Mad Art Gallery proudly presents 150mcg | 175mcg work by Julie Malone and David Langley. This exhibit opens on Friday, August 7, 2009, with a free opening reception from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. and continues through August 31, 2009.
Julie Malone's paintings are inspired by views and reactions to our environment. Combining color, expression, and structure, Julie's expresses spontaneous reactions to common events experienced in our culture. She transforms these experiences into abstractions viewed from her created aerial perspective.
Julie Malone was born in Kansas City in 1971. She received a BFA in Studio Art/Painting from Central Missouri State University in 1995 and moved to St. Louis in 1996. She began her career as a digital designer working within the decorative laminate industry. Trained in the figurative, Julie's work evolved into the abstract. Influenced by life and living, color theory and digital imagery, her work took on a neo-cubist style. She prefers to paint on wood panels and composite surfaces, all of which she hand builds, joins, and frames.
David Langley earned his Studio Art degree at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, under the instruction of internationally recognized ceramicist Dr. James Tatum. Langley's work has been recognized on both national and international levels. His work is in art collections that span the country. ADBUSTERS, Journal of the Mental Environment, has featured a six-page spread (3 centerfolds) of his work in a post 9/11 issue that is now sold out and no longer in print. His work was selected by juror Bill Arning, Curator of the List Visual Arts Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for inclusion in the Juried Exhibition-in-Print, New American Paintings (Book #41, Midwestern Edition). The Progressive magazine featured a full-page color plate of his work. The first color plate since the magazine's discarding the premise many years before of what had been a color ‘art page' found within each issue of the otherwise black-and-white magazine. This work was in The Progressive's December 2003 issue that included an interview with Mikhail Gorbachev. The particular piece featured portrays a well-dressed man, frazzled with slightly torn pants, in the supermarket being confronted by the genie who appears from a knocked over box of detergent in the aisle ahead. A work showing humor in the face of what is ultimately a terrifying reality. Langley's work has been exhibited in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Melbourne, Australia, St. Louis, and Madison, WI.
Currently, Langley has been asked to design the cover for the independent Art/Music/Design magazine, ACHIERPOINTCOM, based in France. His design will span the front and back cover of the publication which will include a limited-edition fold out poster of the cover. This issue will also include an interview with Matt Groening of The Simpsons. In 2007, DON'T Magazine, an online publication based in London, featured an interview discussing Langley's philosophies on how his life relates to his art along with the techniques and mindset he possesses in creating his art. Langley's work was also featured on Diesel.com the London based website of Diesel Jeans. In May of 2008, his work was selected for inclusion in the Third Annual International Poster Art Exhibit in Rome.
Langley's focus has also been about connecting art and artists with the public. He exhibited extensively while residing in Madison, WI, including being selected for a solo show at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, and was represented by The Wendy Cooper Gallery. His largest project in Madison was in serving as the primary force behind the development of Madison's exhibition space and artist's co-op now recognized as Winnebago Studios. Prior to Langley's efforts in 2001, 2046 Winnebago Street (Madison, WI) was a raw warehouse space housing the studios of 20 individual artists. Through recognition of the potential the common space possessed, considerable cosmetic efforts, and the installation of gallery lighting, Langley organized the transformation of the common area between studios into one of Madison's finer exhibit spaces. He designed the Winnebago Studios logo and sign that now labels the building as well as invitations to Winnebago Studios' inaugural open house. This event provided the public a tour of the newly completed exhibition space along with the opportunity to view the work and studios of artists working there for the first time in the history of the building. These nights, still a regular occurrence, feature open studios, artists' demos and an exhibit of the work being created in the building.
Langley was featured in the invitational exhibit A Decade of Art from the Wisconsin Academy Gallery (September 18 - October 31, 2004) in Madison, WI. This exhibit showcased the rich diversity and style of artists who have been selected for solo shows in the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. It was the Wisconsin Academy's Gallery Grand Opening in Madison's newly constructed Overture Center. The Overture Center, a Caesar Pelli design, is a state of the art facility serving as the nucleus for Madison's newly developing Fine Arts District
In 2006, Langley moved to St. Louis. His work has been exhibited in numerous galleries. He has participated in numerous art education programs for at-risk-youth and continues to do so. Langley designed the program cover for Taste of St. Louis in 2006. In 2007, Langley was one of eight artists selected to create their own mural to mark the beginning of development of a new arts district in downtown St. Louis. In addition to his work as a fine artist, Langley continues today to introduce the public to the rewards and benefits of supporting the arts and artists. All in an effort to help make art accessible to all and to help overcome the obstacles that exist between art and the public.
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