Mad Art Gallery proudly presents Flight Risk works by LJ Lindhurst, Timothy Meehan, and Jennifer Weigel. This exhibit will be on view from August 3 to August 30 with a free opening reception on Friday, August 3, 2007, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Cash bar available. LJ Lindhurst's paintings, The Lock Series, explore the nuances of metal, reflection, sunlight, rust, peeling paint, and general decay in stark detail. The padlock itself is fetishized - its colorful stripes of reflection or mottled surface are painted in extraordinary detail. Lindhurst was born in the rural town of Antonia, Missouri in 1969. A graduate of Webster University in St. Louis, she studied art with acclaimed video artist Van McElwee, and took part in some of the earliest experiments with interactive digital video. She has a professional background in graphic design, broadcasting, and sign/mural painting. LJ Lindhurst lives and works in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn. Tim Meehan was born in Saint Louis in 1964 and studied art at the University of Missouri. He received his bachelors degree in cinematography at Columbia College in Chicago and then another degree at the Art Institute of Los Angeles. Here is how Tim describes his paintings in this show, "Good memories of my childhood are major influences on my work. Many are based on camping trips with my Dad. The beauty of nature the calm, the fresh air, the quiet and the feeling of being safe. We did a lot of spelunking in the caves of Missouri. I always enjoyed the hidden world. My textures of the backgrounds are built from this memory. A snapshot of the ever changing living walls of caves. Moving my flashlight to a different angle could create a completely different landscape. Working in fresco in this wet on wet process. I use a lot of elbow grease, adding and subtracting colors and textures. The foreground subjects of birds. The outside world. The most recognizable element. The silhouette shape often becomes just the negative space of the more dynamic background. The final addition of the Resin, reminds me that cave walls are always wet. These are my landscapes." Jennifer Weigel will be creating a one-night performance piece titled Sustenance in conjunction with the opening reception of Flight Risk. This piece is the second in a series of performance pieces exploring the nature of the art opening as an event. Jennifer Weigel is a St. Louis artist whose work has been exhibited all over the United States. She received her BFA in Studio Art - Alternative Media from Webster University in 2002.
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