Upcoming
From the Mountain by Drew Peterson
Opening reception Friday March 19th 7p-11p
XYandZ is pleased to present From the Mountain, an exhibition of new works by Drew Peterson inspired by his artist residency at The Anderson Ranch in Snow Mass Colorado. Join us to celebrate the opening of From the Mountain on Friday March 19th, 2010 at XYandZ.
The works included in From the Mountain are a continuation of Peterson's exploration into abstraction, through a process of layering and fragmenting pre-existing images. Peterson carries this out through the disciplines of printmaking, painting and mixed media installation. Peterson's work utilizes a variety of reoccurring symbols and imagery, often arranged in colliding, overlapping, or quaking formations.
From the Mountain consists of prints, paintings and installation. XYandZ's space will accommodate a larger installation based painting as well as a large scale canvas. The paintings are acrylic on canvas and the installation incorporates acrylic and goauche on paper as well as being applied directly to the wall. Peterson's prints are a combination of intaglio, screen printing and digital printing methods.
The opening reception for Drew Peterson's From the Mountain will be held at XYandZ on Friday March 19th, 2010 from 7p-11p. From the Mountain will be on display at XYandZ through April 24th, 2010.
Sick by Tonja Torgerson
XYandZ Presents Sick by Tonja Torgerson
Opening reception Jan. 22nd 2010 7-11p
XYandZ is proud to present Sick, an exhibition of new works by Minneapolis based artist Tonja Torgerson. Torgerson's work uses self portraits to deal with the reality of illness while balancing a thin line between expression and discretion. Please join us to celebrate the opening of Sick on January 22nd, 2010 at XYandZ.
Notions of privacy and disclosure are at the core of Torgerson's work. Torgerson's paintings analyze the altering identity of a young woman learning to live with a permanent illness. Torgerson's use of self portraits in Sick present the personal side of what is becoming an ever-increasingly political issue through a girlish lens of soft aesthetic and sad whimsy.
Sick includes five life-sized self-portraits on paper. These paintings focus on the revision of self that accompanies illness. In addition, the exhibition consists of several smaller screen prints and works of mixed media. These smaller works concentrate on the anxieties of sickness, while the larger paintings portray its more intangible effects. Torgerson's Sick creates an engaging fusion of feminism, craft, printmaking and street-art.
The opening reception for Tonja Torgerson's Sick will be held at XYandZ on Friday January 22nd, 2010 from 7p-11p. Sick will be on display at XYandZ through March 1, 2010.
18 Months
XYandZ is pleased to present 18 months, a preview show that features original pieces of work from artists scheduled to show at XYandZ through early 2011. The artists that will be participating in 18 months are:
Totem2 & Viper, Broken Crow, Keegan Wenkman, Drew Peterson, Dane Johnson, Eric Inkala, Ryan Quirt, & Tonja Torgerson
If you are interested in purchasing or have questions about pieces email info@thexyandz.com
Ryan Quirt. 1982 - Forever. He Was Hip. He Liked to Dance.
A retrospective of the Minneapolis artist, Ryan Quirt, will be presented at XYandZ beginning August 29th, which marks the first time Ryan's work will be displayed for the public. Ryan passed away unexpectedly in May 2006 at the age of 24 leaving a legacy of over 4,200 pieces of art.
Ryan was born to create. This undeniable attribute reveals itself through the immensely vibrant body of work the artist has left behind. Effortless in his execution and relentless in his production, Ryan created artwork with every ounce of his being, as if it were a necessity.
Because Ryan was an avid expressionist, the full spectrum of his work could be described as bold, imaginative, playful, spontaneous, and free. The fluidity and grace of his curvilinear line work became the antithesis of the drama and rhythm of a variety of angular markings and geometric forms. Oftentimes a figure or figures will emerge, camouflaged within the abstract composition but rendered as if the picture were but a snapshot of some larger, raucous choreography.
The ingenuity and assertiveness in Ryan's artwork parallel the way he lived his life. Ryan's creative repertoire filled countless sketchbooks and sprawled its way across any markable surface the artist could find. Operating under the alias THNX, Ryan used graffiti art not only as a means of creative expression, but also as a way to build a community of artists from Minneapolis.
Reception: August 29, 7pm.