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Be part of our September Shows!, "Torn", "Drawing Rooms Solo Project Space #8" Open Calls
We invite you to submit work for consideration in our Drawing Rooms exhibit, “Torn”. In this show we are looking to expand on the definition of and concepts surrounding the word "torn" by featuring exciting works which result in whole or part from the action of tearing the material it is composed of (ex: collage, fiber, painting, assemblage), documentation of the residue of the action (ex: a photograph) or through the creation of a composition with competing elements or narratives which don't completely unite (ex: drawing, painting, sculpture). Many well-known artists channel their emotional energies into making work that embodies and transcends the experience of being human. They do this after internalizing events they experience (either personally or occurring outside themselves) and reinterpreting these events through elegant formal means or the juxtaposition of textures, forms and color. They may also render their work by tearing, repairing and reassembling their materials as a way of processing the events in whole or part which may or may not be visible to the viewer. There may be a sense of joy and freedom in the act of tearing a material from which something new is created. Competing elements or narratives may also create an exciting intellectual and visceral tension. Artists chosen will also be considered for our other programs, such as The Art Project JC lobbies, and online Artsy.net exhibits throughout the year.
A few examples of famous artists who make work relating to this theme include:
Henri Matisse used torn and cut paper to create his vibrant, late-career “gouache découpages”, in which he made abstract compositions by cutting or tearing sheets of paper painted with gouache, treating the cut and torn edges as a form of drawing with scissors.
Conrad Marca-Relli invented a collage technique where he sliced and tore the canvas to create massive, abstract compositions. Rather than painting, he improvised by quickly cutting and ripping raw materials.
Lucio Fontana slashed and tore his canvases. In the 1950s, the Italian-Argentine artist rejected traditional flat painting by violently piercing and slicing his canvases. He called these works Concetti Spaziale (Spatial Concepts), which allowed real-world three-dimensional space and infinity to enter the artwork.
Lee Krasner made collage paintings inthe early 1950s born out of a literal act of destruction, where she tore up her own rejected drawings to create entirely new, acclaimed compositions.
Joan Mitchell created dynamic compositions featuring competing or contrasting elements, and used a diptych format that allowed one part of a composition to stand separate from or in direct visual competition with another.
Exhibition Dates 9/10/26 - 10/11/26 Deadline: 8/11/26 Apply on CaFE Anything goes for our Drawing Rooms Solo Project Space 8 exhibition! We are looking for an exciting and compelling cohesive body of work or installation on any theme or concept and of any size or media for our Solo Project Space. A layout of the Project Space can be found at the Site Plan area of the application. Artists will also be considered for inclusion in our other programs, such as The Art Project JC lobbies, and online Artsy.net exhibits throughout the year.
Recent Project Space artists- Andrew Schwartz and Lori Ortiz
ABOUT US Drawing Rooms is a project of Victory Hall Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization producing exhibitions and classes in the NY/NJ area since 2001. James Pustorino, Executive Director /
Anne Trauben, Exhibitions Director / Curator Drawing Rooms Topps Building 926 Newark Ave #T101 Jersey City, NJ 07306 www.drawingrooms.org
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts /Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, Craig Guy, County Executive, and the Board of Chosen Freeholders.
SUPPORTED BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE JERSEY CITY ARTS AND CULTURE TRUST FUND.
Victory Hall Inc. connects artists and the community in order to create meaningful cultural experiences for all. We believe in the power of thoughtful and quality art to change, enlighten, develop, transform and help a community grow.
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