Lascaux to Garfield

Below are works that were on display at the Lascaux to Garfield Art Salon. The show ran December 2nd & 3rd 2011, Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Garfield, Pittsburgh. The mini-festival event included a Puppet Happening cabaret, Friday Night Puppet Live.

Gabe Felice presented an assortment of paintings and painted wood gadgets.

detail of painting by Gabe Felice

Glass artist Lindsay O’Leary played with themes of size and scale in presenting a collection of hand-crafted terrarium environments.

various succulent terrariums, 2011

Go Fly a Kite, 2010

Using the medium of serigraphy, Jessica Scott celebrates expected and unexpected views. Her works utilize delicate line to describe the magnificent structural qualities of Pittsburgh bridges.

Sister Bridge

After 9/11, Photographer Larry Rippel was struck by the proliferation American Flags throughout Pittsburgh. His tableau of images from that period remind us of our reactions to the disaster, with the flag serving a symbol of collective hope in the midst of strong national division.

Jessica Langley presented a series of collages in which she altered appropriated imagery of trophy sport hunting.

untitled, 2011

Kirsten Ervin presents an assortment of mixed-media work exploring color and whimsy realized through an intuitive process of “automatic” drawing.

LEX Covato presented painting combining pop culture with metaphysical reflection. Covato weaves together mythology, psychology, and religion in an illustrative manner encouraging the viewer to contemplate as well as laugh.

Super Id by LEX Covato

Saint of the Sea by LEX Covato

Mike Cuccaro presents some new cityscapes in watercolor and india ink inspired by the recent bizarre events around Zanesville, Ohio.

Nicole Sarver presents a selection of acrylic paintings in which she thoughtfully renders the unnoticed microcosms of Pennsylvania’s unspoiled wilderness areas.

Through the void and back again, painter Moshe Sherman presents works reminiscent of Op art with a soothing twist. He describes his works as “Dream Catchers” and “Intention Carriers.”

Claudia Giannini’s work explores our connection to the natural environment. Using imagery of native plants in Appalachia (working in a technique that includes hand printing and toning photographs) along with archetypal symbols for the elements of nature, she creates delicately crafted photomontages.