Saturday, September 6, 2008

Singular VISION

Meet the Ken and Julie Girardini :)Last Friday was the opening reception of the SINGULAR VISION show at the Zenith gallery in DC. Sherri and I went to see Julie and Ken Girardini (who we do our internship with). There were also two other artists in the show. On the card it said about the show...
"The outstanding artists in this show create art that stands out in 3dimensions with their singular vision that inspires them to manipulate material, color, light, and viewer perception. Working with canvas, metal, yarns mesh, and mixed-media, Susan Klebanoff, Joan Konkel, Julie, and Ken Girardini stamp their pieces with an unmatched ingenuity that brings them together for this exhibition at Zenith Gallery."
I'd just like to express how proud I was to go there and say that Sherri and I were their interns. We appreciated even more every tiny detail about the pieces and knew how hard they had worked on everything. When we were walking toward to the gallery and i was just amazed at how crowded the streets were and how cool the area was. I really haven't been to D.C. much (mostly when I was a kid) so I was kind of in awe. I was like that last semester when we went on a field trip for a few hours. I would love to spend a day in D.C! The only thing that sucks about it is getting there. The metro wasn't that bad but i wouldn't do it alone. Luckily, Sherri has a good sense of direction and has confidence that she knows where to go so i simply follow. =) [right: Sherri on MISSION: find a resturant for pee break. left: me, ken, and sherri in front of 2 of ken's pieces]
The Giardini's work in the show was so unique compared to the other things. Unforunately, some of the work was placed in odd places, like above the door way or in the corner, etc (not their fault). I was like a proud mother who couldn't stop telling people how good it was and how beautiful things were. I took so many pictures of the pieces but i think there's way too many to post so i'll have to limit it:










1 comment:

ohsherri said...

ha! I will have you know I didn't just find a restaurant.
I found the most expensive restaurant on the block!