Nashville Scene Practice Makes Perfect at Twist Art Gallery

Practice Makes Perfect at Twist Art Gallery ..July and August 2010


Current mood: adventurous

Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

Nashville Scene critic's pick!!!



Practice Makes Perfect at Twist Gallery


When: Thursdays-Saturdays. Continues through Aug. 28


Opening July 3 from 6-9 p.m.


A visit to Mitch O'Connell's website will have you thinking he's a first-class d-bag before his “World's Grooviest Artist” shtick goes right over-the-top and leaves you laughing. O'Connell is an illustrator whose work has appeared in The New York Times and Newsweek. O'Connell has penned everything from comic books to tattoo flash, but the work he'll display at Twist during the July Gallery Crawl will be a bit more “arty-farty” — his words, not ours. O'Connell's work owes a debt to both Coop and Robert Williams, but can you name an artist who depicts psychedelic bunnies, nude burlesque dancers and the floating, pipe-smoking head of J.R. “Bob” Dobbs who doesn't? Get to the gallery to check out what is sure to be a packed show, and then go home and enjoy your Hour of Slack. Praise “Bob”!
— Joe Nolan

Twist Art Gallery

DOWNTOWN 73 Arcade

Currently listening:
She & Him - Volume Two

Artist Grace Gilmore draws with light at the Twist Art Gallery

Artist Grace Gilmore draws with light at the Twist Art Gallery today in an art performance piece she just thought of..

more april

more may

may and june

coming soon...Mitch O'Connell to the Twist Art Gallery from the Packer Schopf Gallery

Mitch O'Connell
5645 N. Drake Ave.
Chicago, IL 60659
773-588-8797

info@mitchoconnell.com
http://www.mitchoconnell.com
http://www.myspace.com/mitchoconnell

http://www.packergallery.com/
http://www.twistartgallery.com/


Twist Art Gallery presents: "Practice Makes Perfect" Mitch O'Connell
Art Show ! opening Saturday, July 3 from 6:00-9:00 pm.
show runs July 3rd through August 28th 2010...

yes, that is a two month show this time... happy summer!

there will be a second reception for this show on the first Saturday
in August. from 6-9pm as well.

perhaps with a surprise art performance or musical guest for the
August opening.





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Twist Art Gallery
www.twistartgallery.com
73 Arcade
Nashville, TN 37219
(888) 535-5286

Gallery Hours
Thursday and Friday 11 - 5
Saturday 11 - 3
Join us the first Saturday of every month
6 to 9 p.m. for the First Saturday Gallery Crawl

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shows planned so far.....

2010
July/August: Packer/Schopf gallery - Mitch O'Connell
September: Kristina Arnold
October: Joseph Lupo
November: Shane Doling
December/January: Alexia Abegg

2011
February: Jaime Raybin and Ryan Hogan
April: Amelia Winger-Bearskin
May: Lauren Kussro


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Art Crawl Dates in 2010:
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Saturday, January 8, 2011

Intercessors/Icons at Twist Art Gallery

Nashville Scene
Intercessors/Icons at Twist Gallery
When: Thursdays-Saturdays. Continues through June 26
Opening reception 6-9 p.m., June 5.

Lately, local multimedia artist Margaret Pesek's muses have been visiting in the forms of the Catholic-style saints she celebrates in her homemade, goofball reliquaries. With titles like “Patron of the Romantically Ambiguous”, “Protector of New Restaurants” and “Our Lady of Perpetual Medication”, Pesek brings a healthy dose of humor to her creations which are fashioned from disparate materials including: photographs, jewelry, wood, stones, dolls and artificial flowers. To hear Pesek's side of the story, purchasing one of her ironic icons might grant the buyer an inside track with the almighty. “There seems to be a saint assigned as a go-to for almost any problem,” she explains. “It's always left me feeling very much protected in a large and uncertain world.” Amen.
— Joe Nolan