Thread Baring Opening

You can find a sharable slide show on our website.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thread Baring Install

Packaging materials are some of the least environmentally friendly items around, but also some the most entertaining items in existence.

 

Gallery Talk with Adam Parker Smith and Extended Hours!

The UWM Union Art Gallery will have extended hours today going until 7pm! Also, Adam Parker Smith will be giving a gallery talk at 4pm about his work. Don’t miss it!

Here is Adam Parker Smith’s artist statement:

Constructing the aftermath of invented ceremonies and transcendental
experiences from materials mined from vernacular culture, hardware
stores and inherited collections of fabrics, I mimic the human
endeavor to understand the universe through a bizarre confluence of
real events, daydreams and preexisting fables. Through this
combination, I establish psychological sites for disparate elements to
congregate in environments that are simultaneously haunting, familiar
and alien. These tragicomic installations are private, uncensored,
darkly humored and most often involve the direct participation of the
viewer. They are populated by subjects pulled from the fertile
environment of my fears and longings, polluted with filth, obsessions,
crushes, jealousy and grace. With no attempt to disguise the material
makeup, my methods of construction parallel the imperfections, flaws
and vulnerability reveled in the subject’s characters. As guilt,
fascination and loyalty encroach, flawless heroines confront heart
ache, fools distinguish beauty from the grotesque, and the wretched
mourn the loss of irreproachable purity.

Crossing Over 2009 Ends

Crossing Over 2009 ended yesterday, but lives on in the interweb.  Here is a slide show of some of the works in the show.

Crossing Over Show Ends this Friday

If you haven’t seen the awesome work put out by UWM students in the Crossing Over show, go!  The show closes Friday at 5pm.

New Atrium Show – Francesca Cozzone

A new show is up in the Atrium for a couple weeks featuring some of Drawing and Painting major Francesca Cozzone’s most recent work.  Here are a several samples of her work, of course not as good as the real thing.  Go check it out!

 

 

 

Dia De Los Muertos

The UAG Dia de los Muertos celebration in the Union Concourse this past week was quite the success.  Food aplenty, wonderful musicians, and dancers were interlaced with a variety of altars.  Here are some photos from the event:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Exhibition: Thread Baring: A Portrayal of Masculinity One Stitch at a Time

November 19 – December 18th
Opening reception: Thursday, November 19, 5-8pm
Gallery talk with Adam Parker Smith: Friday, November 20th, 4pm

This group exhibition looks at masculinity as represented by male artists working in forms and mediums often considered to be the domain of women. Using materials like thread, yarn and felt in practices like weaving, knitting and embroidery , these visually compelling two and three-dimensional works aim to challenge preconceptions about the subject and forms of men’s art. With a literal construction of masculinity, these fiber artists present contrasts meant to perplex and intrigue.

Artists include : Youn Woo Chaa, Robert Conger, Angelo Filomeno, Craig Fisher, Kent Henricksen, Dave Cole, Mark Newport, Chris Niver, Adam Parker Smith, Paul Villinski, Michael Brennand- Wood, and Rob Wynne.

UWM Open House extended hours

The UAG will be open for an additional 3 hours friday and saturday!  We open at 9 and close at 5.

UAG Website Revamp

The UAG Website will be down beginning today for a revamp. The change could take anywhere from one day to a week. If there are any questions about gallery events all our contact information is on this blog here.

 

Update: Everything besides mailing list sign up, special events, and past events are on the new site.