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Brightness enters Grass Hut with a Hungry Eyeball

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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

Seth Neefus Art Show, plus Misty Marie’s Embroideries at Together Gallery

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Oct. 28th – Nov. 22nd, 2010
Opening Reception October 28th 6pm – Late
Seth Neefus
@ Together Gallery
2916 NE Alberta St Suite A
Portland, Or 97211
503.288.8879

“Sing Me to Sleep So We Can Dance In My Dreams” is Seth’s first solo show at Together Gallery and includes over 20 pieces of new artwork, an installation and a musical performance using the installation as the main stage.

The opening reception includes an evening of beautiful artwork and musical performances by Old Friend and Pioneer.

“Plant House”
Misty Marie

Beautiful embroideries that you will want to take home with you. Misty is also Playing music on the night of the opening in her band Pioneer.

Hungry Eyeball’s Portland Art Show “Buzz” is Online

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Hungry Eyeball has curated another Portland Art Show, “BUZZ” at the Tender Loving Empire
and is now in our online Art Gallery.

The show features five Portland artists, including the artwork of Wesley Younie.
Another Portland artist in our show was Amy Ruppel.
Rebecca Artemisa art paintings.
Chelsea Fletcher artwork.
And Kinoko art prints and drawing.
and thanks to Y La Bamba for playing the opening! amazing performance…

ICONIC Art Show with Fog vs Fist Collage + Abstracted Photography by Blake Strawbridge

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Iconic Art Show at Lyrik in Portland Oregon

ICONIC Art Show Opens, November 21, 2009 from 7pm – 10pm
Lryik – 2035 se 39th ave. portland, or. 97214

the show is titled… “ICONIC”
and it will feature two Portland artists with the surreal collage work of Tim Livingston… aka “Fog vs Fist”
and the abstracted photography by Blake Strawbridge
the show opens at 7pm and they’ll have a dj set by Eddie Paycheck
runs through December 18th, 2009

ART FOR EVERYONE at the cleaners apart of Ace Hotel Portland

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ART FOR EVERYONE at the cleaners @ Ace HotelART FOR EVERYONE, November 19th, 2009 from 6pm – 10pm
The Cleaners at Ace Hotel Portland: 403 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR.

An Art Shop presented by Portland’s Homeschool.

MUERTOS: 21 artists, local and beyond at Redux in Portland

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Muertos Art Show at Redux in Portland OregonPortland Group Art Show, First Friday, November 6th, 2009 from 6pm – 10pm. Show up till November 29th, 2009.
Redux – 811 East Burnside St. suite #110 Portland, OR 97214

A theme inspired by Dia De Los Muertos, but expanded upon by the individual interpretations of these fine artists, Redux presents the macabre, the surreal, and the spooky; join them in a celebration of all things honoring the memory of our deceased loved ones, and the spirit of inspiration they have left behind.
Artists include:
Gris Grimly – (painting)
666 photography – (photography/portraiture)
Joseph Valentino – (photography from the All Souls Procession)
Juanita – (velvet painting on coats and jewelry)
Ryan Berkley – (illustration)
Beau Berkley -(illustration)
Nicomi Nix Turner – (illustration)
Justin Barry – (painting)
N. Gabriella Ramos – (traditional tissue paper murals)
Cathy Pitters – (pierced tin shrines, embroidery)
Alea Bone – (calaveras)
Erin Jane Laroue – (primitive collage)
Natalie Phillips – (painting)
Linda Rand – (marionettes, shrines)
Mike Egan -(painting)
Diana Crites -(painting)
Indio – (sculpture/totem)
Lana Guerra – (plush dolls)
Jeff Betz – (masks)
Heather Q – (velvet painting)
Kristin Marie – (mixed media collage)

REFLECTING CHINA: Photographers Shen Wei + Jane Tam at Nemo HQ

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Reflecting China: Photography from Shen Wei and Jane Tam at NEMOPortland Photography Exhibit, First Friday, November 6th, 2009 from 6pm – 10pm
Nemo HQ – 1875 SE Belmont Street Portland, OR

Reflecting China: Gendered Visions from the Diaspora
Show will run through Friday, November 23, 2009

Reflecting China combines work from Shen Wei’s Chinese Sentiment Series with Jane Tam’s Foreigners in Paradise Series. The result is a collection of work that explores issues of identity, gender, diaspora, cultural memory, imagined communities, longing and belonging. Both artists have been internationally recognized for their work. Shen is the recipient of many awards and was named as one of fifteen in the “new generation of photo pioneers” by American Photo magazine in 2007 as well as, one of the PDN’s “30 New and Emerging Photographers to Watch” in 2008. Jane Tam was awarded with the Emerging Photographer Award at the Pingyao Photography Festival in China.