{"id":6053,"date":"2017-07-14T01:26:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T05:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=6053"},"modified":"2017-07-12T14:37:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T18:37:39","slug":"tell-me-if-you-find-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/tell-me-if-you-find-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell Me If You Find It"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tell Me If You Find It: Dave Laro & John Joseph Hanright
\n8 July-13 August 2017<\/h2>\n

In this two-person exhibition, artists Dave Laro and John Joseph Hanright repurpose vintage ephemera and found objects to create pop-inspired works in varied media. Combining elements of collage, text, and oil painting, John Joseph Hanright mines original publications, advertisements, comics and Pop Art iconography to create densely layered assemblages, both in terms of content and imagery. Dave Laro\u2019s sculptural \u201cpop constructions\u201d give forgotten relics, thoughtfully plucked from flea markets and neglected attic corners, a second chance. Graphic patterns, bold colors, and clever compositions carry an immediate visual impact that lures viewers into the artists\u2019 work, but it is the elements of nostalgia and curious storytelling that persuade them to linger.<\/p>\n

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Removing items, images, and salvaged materials from their original contexts, both artists suggest new readings of these objects and challenge viewers to independently resolve intentional plot holes in the narrative. The artists may deliberately encourage certain associations with particular works, whether through politically suggestive titles or provocative imagery, but as the late sociologist John Berger wrote, \u201c\u2026 the story\u2019s voice makes everything its own.\u201d Personal experience and opinion fundamentally colour one\u2019s reading of pieces like Hanright\u2019s America\u2019s First<\/em> and Laro\u2019s Don\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell<\/em>. And so, regardless of provenance and clues courtesy of the artist, viewers are called on to finish the story.<\/p>\n

(text adapted from the gallery’s press materials)<\/em><\/p>\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park<\/strong>
\n17 Towne Farm Lane
\nStowe, Vermont 05672 USA
\n(802) 253-8943<\/p>\n

Hours:
\nTuesday-Sunday, 10AM-5PM<\/p>\n

MAP<\/a> | WEBSITE<\/a> | FACEBOOK<\/a><\/p>\n

Image: (top)<\/strong>
\nAltruistic<\/em>
\nby Dave Laro
\n16″x16″
\nPop construction
\n2016<\/p>\n

Image: (centre)<\/strong>
\n“Had It With The Hotshots?”<\/em>
\nby John Joseph Hanright,
\n50″x40″
\nephemera, acrylic, oil, resin on panel
\n2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tell Me If You Find It: Dave Laro & John Joseph Hanright 8 July-13 August 2017 In this two-person exhibition, artists Dave Laro and John Joseph Hanright repurpose vintage ephemera and found objects to create pop-inspired works in varied media.…<\/p>\n

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