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SUMMARY:Work-In-Progress: Jordan Brooks\, Susan Norris\, & Lindsay Wede
DESCRIPTION:Exhibit Title: Work-In-Progress \nExhibit Location and Dates: Octagon Community Gallery\, August 20 – October 1\, 2022 \nExhibit Description: The Octagon’s Work-In-Progress exhibit will display the behind-the-scenes work of an artist. Artists Jordan Brooks\, Susan Norris\, and Lindsay Wede will use the Octagon’s Community Gallery as their studio space for the duration of the show. The three artists represent varied media\, local artists\, and art educators. Through making visible the process of creation\, in a public and collaborative space that considers the value of intergenerational dialogue\, Work-In-Progress seeks to celebrate art as a dialogic\, community-informed\, and collaborative professional practice. \nArtist Bios and Statements:  \nJordan Brooks \nJordan Brooks is a creator and educator. His primary mediums are performance art\, pen and ink\, and painting both digitally and traditionally. His artistic practice and research explore the development of and commitment to identity\, specifically Black identity. Guided by the affirmation\, “See yourself\, know yourself\, be yourself.” Jordan’s creative practice seeks to understand self in relation to the social and physical world. Jordan created KNWSLF (Know Self) to bring his passion for creativity and identity development together. KNWSLF stands for Knowledge\, Wisdom\, Self Love\, and Fellowship. Through all forms of creativity\, he explores these four concepts in hopes to better know self. \nArtist Statement: Developing imagination creates capacity to imagine and develop a nation! \n  \n  \n  \nSusan Norris \nSusan Norris\, an Ames artist\, is a human magpie. Walk with her and you’ll witness her exclaim as she picks up a bit of rusty metal or a shard of plastic. Variety is the spice of Norris’ life from the colors\, patterns and textures of her thrifted clothing and garden to the way she sets a table. \nShe is a scrappy collector and determined connector who can stitch Humpty-Dumpty back together again in a variety of imaginative ways. During the 2021 Ames Artist Studio tour folks asked\, “How did you think of so many different ways to put things together?”  \nNorris is passionate about rescuing discarded objects\, likening them to discarded people. The process of finding\, sorting and grouping objects inspires ideas for expression through assemblage. Norris is currently experimenting with ways to combine her lifelong love of hand stitching and her newfound interest in mending with found object art. \n \nLindsay Wede \nLindsay Wede sees her world as a big adventure in art. She teaches art at Ames High School and helps students with their own projects. At home\, she tackles creative challenges with her son. Lindsay loves the process of creating art and wants to use it as a vehicle for making a difference in the lives of others. \nVisit www.pinzprints.com for more of her work. \nYou can also find her books at www.lulu.com/spotlight/pinzprints  \nArtist Statement:  Brainstorming with botany\, building blocks\, bookmarks\, books\, and more. \nMaking art can be both refreshing and terrifying. It gives a chance to construct meaning and to release an array of emotions. It is a means to celebrate and rejoice or grieve and offer sympathy. It also offers a framework to pose questions and search for answers. \n With art\, I can study and share various perspectives and stories. I like to explore all aspects of life\, from early childhood to old age. My work swings from silly stories to more sophisticated themes. I constantly think about my purpose and how my work can be used to make a difference. I think about what can be learned\, as I am in the process of creating. \nMy pieces go through constant revision\, because I approach them much like I approach life. Art mimics life\, after all. As I work\, I discover\, learn\, and grow. Like my art\, I am a work in progress. Recently\, I broke my finger on my primary hand and had to have surgery. I have been retraining myself how to use my hand and the process has taught me a lot. I have so many different ideas and mediums that I wish to investigate more. That is one of the reasons why I love teaching kids about art- there are always so many opportunities\, even with limitations. \nI enjoy making bookmarks and books to encourage reading and morals. I like designing building blocks for play and making connections. With the blocks\, children can see familiar faces\, expressions\, and interesting colors and characters. I also am interested in drawing concepts from current events and various times in history together to try to better understand and make connections that are a lot harder to make. I am continually planning and creating with natural materials\, as I really see them as the best art supply and a reminder of how connected we are to the earth. I use them to inspire me and make paintings and prints. To encourage my art\, I spend a lot of time outdoors\, talking with others\, reading\, taking notes\, and sketching.  \nI hope you enjoy my work and take some time to engage with it. There are some interactive activities and there are books\, bookmarks\, blocks\, and prints for sale. Please write your name in the guest book and add your email address. Please share any comments and questions you may have. \n  \nEvents:  \nWork-In-Progress: Open House \nThursday\, September 1\, 2022\, 6:00-8:00 p.m.  \nOctagon Community Gallery \n  \nJoin all three Work-In-Progress featured artists for an open house! Jordan Brooks\, Susan Norris\, and Lindsay Wede will spend the evening showcasing completed and in-progress artworks\, answering questions\, and engaging with the Ames community to discuss their artistic processes and current projects.  \n  \nWork-In-Progress: Artist Studio Hours \nVisit the Octagon Community Gallery to see the exhibit artists at work!  \n  \nJordan Brooks: Thursdays\, 4:00-8:00 p.m.; Saturdays\, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. \nSusan Norris: Mondays-Fridays\, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  \nLindsay Wede: Thursdays\, 4:30-7:30 p.m.  \n  \nAdditional Events: TBD \n  \n 
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/work-in-progress-featuring-jordan-brooks-susan-norris-and-lindsay-wede/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:LAYERS OF REALITY: ANDREW CLARRIDGE AND MATTHEW TERRY
DESCRIPTION:Artist Statements\nAndrew Clarridge\n \n“My work is an endeavored process culminating out of experiences many or all of us have had in our lives. I like to focus on an array of issues such as technology and its psychological effects\, enslavement\, love\, loss\, death\, renewal\, enlightenment and empowerment. These are broad topics that have deep historic layers from which to sift through. The “layers” of inspiration are ambiguously related to the layers I build up in each piece. The digital work incorporates up to 50 layers or more of blending\, mirroring\, breaking apart\, color correction etc. This work is derived from hand made pieces involving wildly vivid and bright colors\, wood burned matrices and geometric form interplayed with organic counterparts. In both computer generated and hand-made pieces (sometimes both in one) the colors and forms are created to coexist with each other in a harmonious dance that often resonates with music I may be listening to at the same time.” \n  \n  \n  \nMatthew Terry\nLife is expression; and from a young age Matthew has fully embraced this expression. Lost within his surroundings\, at 16 he found photography\, and through this medium he developed a way to connect with other individuals who also felt a similar level of detachment. By combining subjective perspective with universal appeal Matthew has found unique ways of questioning not only the identity of who we are\, but also how we interact & relate to that which surrounds us. Whether he’s capturing a Landscape\, Architecture\, or the Human Form\, his work challenges the relation of inherent truths & fiction that occur in our existence. Utilizing contrasting tones\, and a distinctly deliberate perspective influenced by combining the conscious and subconscious as a means to question reality\, Matthew showcases conceptual photos which evoke a level of detachment subtle enough for most people to connect with. It is through this connection that Matthew proves on a perceptual level just how related we actually are. \nAbout the Artists\nAndrew Clarridge is from Story City\, and graduated with a BFA in 2009 from Iowa State University. Andrew has exhibited work with the artist group Paintpushers and also independently around central Iowa since 2010. Currently\, Andrew creates work out of Mainframe Studios in Des Moines\, and has an open studio where he demonstrates and discusses his work every first Friday of the month. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nMatthew Terry is a Fine Art Photographer and graduate of the Academy of Art University\, where he attained his BFA-Photography with a focus in Fine Art Photography in December of 2014. Currently located in the Davenport Iowa/Quad City area\, Matthew picked up his first film camera in 2004 at age 16\, and since has exhibited and sold work at galleries in Rome\, San Francisco\, and Minneapolis\, among others. Additionally seeing work published both Nationally (Iowa\, Vermont\, New York\, Atlanta) and Internationally (Italy\, England). Growing up in the Midwest\, he long felt alienated in both a physical and mental sense. Lost within his surroundings he found photography\, and through this medium he found a way to connect with other individuals who also felt a similar level of detachment. \nRecently featured in the Iowa 175th Anniversary edition of The Annals of Iowa and a featured guest at the 2021 Celebrate Iowa Gala\, Matthew is a quickly emerging talent from the Eastern edge of Iowa attempting to change up the perception of what Midwestern/Iowa art has traditionally represented. \nExhibit Event\nLayers of Reality Artist Talk with ISU Alum\, Andrew Clarridge   \nWednesday\, November 2\, 4:30-5:30 p.m.\nOctagon Center for the Arts Community Gallery\nFree and Open to the Public\nMasks Required \nJoin artist Andrew Clarridge\, an alum of ISU College of Design and a featured artist in the Octagon Center for the Arts’ Layers of Reality exhibit\, for an artist talk on November 2nd. Andrew will talk about his exhibit artwork and artistic process\, as well as answer questions from students and community members. \n  \nLayers of Reality: Andrew Clarridge and Matthew Terry is sponsored by the Department of Art and Visual Culture at Iowa State University and PhotoSynthesis.   
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