Hungry Eyeball presents…
BRIGHTNESS
new works by
Klutch {Portland}
Nicole Linde {Portland}
Jon MacNair {Michigan}
Ryan Thompson {Portland}
Rebecca Artemisa {Portland}
Robert Bowen {San Francisco}
Natalie Phillips with Gabriel Decker {Portland}
@ Grass Hut, inside Floating World Comics
20 NW 5th Ave. #101
Portland, OR. 97209
Artist Reception April 7th, 2011 ~ 6pm – 9pm
up until April 30th, 2011
open daily from 11am – 7pm
show will be online Wednesday afternoon, April 6th
@ http://grasshutcorp.com/blog/shop/

name:
big klutchie
when i say brightness… what comes to mind?
sunburned snowblind eyeballs
when i say darkness…
until the light takes us
what’s your preference, brightness or darkness?
both are equally necessary. That was the whole idea behind my “shit is not all good” thing

name:
nicole linde
when i say brightness… what comes to mind?
sunshine, starlight, fire, life force, consciousness
when i say darkness…
mysterious, wormholes, subconscious, deep sea
what’s your preference, brightness or darkness?
both, and in relation to each other

name:
jon macnair
when i say brightness… what comes to mind?
color, shiny, intelligence, moon and stars, reflective
when i say darkness…
quiet, nightmare, solitude, meditative, the unknown
what’s your preference, brightness or darkness?
darkness

name:
ryan thompson
when i say brightness… what comes to mind?
intellect, light, illumination
when i say darkness…
shadow, void, emptiness
what’s your preference, brightness or darkness?
brightness

name:
robert bowen
when i say brightness… what comes to mind?
vivid colors, an intelligent person worth talking to, what you see when you jump to light speed in the Millennium Falcon
when i say darkness…
I think more of a mood rather than a lack of color
what’s your preference, brightness or darkness?
oddly, I like both. my work has been described as brightly colored darkness

name:
natalie phillips
when i say brightness… what comes to mind?
intensity, color, aggression
when i say darkness…
silence, peace, depth
what’s your preference, brightness or darkness?
i would rather take a nap on a south facing hill

name:
rebecca artemisa
when i say brightness… what comes to mind?
light on water, little saint halos, birthday cake icing, sun behind clouds, ghosts!
when i say darkness…
i will need a flashlight
what’s your preference, brightness or darkness?
i prefer to have a light in the dark, so i suppose brightness
MORE images and info at the Hungry Eyeball facebook event
@ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175888965797360