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Public Reception
June 22, 2013
Exhibition Dates
June 22, 2013 - July 20, 2013
Tofer Chin
1 Fold (Tan) (verso detail)
Christine Wang
A Good Scout, 2013
Acrylic on Arches oil paper
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
Vanessa Prager
Summer Vill, 2013
Ballpoint pen on paper
18 x 24 in. (45.72 x 60.96 cm)
Kime Buzzelli
Stay Alive, 2013
Mixed media on paper
22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm)
Melissa Huddelston
Jeepers, 2013
Oil on linen
18 in. (45.72 cm)
Scott Marvel Cassidy
Centralia, 2013
Oil on canvas
32 x 44 in. (81.28 x 111.76 cm)
Club Paint (Erin Allen, Keith Boadwee, Issac Gray)
I Hate Myself and I Want To Die, 2013
Oil on Canvas
40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Davida Nemeroff
Rule of Thirds, 2013
inkjet print
Edition of 3
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
Lewis Mauk
Proposal For New Merit Badge, 2013
Silkscreen on Paper
Edition of 10
11 x 15 in. (27.94 x 38.1 cm)
Alison Bickle
The Ritual (Inspired by A Scout is Reverent), 2013
Oil on Arches oil Paper
16 x 12 in. (40.64 x 30.48 cm)
Daune Paul
Violence by Exclusion, Silence, and Omission, 2013
Hydrocal Gypsum and pigment
17 x 6 x 4 in. (43.18 x 15.24 x 10.16 cm)
Noah Davis
Black Boy Scout, 2013
Oil on canvas
32 x 14 in. (81.28 x 35.56 cm)
Benjamin Lord
The Pledge, 2013
Paint and ink on paper in artist's frame
8 x 10 in. (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
Frohawk Two-Feathers
Baden-Powell and the Legacy of Mafikeng, 2013
Acrylic and ink on linen
16 x 12 in. (40.64 x 30.48 cm)
Erin Burrell
The Official Boyscout Handbook, 2013
Graphite, acrylic, ink on mylar, and paper
23 x 29 in. (58.42 x 73.66 cm)
Fay Ray
Basket, Bowl, Bottle, 2013
Archival inkjet print
16 x 12 in. (40.64 x 30.48 cm)
Eric Beltz
Spirits, 2013
Graphite on bristol
28 x 24 inches
Liz Craft
Paradise Garage Calendar, 2013
Shutterfly calendar inkjet on paper
Edition of 13
8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.59 x 27.94 cm)
Alika Cooper
A Scout is Loyal, 2013
Fabric, adhesive, wood stretchers
18 x 14 1/4 inches (45.72 x 36.2 cm)
Eric Yahnker
Liberace, You Sneaky S.O.B. #3 (A Scout Is Reverent), 2013
Colored pencil on paper
15 x 12 inches (38.1 x 30.48 cm)
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 22 • 8 – 11 PM
Exhibition Dates: June 22 – July 20, 2013
Closing Reception & Catalogue Release Party: Thursday, July 18th • 6 – 9 PM
Good Intentions: Re-Imagining Rockwell’s Boy Scouts is a group exhibition presented at SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS, curated by Andrew Pogany and Ben Lee Ritchie Handler. The exhibition will feature original works by local artists who have sought to re-examine a selection of Norman Rockwell’s Boy Scout illustrations in meaningful, provocative, and socially relevant ways.
For sixty years, Rockwell (1894 – 1978) contributed idyllic depictions of scout life to the publications of the Boy Scouts of America. Though immensely popular, these works were dismissed by serious art critics as idealistic, sentimental, and even bourgeois. Rockwell’s artwork embraces a particular vision of the so-called American Dream, one that advocates a strong nostalgia for the good ol’ days, when white hegemony in America was generally unthreatened.
Lusting for a real America that perhaps only existed in Rockwell’s creations, some figures today are still resistant to acknowledge and accept the reality of contemporary lifestyles, sexual orientations, belief systems and practices. The presence of silenced scandals within previously heralded institutions that traditionally represented American ideals indicates that no relic from the conventional version of Americana is beyond scrutiny.
Programming for Good Intentions will be held in conjunction with Free Arts for Abused Children (FreeArts.org), a local non-profit that provides arts programs to children who have experienced abuse, neglect, poverty, and homelessness. A limited edition print catalogue and e-catalogue will be released in conjunction with the exhibition on Thursday, July 18th during the closing reception. Net proceeds from the sale of artwork and catalogues will be donated to Free Arts. Catalogues can be purchased here.
Contributing artists include: Eric Beltz, Alison Blickle, Erin Burrell, Kime Buzzelli-Hosford, Scott Marvel Cassidy, Tofer Chin, Alika Cooper, Noah Davis, Frohawk Two Feathers, Club Paint (Erin Allen, Keith Boadwee, Isaac Gray), Liz Craft, Melissa Huddleston, Benjamin Lord, Lewis Mauk, Davida Nemeroff, Duane Paul, Vanessa Prager, Fay Ray, Christine Wang, and Eric Yahnker.
Special thanks to all the Artists, Barcelona Enterprises, Casita del Campo, Erich Koyama, Flaunt Magazine, Graphaids, and Modelo for your services, support and assistance in making the exhibition and its related programming possible.