Culture of Conflict
January 4th – 27th, 2008
The 621 Gallery addresses a Culture of Conflict in January. As today’s digital culture blurs the distinction between entertainment and reality, artists Carola Dreidemie of Miami, Michael Heroux of Washington D.C., and Claire Rau of South Carolina address the affect of media on social interactions, particularly conflict. Carola Dreidemie’s installations comment on conflict and confusion in society. Michael Heroux addresses the effects of digital culture, entertainment, and news. Claire Rau investigates the concept of war as sport in her sculptures and prints.
In the NBMG, FSU Art Students League
Connected
February 1st – 29th, 2008
The 621 Gallery addresses Connected with the February exhibition. Artists Matthew Borgen of Philadelphia, Jeff Eisenberg of San Francisco, and Charles Matson Lume of Minnesota explore the internal relationships between language, science, and history. Matthew Borgen comments on perceptions of the past and the failure to recreate history. Jeff Eisenberg’s drawings examine spatial relationships inspired by science. Charles Matson Lume explores light and transforms aesthetic experiences through the language of art.
In the NBMG, Randy Pulumbo
Put Together
March 7th – 30th, 2008
Assembly comes to the forefront at The 621 Gallery in the March exhibition. Put Together addresses how we assemble ourselves inside and out with the work of Charles E. Birnbaum of New York, Jeana Eve Klein of North Carolina, and Marcy Sperry of Chicago. Charles E. Birnbaum reveals the construction of identity through ceramics. Jeana Eve Klein explores the disconnect between souvenirs and the places they represent by recreating tangible memories through quilting. Marcy Sperry’s images reveal a resistance against obsessive body modification.
In the NBMG, FSU Art Students League
Primal
April 4th – 27th, 2008
The 621 Gallery is going Primal in the April exhibition. Artists Gabi Etenberg of Nevada, Linda Frost of California, and Jane Hesser of Rhode Island explore the relationship between primitive nature and humanity. Gabi Etenberg uses the camera to capture people and places that explain the tension of displacement within herself. Linda Frost addresses the suffering of animals in the name of science. Jane Hesser explores the inner, primal nature of humanness that is expressed through animalistic imagery.
In the NBMG, FSU Art Students League
Industry
May 2nd – 31st, 2008
The 621 Gallery explores the effects of production in society with Industry in May. Artists Mark Abrahamson from Washington, Ira Hill from Tallahassee, and Gil Scullion from Connecticut comment on the effects of industry in the social environment. Mark Abrahamson’s aerial photographs are a global warning of how industry impacts the environment. Ira Hill stretches traditional sculpture techniques in the creation of 3-D social commentaries. Through assemblages of stencils and templates, Gil Scullion illustrates how traditional construction practices are being applied to science with genetic manipulation and selective breeding.
In the NBMG, FSU Art Students League
ANJE III
June 6th – 27th, 2008
In the NBMG, ANJE II winner: Anna Druzcz
July 4th – 27th, 2008 Petra Kralickova, Tannaz Farsi, and Elissa Cox
Petra Kralickova, Tannaz Farsi, and Elissa Cox
In the NBMG, FSU Art Student League