Word and Image: Collaboration

June 21 - July 9, 2005
Opening reception: Thursday, June 23rd, 5-8 p.m.

The inspiration or impulse to create art may come from a number of places, a beautiful scene, a song or a line of poetry. The artists of the Blue Mountain Gallery decided to work on a group project that would embody the spirit of collaboration between the written word and the visual image.

Over thirty artists will participate in this group show that runs June 21 through July 9, 2005. Each artist will interpret the theme of collaboration between word and image in accordance with their discipline. Blue Mountain prides itself on a wide diversity of artists and a high quality of artistic excellence which should be evident in the exhibition.

For this exhibition the artists have stretched the idea of collaboration to include more than the traditional method of working side by side on text and image. The words have come from friends and the famous, contemporary and historic. Some of the paintings, prints and sculptures include text within the artwork. Others have the related text posted near by.

There are two readings scheduled by poets and writers connected with artworks in the exhibition:
Saturdays, June 25 and July 9 at 2 p.m.

Small Works Invitational 2005

Part I: Paintings, July 12-30
Reception July 14th 5-8 p.m.

Part II: Works on Paper, August 2-20, 2005
Reception: August 4th 5-8 p.m.

Blue Mountain Gallery presents a two-part exhibition of small works by established and emerging artists in Small Works Invitational 2005.

For Part I: Paintings, July 12-30, the works vary in imagery from the abstract to the political and in style from tightly painted to energetically expressive. The small scale of the paintings, approximately 12 x 12 inches, intensifies the visual experiences. Some are packed with details that become more powerful in the small format and others use the scale to focus on a few strong elements.

In Part II: Works on Paper, August 2-20, the invited artists have created a wide range of works that are drawings, prints, collages, and paintings. As shown in this exhibition, when working on paper artists are more apt to use the energy of the untouched surface as one element of the artwork, which adds to the immediacy of the small scale.

MFA graduates included in the Small Works Invitational are:

Lee Cordon MFA '04
Laurie Girouard MFA '04
Ival Stratford Kovner MFA '02

Blue Mountain Gallery is located at 530 West 25th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues, on the fourth floor. Gallery hours are 11 to 6 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday. Information about exhibitions and gallery artists can be found on the web at: http://www.bluemountaingallery.org

For further information contact:
Marcia Clark, Director
Blue Mountain Gallery
530 West 25th Street
New York, N.Y 10001
(646) 486-4730
email: bluemountaingallery@verizon.net