poignant trash
| Organization | EC Gallery |
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| Address | 215 N. Aberdeen, Chicago, IL, United States | |||||||||
| Phone | 312.850.0924 | |||||||||
| Website | http://ec-gallery.com/index.html | |||||||||
| Start | August 15, 2010 | |||||||||
| End | August 15, 2010 | |||||||||
| Closed | no information | |||||||||
(Chicago) The EC Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of works by Connie Noyes "poignant trash". An opening night reception will be held at the EC Gallery, 215 N. Aberdeen, Friday, September 10, 2010, 6-8 pm.
poignant trash
is a search for value,
in the mundane.
it is a metaphor for
the discarded.
the dismissed.
poignant trash
uses utilitarian materials,
never considered beautiful.
in the same space,
it layers information, of
give and take.
poignant trash
changes the playful
into the grotesque,
upon close inspection,
or
the dirty and damaged
into the delicately beautiful.
poignant trash,
though often ignored,
is on daily view.
look more, see more
it vies for emotional appeal.
a glance away.
poignant trash
is waste
elevated in prestige.
strong.
unapologetic.
Connie Noyes is an award-winning painter whose work has been exhibited in Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and abroad in London, Florence, Paris and Malaysia. In the 4th Annual Florence Biennale in 2003, she took a 5th place prize in painting from a field of 500 painters. She has been selected for prestigious residencies, including the Emaar International Art Symposium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2005); the Thupelo International Workshop in Cape Town, South Africa (2005); and the 6th Annual International Symposium of Art in Bulgaria (2006). Noyes’ work is in a number of public and private collections including that of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she earned her MFA in 1980.
