2011 ACG Fall Gala

November 19, 2011 from 6:00-10:00pm

@ taste, 30 S.Pearl Street Albany, NY

*more information coming soon

Albany Center Gallery’s upcoming Stencil, Tint, Print: Works by Chris Stain, Robert Gullie and Laura Glazer opens May 22 and closes June 30. The opening reception will be held June 1 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. as part of Albany’s “First Friday” arts’ walk.

Chris Stain is an influential street artist in the Capital region, recognized by Wooster Collective, the renowned international street art archive. Using handmade stencils, Stain’s distinctive style and subject matter have significantly evolved from his early expressions as a young graffiti artist. Today, his work evokes messages that speak about everyday people, common struggles, and shared urban spaces. “It is my hope that through the work I will be able to convey the importance of the role of the less recognized individual,” said Stain. To create these powerful tableaus Stain designs and hand-cuts stencils, spraying each layer with paint to form an image, a process that is similar to silkscreening. The imagery reflects pictures from the Depression Era, coal miners, the homeless, Native Americans, and “blue collar workers.”

Likewise, photographer Robert Gullie uses a lyrical, forgotten technique to create timeless portraits. After shooting, processing the black and white film, and printing, Gullie hand tints his photographic prints using oil paints, watercolors, pastels, and dyes. Slight variances in color and tone make each print unique, no two prints are exactly the same. The portraits in this exhibit showcase Gullie’s ability to recognize innocence and capture beauty. His work suggests an illusory world as Gullie often incorporates eccentric props into his photographic scenes. His keen sense of color and the unconscious open the box of the human mind. A recipient of a NYFA grant, Gullie has exhibited various bodies of work in nearly 20 solo shows and in many group exhibits throughout the region.

Laura Glazer’s drawings in this exhibit are a new branch of expression for her, as she is more known for her refined photographs. Glazer playfully drew her own species of birds on over 300 small, yellow Post-it notes. The notes will be displayed on the wall as a visual field guide to an imaginary bird. Also, Glazer delicately altered and reproduced the original, tiny drawings to repurpose her prolific images of birds into larger works. Collectively, the bird prints in their various sizes and formats, migrate themselves into a song of peace. Glazer has a bachelor’s degree in photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology and is well know for hosting and selecting the tunes for “Hello Pretty City,” a popular weekly radio show on WRPI (91.5fm).

Chris Stain, Robert Gullie, and Laura Glazer choose distinctive tools to interpret and share their visions and daily experiences.

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