BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//artshound.com//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.6// VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Calendar of artshound.com X-WR-CALDESC:In this calendar you will find information about events that y ou did save X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20120211T084510CET-9457GvmB7n@artshound.com DTSTAMP:20120211T074510Z CATEGORIES:Personal CLASS:EVENT DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Patrick Renner: xylem\, and Jonathan Leach: Beauty and the Byproduct\nEvent Url: http://www.artshound.com/event/detail/33089/ Patrick_Renner_xylem_and_Jonathan_Leach_Beauty_and_the_Byproduct\nEvent Da te Begin: 2009-11-28\nEvent Date End: 2010-01-10\n\nGalveston Arts Center is pleased to present two exhibitions each referencing architecture throug h materials or design in conjunction with the November 28th ArtWalk. Patri ck Renner: xylem\, and Jonathan Leach: Beauty and the Byproduct will remai n on view through January 10\, 2010\, and are free and open to the public. Curator Clint Willour will lead a gallery talk with the artists at 6:30 p m.\nHouston-based artist Patrick Renner uses found objects\, primarily pai nted boards and weathered wood that speak to their previous architectural uses in his sculptures. Using urban detritus\, Renner reworks the castoff pieces into simple geometric shapes that are enriched by the pattern and c olors of the materials\, resembling three-dimensional crazy quilts.\nRenne r allows each piece of wood to retain its own history\, he writes\, &ldquo \;Found objects continue to be of primary importance to my [artistic] prac tice&hellip\;. Architectural refuse from countless sources reassembles its elf into new form\, like a demolition explosion in reverse.&rdquo\; The ti tle of the exhibition\, xylem\, refers to the water-conducting tissue of v ascular or woody plants. The artist notes that it alludes to the fluidity and painterly approach to a sculptural format. A variety of three-dimensio nal wall dependent works and free-standing sculpture will be included in t he exhibition.\nRenner received an MFA in sculpture from the New York Stat e College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2006\, and a BFA from the Ka nsas City Art Institute in 2004. He completed a residency at Sculpture Spa ce in Utica\, NY\, in 2007 and has shown his work in venues throughout the US and in Cuba.\nIssues of color and architecture also appear in the canv ases of painter Jonathan Leach. Using intense day-glo colors\, Leach's geo metric abstractions refer to unspecific architectural structures and urban environments. &ldquo\;My work reflects an architectural and iconographic landscape drawn from commercial cities and developing sprawl\,&rdquo\; say s Leach. &ldquo\;Bright colors&hellip\; seduce and trap our wandering eyes in this urban environment. I use these commercial colors and architectura l compositions to convey not just the bombarding beauty of our billboard e nvironment but also the way that place becomes a marker of memory.&rdquo\; \nA native of Lexington\, KY\, Leach received a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2000. He currently lives and works in Houston and has most recently exhibited his work at venues in Houston\, Portland\ , OR\, and St. Paul\, MN.\nGalveston Arts Center is currently operating &l dquo\;in exile&rdquo\; from our second temporary downtown gallery space&md ash\;the site of the former Maceo's Spice and Import Company located on th e corner of Market and 25th Streets. The administrative offices are also a t this location. The gallery and selections from GAC's museum shop\, ArtWo rks\, are open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. A flyer listing all ArtWalk participants with times and locations can be d ownloaded at www.galvestonartscenter.org.\nSUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP\nFundin g for GAC's exhibition programs is provided by The Brown Foundation\; Hous ton Endowment\, Inc.\, Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund\, The National Endowm ent for the Arts\, Texas Commission on the Arts\, the City of Galveston th rough the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund\, and the generous support of the community \, volunteers and an active membership. GAC's Art for All Education Progra m is supported in part by the Permanent Endowment Fund of Moody Memorial F irst United Methodist Church\, The Smothers Foundation\, Brown Foundation\ , Inc.\, Fondren Foundation\, Alice Taylor Gray Foundation\, Harris and El iza Kempner Fund\, Target Stores\, and Texas Commission on the Arts.\nLOCA TION AND HOURS\nGalveston Arts Center is located on the corner of Strand a nd 22nd (Kempner) Street in historic downtown Galveston. The building is c urrently closed until further notice for repairs to damage from Hurricane Ike. We anticipate re-opening in 2010. For more information\, call 409.763 .2403 or visit www.galvestonartscenter.org.\nGalveston Arts Center in Exil e 2 is located at 2501 Market Street\, Galveston\, TX\, 77550. The mailing address for GAC remains the same: 2127 Strand\, Galveston\, TX 77550.\nPi ctured above: Jonathan Leach\, detail paved with good intentions\, 2008\, Acrylic on canvas\, 53 x 75 ½\; inches\, Courtesy the artist and Ga llery Sonja Roesch\, Houston. (Full image below).\n\nStart time: Exhibiti ons Opening (in conjunction with ArtWalk):\nSaturday\, November 28\n6pm-9p m\nGallery Talk at 6:30 pm\nRegular Gallery Hours:\nThe gallery and select ions from GAC's museum shop\, ArtWorks\, are open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 11am to 5pm. 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