(SUMMIT, NJ) — On Tuesday, December 8 at 7:00pm, the Visible Arts Centre of New Jersey (VACNJ) will host Ghost of a Dream, DARNstudio, and Hillerbrand+Magsamen for a virtual discussion about the procedure of making art by collaboration. Just about every artist group will give a short presentation of their operate and will then participate in a dialogue on their procedures moderated by VACNJ Curator, Mary Birmingham.
Ghost of a Aspiration is the collaborative exercise of artists Adam Eckstrom and Lauren Was. “Our get the job done embodies the essence of opulence even though staying constructed of elements that generally conclude up in the trash,” the artists reported. “We mine well known lifestyle, exploring for discarded elements that people use attempting to achieve their objectives. Regardless of whether it is a Hollywood film that transports the viewer into a aspiration truth, a journey poster promising a magnificent trip, or a lottery ticket that provides the possibility of a long run entire of wealthy decadence, we use these remnants to both equally re-develop people’s dreams and portray the dreamer.”
DARNstudio is a collaboration in between artists David Anthone and Ron Norsworthy. “Our do the job investigates the created, developed, or usually manifested environment we stay in breaks down its factors and uncouples them from their implicit and inherited this means(s),” stated the artists. “We then re-assemble in a way that disrupts its unique perform. Our perform encourages alternative means of knowing objects, concepts, and structures by way of a method we refer to as ‘re:meaning’.”
As the collaborative artistic crew of Hillerbrand+Magsamen, Stephan Hillerbrand and Mary Magsamen draw upon the Fluxus follow of incorporating humor, overall performance, online video, and day-to-day objects in order to have a discussion about family members dynamics, suburban life, and American consumer surplus. “By making use of our dwelling as a phase set and our spouse and children as the actors, we endeavor to fuse familial roles with tropes from Greek legends and Shakespearean dramas,” said the artists. “Our do the job at the same time buys into and reveals the theatrics and spectacle of the entire world we stay in. In addition to drawing parallels among storytelling and mythology, our work inherently comments on politics and privilege. By deconstructing our iteration of the nuclear household, discussions of consumerism and stereotypes lead to much larger themes of race, course, and gender roles in present-day American lifetime.”
On Collaborative Practice is cost-free and open to the public but registration is demanded and donations to VACNJ are approved. Visit artcenternj.org to reserve your ticket.
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