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American Oddities

June 24 @ 10:00 am - July 18 @ 5:00 pm

American Oddities
Solo Exhibition by Nick Gadbois
June 24th – July 18th, 2024 At The Octagon Community Gallery

About this solo exhibition:

I am a contemporary painter living and working in Kansas City, Missouri.  My landscape work centers on subjects mostly from the Heartland of America.  The artwork ranges from a somewhat straightforward painting approach to surreal tinged scenes.  My palette displays a heightened dramatic sense of color. The paintings I create are based on photographs, many of which I take myself.  In terms of surrealism, I chose to not create scenes from the imagination but paint scenes from real life that already appear surreal.  My newer work pays tribute to what I call American oddities.  To me these subjects show the offbeat, quirky, and playful side of the American spirit.  Subjects such as the World’ largest rocking chair, the giant strawberry, Cornhenge, Carhenge, Wall Drug and the World’s largest ball of twine show a creative inventiveness uniquely American.  My work celebrates subjects from the Heartland that I feel deeply attracted to.  I want to call attention to the roadside attractions in America.

Exhibition Dates:
June 24th, 2024 – Exhibition Opening Day
July 18th, 2024 – Exhibition Closing Reception 4:30pm – 6:00pm in the Community Gallery

July 18th, 2024 – Exhibition Closes

Details

Start:
June 24 @ 10:00 am
End:
July 18 @ 5:00 pm
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Organizer

Octagon Center for the Arts
Phone:
515-232-5331
Email:
info@octagonarts.org
Website:
www.octagonarts.org

Venue

Octagon Center for the Arts
427 Douglas Avenue
Ames, IA 50010 United States
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Phone:
515-232-5331
Website:
www.octagonarts.org