| Fusion at Smokebrush |
| Written by Ken Hamel | |||
| Posted: February 28, 2009 | |||
Fusion: A "Dream City: Vision 2020" Exhibition about Public Art and GraffitiSmokebrush Gallery (Colorado Springs)March 6 – March 27, 2009Opening Reception: Friday March 6 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm (from the press release): Smokebrush Gallery Grand Re-Opening Exhibition Fusion is an exhibition project with local graffiti artists and globally legendary street artists, topped off with a special community graffiti collaboration in the gallery that will travel to other locations. Learn about public art, the controversy over graffiti and have a hand in our community’s colorful future by helping to color in the gallery’s collaborative graffiti piece! This exhibition marks the Grand-RE-Opening of the Smokebrush Gallery in its semi-new space. Same address, with new entrance on the South-Side of the building! Join us First Friday, March 6 from 5pm-8pm for the reception. The community effort surrounding Dream City: Vision 2020 is about organizations and individuals coming together to envision our community in the year 2020. Smokebrush wanted to approach the notion of public art as something that provides an essential richness to the fabric of our community and our quality of life. To approach this subject under the context of graffiti is meant to spur dialogue about the two: public art as a whole, and graffiti as a part of that. Graffiti is a genre of art that is controversial in some cases, but it is also a form of art that has allowed many artists a creative forum and subcultural upbringing. Certain rebellious social attitudes can also be linked to the genre of graffiti, but many talented artists have come from this background and nowadays in the big Artworld, yes the one with a capital A, are making major art careers for themselves. The artists, Futura and Saber, are considered legendary artists in the genre of graffiti. Futura, born in 1955, has been a street artist in New York since the early 1970s. Please see Futura’s bio online at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futura_2000. Saber, a bit younger, is an L.A. artist who became a legend after creating the world’s largest piece of graffiti. It’s so large it can be seen in satellite photos! Please see his complete bio at http://saberone.com/biography. Artists Featured: Futura, Saber, Andres Guzman, keithjive, Richard Arnot, Chris Price, and one anonymous artist. Cost: FREE – But donations are graciously accepted - Even a $5 Helps Keep Us Alive Hours and Location: Monday – Friday, Noon-5pm, and by appointment during exhibitions. Smokebrush is located at the SAME ADDRESS! Our Entrance Has Changed to the South Side of the Building. Smokebrush Foundation 218 West Colorado Avenue, Ste. 111 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 719.444.1012 http://www.smokebrush.org
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