Join us at Cheryl Eve Acosta’s Sculptural Jewelry for our First Friday’s Artist’s Pop-Up. Come meet and support our creative community at this monthly event located at the heart of the Kansas City Crossroads Arts District! Artist Cheryl Eve will open her storefront studio located at 217 West 19th Ter. KC, MO 64108. Our second curated pop-up-style event will be held Friday, October 1st from 5 – 8 pm.
To artists, designers, and makers who are interested in participating in First Fridays, you may visit this link to apply:
Do Good Co. is excited to announce a HUGE accessory sale October 10/1- 10/3.
The sale will include:
shoes, jewelry, belts, scarves and more!
Bring a friend, you won’t want to miss this!
| Guinotte Wise’s work is not easily categorized; much of it appears to be sculpture and collage made of pieces of memorabilia found in small towns and urban alleyways. Mainly metal, much of it automotive, it’s usually welded. An admirer of street art, Wise has experimented with various forms of it and tried to bring a bit of it to his art in “Street Work.” Most of it fell short and ended up back in the junkyard. Real street art “ain’t easy,” says Wise.
“I still make horses and animals, but they’ve become more abstract — and the other collage-like art is more a mixture of graphic design and expressionism as well. I don’t know where it’s going but it manages to surprise me and that’s the main requirement at this stage.” I’ve tried to bring in a little street art feeling, but only a little so far. Real street art has become so sophisticated and deep that it requires study. It’s a genre in itself and a valid one. All its known practitioners are immensely creative and many had to work quickly to evade arrest and other risks. I don’t have to look over my shoulder for cops and gang members. So I may never capture the fluidity and kinetic grace of their work but it’s worth a try — doing something one admires is always worth the try.” Street Art is fascinating to me. I see influences of Picasso, DuChamp, George Condo, Franz Kline, Calder, Basquiat…museum quality, beautiful, beautiful art. I am hoping to learn from the Risks, the Chalfants, the Futuras and Kofies and El Macs. So many more. Meanwhile, I’ll weld my stuff and do what I know.” |
As always Torn Label is your one stop shop for all things beer, food and art on First Fridays. Our bar and kitchen will be open all day and into the evening, and our neighbors at Studios Inc will have two galleries open to the public. In one gallery you’ll find the latest works of Lori Raye Erickson — REALITY SAVES, a collection focused on social issues, religious hypocrisy and political discord. In the next gallery, you’ll find Benjamin Rosenthal’s and the band played on, and on on. Rosenthal showcases both retrospective and new works in a variety of media each playing the with the sense of the body and queer identity.
