VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

Fresh Arts (Spacetaker + Fresh Arts Coalition) in conjunction with the exhibition Once there was, once there wasn't: Two Tales from the Minds of Lisa Chow & Y. E. Torres, presents an Closing Reception for Y. E. Torres: Once there was, once there wasn't, Saturday, August 18, 7pm-10pm.

Fresh Arts hosts Once there was, once there wasn't: Two tales from the minds of Lisa Chow & Y. E. Torres, a collaborative exhibition by an unlikely duo. Opening with Lisa Chow’s sweetly delicate paintings, this exhibition will slowly morph and transform into Y.E. Torres’ darkly seductive installation performance. Midway through the exhibition, an afternoon tea celebrates the merging of both artists’ whimsical and feminine aesthetics, where each artist examines where reality ends and fantasy begins.

Inspired by the deviant, sensual nature of human emotion, The Bad Unicorn is a tale which follows the meeting and adventures of a Unicorn and Bunny. Conceived by Y. E. Torres (and with viola player, Jo Bird as The Evil Bunny), The Bad Unicorn intends to touch on affairs of humanity which activate the hidden pleasures that we may overlook and aspects of the unconscious related to seduction and control. Using anywhere and anything as a stage, this site-specific performance installation combines the art forms of performance art, music and movement into an experience that is unpredictable, difficult to categorize and entertaining.

Y. E. Torres’ visual artwork explores invented characters and the life of the line that leads to their creation. Once developed exclusively within drawing and painting, she now investigates the life of line primarily through Oriental Dance (bellydance) and yoga as points of departure. Working within a hybrid form for this exhibit, she uses the practices of drawing, installation, and movement to create an atmosphere where her body plays the role of dancer and sculpture within a luscious and inventive landscape.

About Y.E. Torres:
Y. E. Torres (ms. YET) is a contemporary bellydancer, multidisciplinary visual and performance artist, costume designer, model, curator, teacher, muse, a FESTIVE EXHIBITION OF DEVIANCE & SWEETNESS and a very Bad Unicorn.
yet.torres@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/ms.YETorres
http://yetorres.tumblr.com

On view July 9 – August 18, 2012. Spacetaker Gallery at Fresh Arts (2101 Winter Street, Studio B11, Houston, TX 77007).