February 27, 2009 | The Clarion
Arts & Life
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Art opening Dadaistically fantastic
by Casey Asbill-Beck
Staff Writer
Post Neo Neo Dadaism: is it art?
Well, what is Dada? Dada is a state of
mind and Post Neo Neo Dada was the
place to be on Tuesday evening (if none
of that made sense it is ok you had to be
at the art show). The Post Neo Neo Dada
Exhibition’s grand opening and closing
was all in one techno and Jell-0 filled artsy
evening.
Upon entering the Sims Art Building, one
only had to follow the sounds of the trance
and club techno playing throughout Spiers
Gallery. Once in the doorway, fashionably
dressed artists, mind-bogghng creations,
and strobe light flashes from cameras could
be experienced. This event displayed over
seventeen participating artist’s work and
was sponsored by the "Art History 353: A
Survey of Modem Art" class.
The Clarion was fortunate enough to be
allowed to interview these classy artists and
photograph this unique spectacle.
“Foundations”, a submission by artist
Laura Barr, was a thought provoking and
political piece involving cracked and bat
tered wood pallets. When asked about
her inspirations Laura explained “I was
inspired by supporting paUets that came
with the concrete mixer the art department
received and noticed these “weakef’ ob
jects holding up a “stronger” and heavier
object.”
Emily Wooton’s “Why Would Jesus
Weep?” displayed a rather sad portrait of
Jesus who seemed to look upon a char
acteristic and deteriorated chair placed
in the midst of children’s play food toys.
“WWJW” is about American Consumer
ism, the values of the fast food economy,
and an apotheosis of rehgious oversight,”
explains Wooton. She then introduced
me to fan favorite Maranda Ash who was
working extra hard this evening.
Ash not only displayed her art collabora
tions and pieces but also doubled as photog
rapher for the evening’s festivities.
“Depth Perceptions” was a moving piece
done by the great mind of Maranda Ashe
with Emily Wooton’s assistance. “Depth
Perceptions” is not an easy creation do
describe in mere
words, one must
observe and ex
perience it. Ma
randa explains
herartperfectly-
“itjust is.”
Upon viewing
“Depth Percep
tions,” Jackson
Dowd, an infa
mous Brevard
CoUege alumni,
said he “saw into
his own soul and
realized he was
a bucket waiting to be fiUed.”
After much stalking. The Clarion was
able to find the almost too famous Zachary
Porch who graciously gave us an exclusive
ten-minute interview! Zach’s submissions
were an interesting mixture of old material
and strategic placement. Take the “Artist’s
Electric Chair” for example. It is simply
an uncomfortable art studio chair placed in
the middle of the room, brilliant!
What inspired this genius, well when
asked about the inspiration that sparked
his art he replied, “my inspiration... the
art.... well is that really important?” I
then inquired about his other Dadaism art
and Zach began too explain “as a critique
there... (his phone rings)...”
I took this opportunity to check my time,
five minutes had elapses, and upon pointing
this out to Zach, who is stiU on the phone,
he yelled “hold the fuck up my agent’s
on the phone!” That was the end of the
interview.
The last interview of the evening was
held with the mysterious and provocative
Kristen Veeneman. I found her displaying
her art, “Gross Domestic Product.”
Not a single detail was missed in her
artwork, everything from r
the grocery bags assembled
together on the waU in “Gross
Domestic Product” to her
title card driven into the wall
with a large nafl, she means
business. I asked about her
practices when thinking up
art, she rephed “I like to do a
lot of thinking in the... well
photo courtesy W. Asbill-Beck
Senior Kristin Veeneman
displays her piece “Gross
Domestic Product” at the
Post Neo Neo Dada art show
while being interviewed by the
Clarion’s Casey Asbill-Beck
yeah, and Gross Domestic Product shows
that. It is an apotheosis of consumerism.”
To learn more about Kristin’s artsiness
I asked about her selection of clothing
for the evening, which consisted of an
elegant black dress, some rocking boots,
and a sexy pair of red sunglasses. “Well I
kflled a rabbit for the boots and I stole the
glasses from an old lady who cut me off,”
explained Kristin.
Finally, came the grand closing of this art
shindig. The participants and artist grabbed
their creations, changed clothes, and dis
persed to their appropriate classes for the
rest of the evening to ponder and work their
magic in different media’s and prepare for
future exhibitions, or critiques.
Also, be sure to check out the Sue Grier
GaUery opening today at 5:30 p.m.
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