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AAI Lower East Side Rotating Studio Program Recipients - Fall 08

 

 

Jen Mazza

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Jen Mazza

 

In Jen Mazza's small figurative oil paintings there is a dialogue between the plastic qualities inherent to painting and the instantaneous capture of the photograph.  When reconstructing the photographic image, Mazza emphasizes the 'skin' of the painting: the surface is puckered, pulled -even torn through to reveal the imprimatura; thus magnifying the initial gesture and the emotion of the subject.

 

Harumi Ori


Harumi Ori

These sculptures are part of a continuing series entitled, "I was here". I have been working on this series since 2002. The focus of time and space is expressed in seemingly simple or forgotten moments of life - moments like when people pass eachother on a street corner have significance and beauty that can be studied and admired.

 

Denise DeSpirito

Denise DeSpirito
Denise DeSpirito paints and draws using gouache to reference the myriad, excessive images she encounters in life and through the media. An intuitive approach allows these images and experiences to guide her art practice. The use of a simple, continuous line throughout the work acts a mapping of what DeSpirito perceives as referencing themes of consumption, space, abstracted landscapes, and waste.
 


 Wonjung Choi

Wonjung Choi


My installation series reflects my ongoing search for certainty and stability, transition from childhood to adulthood, and adaptation to Western culture. This is how I began to evolve, as Eastern culture became mutated, transformed, then adapted and evolved with western culture. I have transposed myself into butterfly, dinosaur, fish, feather, and hybrid fish.

The selected artists demonstrated both artistic excellence and a desire to develop a creative relationship with the surrounding community of the Lower East Side. The 6-month residency will take place in the CSV Center located at 107 Suffolk Street in Lower Manhattan.

 


Panel members were:
Katherine Brinson (Curatorial Assistant, Guggenheim Museum)
Christopher Lew (Curatorial Assistant, PS 1, MOMA)
Barbara Monoian (Lower East Side Gallerist, and visual artist)
Cat Chow (Artist, Rotating Studio Program Recipient/06)
Carlos Ancalmo (Artist, Long Term Studio Program Recipient)

We would like to thank the following organizations and individuals who helped make this essential program possible: the NEA, the John Herzog Family Fund, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Panel participants, and the AAI members who dedicated their time and energy to make this program happen.