of natural things, including landscape, animals and humans. The exhibition coincides with a feature story on the Artist in Hi-Fructose Magazine's October 2013 issue. While the majority of this exhibition consists of oil paintings on wood, it also includes sculptures of unique dolls inspired by Alcantara's works on paper. Her creations have been described as morbidly romantic, and connected via a dreamlike narrative. Through her paintings, she contemplates the complex interconnectedness of opposites as seen through the prism of myth, fable and fantasy.
About the artist: Alcantara lives in San Francisco, and received her BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. Her work has been exhibited broadly in the US and Europe and published in many publications including: Hi-Fructose, Juxtapoz, Raw Vision, and Art Doll Quarterly. A collection of her work is compiled in a book entitled "Creatures of Saintly Disguise".
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