Nougat Magazine December 2oo7NYC Artist Reception and Fundraiser at Latitude Friday December 7, 5-7pm
Lexington Artists to bite Big Apple!
Jones Art+ Design: a curiosity cabinet
“Welcome to the curiosity cabinet. Grab an Ale 8 One or a beer and take look around”. Thus I was introduced to Phillip Jones, artist, art lover, back road rambler, owner of Jones Art + Design and one very curious fellow. Phil is adamant about creating an atmosphere in his shop that is comfortable for anyone who happens to drop by, and he goes to great lengths to avoid calling his “shop” a gallery, which he considers “too stuffy”.
A recent trip to NYC
On a recent trip to New York City, Phil dropped by the Andrew Edlin Gallery and while chatting informally with their curator Michele Thurz, he proposed that the Edlin Gallery use their project space, a kind of all purpose space, secondary to their main space, to host an installation from Jones Art + Design. On one level it would be an exhibit of work from Jones and on another, a working independent shop within the Edlin Gallery. During discussions with Phillip, Michelle noticed work by Latitude artist Jessie Dunahoo and awarded him a solo exhibit in the primary gallery space.
Commenting on Jessie’s work Michele writes, Dunahoo instinctively creates malleable sculptural objects. His craft is vested in the tradition of quilt making. Quilts are usually stitched together from available materials; personal and practical like the origins of most craft. Jessie utilizes this heritage, craft as his language/ medium. His objects are purposefully arranged, layered, stitched. The quilt embodies the action of collecting, preparing and the physicality of the stitch. The analogy for the stitch is the mark of the maker. Through the use of layering an object is built. These stacks of quilts are quiet yet loaded with information waiting to be read like a pop book –unfolding into three-dimensional drawings that create an intricate structure and a prismatic narrative.
A can-do attitude or maybe plucky is the word!
One thing that all those in the Edlin Gallery exhibit share is a true can-do attitude. The artists also believe that this exhibit involves something larger than just them, as Jim Clark of Lex Arts says “I think Phillip Jones has tapped into something at the Edlin Gallery that could pay dividends for artists in Lexington. The New York City art market is always looking for new work, and it is especially interested in art coming from outside the known market system. Strangely enough, Kentucky is considered exotic because so few people in the art world, except for those involved in Folk Art, know about the artists living in central Kentucky. Because we have so many talented visual artists working in and around Lexington, this exhibit at Edlin might generate greater curiosity amongst other art dealers and collectors”.
Lexington artist Arturo Sandoval adds, "It’s fantastic that Jesse Dunahoo and other Latitude artists have been selected to exhibit at the Andrew Edlin Gallery in Chelsea. Lexington should be very proud that Latitude artists have been invited to exhibit in the art capitol of the world”.
Reception for artists and fundraiser for trip to NYC at LatitudeHalf the artists in the NYC exhibit create work at Latitude Artist Community. Due to expenses related to travel, many of the artists will not be able to go to NYC and for those who do; funds are very limited. For these reasons Latitude will host a reception to honor all those who are exhibiting, and a fundraiser to raise money for travel expenses at Latitude, December 7th from 5-7pm.
Jones Art+ Design: a curiosity cabinet
“Welcome to the curiosity cabinet. Grab an Ale 8 One or a beer and take look around”. Thus I was introduced to Phillip Jones, artist, art lover, back road rambler, owner of Jones Art + Design and one very curious fellow. Phil is adamant about creating an atmosphere in his shop that is comfortable for anyone who happens to drop by, and he goes to great lengths to avoid calling his “shop” a gallery, which he considers “too stuffy”.
A recent trip to NYC
On a recent trip to New York City, Phil dropped by the Andrew Edlin Gallery and while chatting informally with their curator Michele Thurz, he proposed that the Edlin Gallery use their project space, a kind of all purpose space, secondary to their main space, to host an installation from Jones Art + Design. On one level it would be an exhibit of work from Jones and on another, a working independent shop within the Edlin Gallery. During discussions with Phillip, Michelle noticed work by Latitude artist Jessie Dunahoo and awarded him a solo exhibit in the primary gallery space.
Commenting on Jessie’s work Michele writes, Dunahoo instinctively creates malleable sculptural objects. His craft is vested in the tradition of quilt making. Quilts are usually stitched together from available materials; personal and practical like the origins of most craft. Jessie utilizes this heritage, craft as his language/ medium. His objects are purposefully arranged, layered, stitched. The quilt embodies the action of collecting, preparing and the physicality of the stitch. The analogy for the stitch is the mark of the maker. Through the use of layering an object is built. These stacks of quilts are quiet yet loaded with information waiting to be read like a pop book –unfolding into three-dimensional drawings that create an intricate structure and a prismatic narrative.
A can-do attitude or maybe plucky is the word!
One thing that all those in the Edlin Gallery exhibit share is a true can-do attitude. The artists also believe that this exhibit involves something larger than just them, as Jim Clark of Lex Arts says “I think Phillip Jones has tapped into something at the Edlin Gallery that could pay dividends for artists in Lexington. The New York City art market is always looking for new work, and it is especially interested in art coming from outside the known market system. Strangely enough, Kentucky is considered exotic because so few people in the art world, except for those involved in Folk Art, know about the artists living in central Kentucky. Because we have so many talented visual artists working in and around Lexington, this exhibit at Edlin might generate greater curiosity amongst other art dealers and collectors”.
Lexington artist Arturo Sandoval adds, "It’s fantastic that Jesse Dunahoo and other Latitude artists have been selected to exhibit at the Andrew Edlin Gallery in Chelsea. Lexington should be very proud that Latitude artists have been invited to exhibit in the art capitol of the world”.
Reception for artists and fundraiser for trip to NYC at LatitudeHalf the artists in the NYC exhibit create work at Latitude Artist Community. Due to expenses related to travel, many of the artists will not be able to go to NYC and for those who do; funds are very limited. For these reasons Latitude will host a reception to honor all those who are exhibiting, and a fundraiser to raise money for travel expenses at Latitude, December 7th from 5-7pm.
