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ANCESTORS & OTHER STRANGERS The work Christopher Charles Curtis and Bobbie Polizzi
Collaboratively presented by CANVAS ArtSpace and The Gallery at Flat Rock.
Collaboratively presented by CANVAS ArtSpace and The Gallery at Flat Rock.
On view: November 9 - 26, 2017
at The Gallery at Flat Rock
2702A Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, NC 28731
at The Gallery at Flat Rock
2702A Greenville Highway, Flat Rock, NC 28731
Opening Reception:
Thursday, November 9, 5-7 PM at The Gallery at Flat Rock
The title of the exhibition refers to Polizzi and Curtis’ shared interest in old, found photographs and the mystery of the unknown sitters who inhabit them. “Ancestors and Other Strangers” attempts to explore this context from different vantage points. The show will also feature one piece that Polizzi and Curtis have created together. "I feel fortunate to have met Bobbie - we both share an affinity for old photos, doll parts, and strange objects,” says Curtis. Polizzi concurs. “I’m so excited to show with Chris. His work whispers, haunts, and speaks to the message of my art, which is to create stories for those whose stories have been lost,” she says.
Thursday, November 9, 5-7 PM at The Gallery at Flat Rock
The title of the exhibition refers to Polizzi and Curtis’ shared interest in old, found photographs and the mystery of the unknown sitters who inhabit them. “Ancestors and Other Strangers” attempts to explore this context from different vantage points. The show will also feature one piece that Polizzi and Curtis have created together. "I feel fortunate to have met Bobbie - we both share an affinity for old photos, doll parts, and strange objects,” says Curtis. Polizzi concurs. “I’m so excited to show with Chris. His work whispers, haunts, and speaks to the message of my art, which is to create stories for those whose stories have been lost,” she says.
Christopher Charles Curtis
The world in which I draw from is a dramatization of my life and the world around me. Through this world, I can blend history and time to form a surrealistic view of the American West, and in doing so, form my own mythology. With this new mythos I am able to find endless inspiration for continuing my work and seeing where this new world takes me, while also learning more about myself and how I view the world.
Bobbie Polizzi
Old things have always spoken to me. Their history written in their patina, wrinkles and scars. Who once treasured these leftovers from someone's life, long past? My grandmother left a lovely old red velvet cabinet card photo album to me, filled with ancestors with no names and no one left to remember them. They felt like orphans. This collection of strangers became a favorite naptime story book for my two young boys. A bearded man became a horse rustler, a beautiful ball-gowned debutante, a princess from the royal side of our family. To their delight, our family tree was full of super heroes, scalliwags, pirates and dignitaries. Ancestors and Other Strangers seemed a natural extension of my story telling, of giving a fanciful history and voice to lost and forgotten souls, honoring them with my own creative twist.
SOLD - Christopher Charles Curtis
Blue Clown, 2017
Graphite, colored pencil on paper
12 x 9 in. ( 15 x 12 1/4 in. framed)
Blue Clown, 2017
Graphite, colored pencil on paper
12 x 9 in. ( 15 x 12 1/4 in. framed)
Christopher Charles Curtis
Summoning the Black, 2016
Graphite, watercolor, color pencil, ink on paper
11 x 14 in. (16 1/4 x 19 1/4 framed)
Summoning the Black, 2016
Graphite, watercolor, color pencil, ink on paper
11 x 14 in. (16 1/4 x 19 1/4 framed)
SOLD - Bobbie Polizzi
Morrigan, The Celtic War Queen (Her Battlefield was Her Garden), 2017
Mixed Media
11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.
Morrigan, The Celtic War Queen (Her Battlefield was Her Garden), 2017
Mixed Media
11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.
Bobbie Polizzi
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's Silver Hammer Came Down Upon Her Head..., 2017
Mixed Media
14 1/2 x 6 in.
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's Silver Hammer Came Down Upon Her Head..., 2017
Mixed Media
14 1/2 x 6 in.
Christopher Charles Curtis
Boy, 2017
Graphite, watercolor, acrylic, colored pencil, ink on paper mounted to board
10 x 8 in.
Boy, 2017
Graphite, watercolor, acrylic, colored pencil, ink on paper mounted to board
10 x 8 in.
Christopher Charles Curtis
Girl, 2015
Graphite, watercolor, colored pencil, ink on paper mounted on board
10 x 8 in.
Girl, 2015
Graphite, watercolor, colored pencil, ink on paper mounted on board
10 x 8 in.
Christopher Charles Curtis
WIthin Without, 2014
Graphite, colored pencil on paper
12 x 12 in. (13 1/4 x 13 1/4 framed)
WIthin Without, 2014
Graphite, colored pencil on paper
12 x 12 in. (13 1/4 x 13 1/4 framed)
Christopher Charles Curtis
The Yellow Man, 2017
Graphite, watercolor, colored pencil, ink on paper
10 x 8 in.
The Yellow Man, 2017
Graphite, watercolor, colored pencil, ink on paper
10 x 8 in.
Christopher Charles Curtis
Levitation Game, 2016
Graphite, watercolor, colored pencil on paper
12 x 9 in.
Levitation Game, 2016
Graphite, watercolor, colored pencil on paper
12 x 9 in.
