b a u 3: the book of art. press release

For immediate release

Contact: b a u

Tel 845 - 591 2331
beaconartistunion@yahoo.com



bau 3 will present the first one man show by the founding members.

Gary Jacketti will present new works in painting and sculpture based on The Book of Art,
a comprehensive encyclopedic compilation of global works of art and their times.

The show will be broken into 2 parts, Epilogue and Prologue.

As an experimental space, bau will offer the platform from which these works will evolve.


Jacketti has spent the past 14 years living and working abroad.
Two years in Italy, seven in Germany and five in Japan have enabled the artist
to see the world's greatest art treasures.
Through these eyes that have witnessed the past and the breath to experience
the present contemporary global art community, Jacketti's work will expound
these horizons.

The direct and physical inspiration for these works begins with his experiences
living and working in Tokyo. The Shoji Series is based upon the Japanese window
and door treatment of compartmentalized rice paper stretched over wooden frames.
These consistent units create a pattern for filtering light.
The theme will evolve around units, repeated, void, filled and congruent.
His first foray using this approach was through a collage of Polaroid prints of a
Japanese cherry tree in full blossom.
The ensuing painting will be presented at the Epilogue of the show, which unlike
its book's protégé, is the Opening Reception.

The Prologue for the show will culminate at a Cocktail Reception on the 1st of April (no joke).
Three weeks of work will be unveiled and celebrated with live music and revelry.

The Books end at the beginning (Epilogue); their inspiration and ensuing arts begin (Prologue)
at the end.


Synopsis:

The Shoji Series was inspired by living and working in Japan for 5 years.
The artist experienced first hand an entire new culture and thought.
Schooled exclusively with Western Civilization, this new Eastern sensibility
provided a new platform, a fresh perspective, a chance for personal exploration,
growth and vision.

A shoji screen is a traditional Japanese architectural element, providing light,
semitransparent and lucid coverings for doors and windows. They are a barrier,
yet not. They are decorative, yet perfectly and simply embedded in the room
aesthetic. The compartmentalization property of not only the entire room, but the
individual structures grid are modern, yet old. Past, future, east, west, grids, units -
all will be explored visually in bau 3.

The show will be unlike traditional gallery events.
It will be presented in two parts, the end first, then the beginning last.
At the first gathering, Jacketti will present the concept of the finished "Book of Art"
along with 2 original works displayed as the departing points.
There will be two interactive elements to this meeting.
The first is a video opportunity for the viewers to interact with light, shadow and
the shoji screen unit.
The second will invite the gallery observer a chance to be part of a
New Book of Art, Book 11.
These will be comprised of writings, drawings, doodles and more being collected
directly on the gallery wall. They then will be collected, collated and delivered either
digitally, virtually and/or bound.

The Prologue, or beginning of the show, will be presented on the exhibitions final
weekend.
Jacketti will spend the three weeks working directly in the bau space, creating
new works based on these themes. He will be working under the pressures of time,
public forum and inner language.
The Prologue will be the celebration of creation, the endeavour of exploration
and the efforts to transform one gallery show into something yet....


Gary Jacketti

The Book of Art.....Epilogue
The Shoji Series

12 March, 2005
Reception 6 to 9 pm
at
161 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508
T 845 591 2331
The project in progress runs through to April 3rd 2005


Gary Jacketti

The Book of Art.....Prologue
Cocktail Party : Building a Buzz
Martinis, Manhattans and Music

1 April, 2005
6 to 9 pm
at
161 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508
T 845 591 2331
Live Music by Mission Church


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Beacon, NY 12508
T 845 591 2331
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