Event

D.U.I. (Drawing Under the Influence)Post an Event »

Maniac Gallery

December 12 - January 15, 2009

Info

727 Leavenworth Street San Francisco, CA 94109
Google Map »
D.U.I. (Drawing Under the Influence) Saleisha, Ink on Paper, 14" x 17", 2008, image courtesy of L Barcelon
D.U.I. DRAWING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AN EXHIBITION PRESENTING AN EXPERIMENT IN CREATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NARCOTICS, ALCOHOL, MUSIC, PSYCHEDELICS, FAILURE AND REPLICATION FEATURING SEVEN EMERGING ARTISTS. 12.12.08 / OPENING NIGHT 7-10PM KARA JOSLYN / SEAN MONAGHAN / ERIN ALLEN / LAUREN BARCELON / SERENA COLE / NIGHTMARE CITY (CAROL ANNE MCCHRYSTAL + KETURAH CUMMINGS) MANIAC presents D.U.I. (Drawing Under the Influence), a mixed art experiment and exhibition of new work created by seven emerging artists working under the influence of alcohol, narcotics, failure, spirituality, media, and the act of appropriation. D.U.I. introduces new, one of a kind work created specifically for this exhibition on the topic of influence from Kara Joslyn, Serena Cole, Sean Monaghan, Erin Allen, Lauren Barcelon, and Nightmare City (Carol Anne McChrystal and Keturah Cummings). As an experiment in contemporary art making, D.U.I. provides an inventive platform for the purpose of the exhibition, as the participating artists experimented with new content on the topic of influence creating one-of-a-kind work for the exhibition outside of their previous bodies of work. Seen in D.U.I. is the freedom for the seven participating artists to work outside of the boundaries of alcohol and narcotics while allowing inclusivity in terms of the influences of various contemporary forces including reality TV (America's Next Top Model), remnants from a night in jail, modern-day creation myths, a bands failure (Sex With Girls), and replications inspired by past work from artist Pedro Bell and director Jon Mortisugu. Pertaining to the idea of influence, the art made for D.U.I. was made equally while under the influence as it was made in reaction to influence itself. In contemporary art making, as in contemporary curating, the nature of influence is often seen as secondary to the activity of creation itself, while the significant role that influence plays is primary to creation and affords the very public visual platform concerning causes of identification and the probability for further appropriation. As a curatorial construct, D.U.I. was inspired by the 2004/2006 'Drunk vs Stoned' exhibition at Gavin Brown's Enterprise (NY) curated in part by the General Store, which designated artists into assigned categories of 'drunk' or 'stoned'. D.U.I. runs from December 12th 2008 through January 14th, 2009
D.U.I. (Drawing Under the Influence) Image courtesy of Nightmare City, 2008