Lou Jones Death Row Portraits @ ArtSpace at Bentley Library, NECC

Lou Jones, a Boston based professional photographer, has compiled a series of portrait photographs of men and women on death row. This exhibit has toured internationally and will be in the library through April 4th.

Description:
Giving himself the provocative task of capturing the candid expressions of death row inmates, Jones has used the power of his camera to present these inmates as real people and not just the dark side of humanity. His book, Final Exposure: Portraits from Death Row chronicles his six-year odyssey documenting these men and women incarcerated in the U.S.

There will be a reception with Mr. Jones in the library on Thursday, April 2nd, at 6:00 PM. For More information about his work go to his website
http://www.fotojones.com/mall/

The portraits and voices in the work humanize these condemned men and women without minimizing the magnitude of the offenders' crimes or the pain of the victims and their families. Northeastern University Press

This exhibit is presented in coordination with the presentation the social justice play "Dead Man Walking", which follows Sister Helen Prejean as she serves as spiritual adviser to two men on death row in New Orleans, LA, on

Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 PM,

April 1st at 4:00 PM and April 2, 3, and 4 at 7:30

in the Top Notch Theater in the Spurk Building on the Haverhill campus.

For more information go to the NECC website "Dead Man Walking"

Joshua S. Goode exhibits @ Bentley ArtSpace

The exhibit will run from March 3rd to March 20th 2009.

ArtSpace Hours: Monday-Thursday 8AM to 9PMFriday 8AM to 5PMSat 9AM to 1PM& Sun Closed

Joshua Goode says the following about his work, "I am creating a new mythology based upon my personal history by exploring a manifested past civilization. Remnants of this civilization are constructed to resemble archaic ruins. These sites are compiled of personal relics from my past and influences from various cultures such as Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Lakota Sioux. These arrangements appear to be antiquated parts of their surroundings as though recently unearthed by archaeologists and revealed to the modern world. As I continue to engage these relics, I gain a greater insight to myself and other repeating characters central to the development of these “lost worlds”. "

For more information about Joshua's work go to his website http://www.joshuagoode.com/index.aspx

Tom Vartabedian Shares Passion for the Armenian People

Meet veteran photojournalist Tom Vartabedian Feburary 12, 2009, Thursday night form 5 PM to 8PM at the ArtSpace @ Bentley Library at NECC - Haverhill Campus.

The 30 color photographs, which are 10x13, are part of a collection taken by Vartabedian during his trip to Armenia in 2006.

He paid particularly close attention to life in the outlying regions of this historic land, whose history dates back 3,000 years. In addition to the exhibit, Vartabedian also is working on publishing a coffee table book of his photographs.

Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

NECC ArtSpace features Images of Armenia by Tom Vartabedian

Friday Tom Vartabedian and Linda Germain hung the Armenian Village people exhibit @ the ArtSpace @ Bentley Library at the Haverhill Campus of Northern Essex Community College.

Tom's passion for his native land can easily be experienced by the viewer. There is a story behind every image and face. Ask one question about a photograph, and Tom will tell a story that makes you want to go to Armenia. This exhibit has already received tremendous exposure inside the Armenian community throughout Greater Boston, and this will be a first showing in the non-Armenian venue. Next, it moves to Merrimack College in March and the Haverhill Public Library in April.

Plan to attend:

Artist's Reception: Thursday, February 12, 2009 from 5PM to 8PM Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and all are welcome.

Urban Landscapes by Paul Devine was a great success

Over 100 guests attended the artist's reception with Paul Devine on Thursday, November 13th. Many family and friends expressed their enthusiasm for Paul's paintings for familiar places. Several pieces were sold that night. To see more of Paul Devine's work please go to his website http://www.pauldevine.com/

How Urban Landscapes Come Together for Paul Devine

Paul Devine talks about his process: "I choose the subjects after sensing some immediate, strong impression such as a shadow under an awning, a humorous arrangement of roadway markings, or the strength and power of a truck tractor.


I do drawings on site, and allow prominent or interesting features determine the direction of the composition. I’m less interested in an accurate representation of the scene, and encourage myself to exaggerate form and manipulate scale.

What interests me is the challenge of maintaining a balance between intense conscious observation and the subconscious direction of the drawing. This results in an image that reveals a unique personal view in a language that can be understood to the viewer." http://www.pauldevine.com/

Paul Devine exhibits 30 Acrylic Lanscapes @ Northern Essex

30 Urban Landscape paintings by Paul Devine are on display at the ArtSpace @ Bentley Library, NECC-Haverhill Campus.

They include brightly painted parking meters and pylons, favorite coffee shops and familiar trucks and heavy equipment. It is a must see exhibit. You will begin to see your urban environment in a new light.

Exhibit runs from Nov 1st to Nov 24th Hours: Mon-Thurs 8 AM to 9 Pm, Fri 8 AM to 5 PM and Sat 9-1

For more information about the artist Paul Devine go to www.pauldevine.com

Paul Devine to Exhibit Urban Landscapes @ NECC

Painter, Paul Devine will be exhibiting several of his urban landscape paintings for the month of November at the Art Space @ Bentley Library.

The chaotic arrangement of strip malls, office buildings, parking lots and vehicles is the inspiration for this group of paintings.

The show runs from Nov 1st to the 24th. Be sure to attend the reception with the artist on Thursday, November 13th from 5 PM to 8PM

Something for Everyone @ the Spatial Relations Exhibit

David Hyland has 6 large scale photographs of everyday places like a wet road, a beach cottage or pile of sand. Each image has a strong relationship to the earth/ground. He is also showing 7 three dimensional works of cement, steel, wood and paper. They are twisted, tumbling and "transparent" houses.

Steve Grobis seems to celebrate the 1970's with his four found object sculptures. He combines avocado green sink and an explosion of cables and wires in one piece that hangs on the wall. He stops the viewer in his tracks with orange and gold carpet that sits on the floor and flanks an old orange philco refrigerator door. Anther piece features a harvest gold high chair and red light.

Andrea Panaro shows off her wide range of interests. She is exhibiting 3 woodblock prints entitled "Plane Exploding" and 8 acrylic paintings. The paintings have an earthy feel to them. Some are abstracted figures and other seem to have the forms of rocks or stone. Andrea varies the size of her canvas but keeps the color palate very similar. http://www.necc.mass.edu/

Reception with the Artists- Andrea Panaro, Steve Grobis and David Hyland

Please join the featured artists this month at the ArtSpace @ Bentley Library for a reception for their Spatial Relations exhibit. The reception is this Thursday October 9, 2008 from 5 to 7 PM.

Andrea Panaro, Steve Grobis and David Hyland - respond to Spatial Relations

October at the ArtSpace will feature the work of three recent graduates of Montserrat College of Art, Andrea Panaro, Steve Grobis and David Hyland, beginning Sept 27, through October 25, 2008. This show is free and open to the public. The exhibit is entitled “Spatial Relations” and will include sculpture, painting, printmaking and photography. All three artists put a large emphasis on the importance of space, whether it be in reference to the picture plane or that of a 3-D sculpture that requires a change of environment to be understood.

Andrea Panaro an NECC alumni, is a mixed media artist, whose work deals mainly with abstraction.

David Hyland works with objects in the landscape in his large-scale photographs. davidhylandstudio.com

Steve Grobis utilizes found domestic objects that are re-configured into new contexts.

All are invited to attend the opening reception with the artist on Thursday Oct. 9th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. This is a great opportunity to meet the artists and learn more about their work.

Metamorphic @ the ArtSpace for September

The show is up and is well worth the trip to NECC/Haverhill to see the abstract paintings by Sean Palmatier. He has 15 pieces of colorful abstract works that are full of motion and emotion. He will be giving a talk about the paintings on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 at 10:30 in the exhibit space.

Creative vision/Artist statement:

Sean Palmatier talks abouts his work as follows: Since I began painting in non-representational abstractions my approach has been to do so as if I were painting a place of physical substance rather than just applying paint to surface. Through the development of this work I have come to see the evolution of multiple repeating expressive elements. They manifest themselves in ways unique to particular psychological and emotional states. More recently I have come to know these “expressive elements” as you would characters in a play. Three of them, so far, that influence the world depicted in my canvases. One is usually dominant but they are all ever-present to maintain the balance between each other. As I explored these characters it seemed only fitting to give them names.

KING-King represents structure, stability, order and strength. He is resolve in the face of adversity. He is reason. King tends to manifest himself in forms that reflect these traits. Solid, three-dimensional geometric forms are his signature.

HAND-Creation incarnate. Driven to constant movement, light, and playfulness. Hand perpetually tastes life for the first time. He breathes life into the world through color and his sense of humor is seen, for example, in the juxtaposition of flatness of form in deep space.

RAGDOLL-Ragdoll lives in darkness and noise. He is a sentient defense mechanism, reacting in adrenaline-fueled, snap movements. Ragdoll is chaos, he simply doesn’t know any better.

Sean Palmatier 2008