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Thursday, August 11 & Friday, August 12: Elemental You

rabbitholeprojects — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 16:33:44 +0000

The Paloma Project presents: Elemental You

Weaving a vibrant tapestry of contemporary movement and aerial dance, The Paloma Project creates site-specific, multidisciplinary choreography that enmeshes ancient traditions with avant-garde sensibilities. Reflecting the intimate relationship between a dancer and her environment, and set against a pulsating musical composition of strings and percussion, the audience is guided along a multi-sensorial journey of visual storytelling, with complimenting tasting interludes over the course of a two-hour evening. Using flight as a metaphor for the human condition, director Ninette Paloma draws local and international artists together to explore the interconnectedness of floor to air dancing. Exploring the concepts of human desensitization, primordial instincts, and the female archetype in all of its contradictory glory, Elemental You will draw you in and captivate your sensibilities.

$20 Admission includes cocktails and canapés

Thursday, August 11 7:30pm and Friday, August 12 7:30pm

Tickets: http://elementalyou.bpt.me/ Further information: www.palomaprojectdance.com

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Saturday, August 6: AERO STUDIES

rabbitholeprojects — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 16:24:20 +0000

Aero Studies, a solo show by artist Colette Aliman, will feature four sculptures. In this series, Aliman continues an exploration of inflatable sculpture, a medium that she sees to embody the dialectical relationship between recent pneumatic advances in architecture and the form of the human body.

AERO STUDIES: A PURSUIT TOWARDS A PHYSIOPNEUMATIC ARCHITECTURE, IN FOUR PARTS

Opening Event: August 6th, 2016
7pm- 9pm

Aero Studies, a solo show by artist Colette Aliman at the RABBITHOLE in Dumbo, Brooklyn will feature four sculptures. In this series, Aliman continues an exploration of inflatable sculpture, a medium that she sees to embody the dialectical relationship between recent pneumatic advances in architecture and the form of the human body.
Each sculpture serves as the premise for a unique take on the relationship of form and material, as it relates to pneumatic architecture. This new body of work examines the tactile quality of a selection of materials and expands on it’s architectural capabilities. By using air and space as medium, Aliman utilizes new and innovative ways of synthesizing the archetypes of human biology as a blossoming field within architecture.

“With each inhale, a human body takes on the form of an inflatable.” Says Aliman when asked about the concepts that inspiration her creation, “ An inflatable is an animated representation of the act of breathing. Both humans and inflatables must continue breathing to maintain existence. When filled with air, both forms become sturdy, yet retain their flexibility and relative fragility. As we build an artificial envoirnment that encompases the breadth of civilization, we begin to question our relationship to these inanimate structures of our own design.” With the four sculptures of Aero Studies, Aliman strives to capture the moment that we become inquisitive of our surroundings and demand unity between forms that are biological, as well as, artificial.
Colette Aliman currently resides in New York City and earned a Baccalaureate of Fine Arts from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, located in Boston, MA. Her work has been exhibited throughout Cambridge and Boston including Mobius Gallery, the 808 Gallery at Boston University, YES.OUI.Si. Space, and Milkhaus. Aliman has recently completed a nine month residency at the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn, NY and looks forward to an exhibition at the Gowanus Loft in the fall. In addition to being an exhibiting artist, Aliman is a furniture and textile designer and manufacturer, as well as the co-owner of a Brooklyn based design studio. You can learn more about her work at colettealiman.com.

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Friday, August 5: Wishing Well

rabbitholeprojects — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 16:19:24 +0000

Wishing Well is an evening to celebrate the work of many artists. It is presented by Rabbit Movers who take pride in their creative staff. The event is BYOB and open to the public with a suggested donation of $10. There will be live acoustic music and a multitude of visual art on display.

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Thursday, August 4: Finding Forever

rabbitholeprojects — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:53:27 +0000

Finding Forever by Myla Seabrook

My artwork aims to bring the beauty of landscape to the viewer, to encourage people to pause, look, and bask in the simple and often under-appreciated joy of looking. I maintain a certain child-like fascination with and awe of vistas that propels me to the studio; it is my hope that viewers of the work will have an opportunity to engage in that awe as well.

Being heavily influenced by hue, my work employs bright, saturated colors and deep, rich shadows boldly fused with exacting brushwork; I seek to play upon the visual drama that results from a meeting of light and dark. The medium of oil paint allows me the richness of pigment and the ease of blending that I enjoy.

I paint using a ‘hyper-pigmentation’ method, which results in colors that wouldn’t normally be found in traditional landscape art. I do this to emphasize the vibrancy of the world around us, both visually and spiritually. Nature’s connection to the souls that share space with it is at once profound and uplifting; my colors reflect that radiance. It is my ultimate aim to push my work further in the atypical direction, resulting in a practice that produces large-scale, immersive pieces that dabble in the fantastical while remaining firmly rooted in a realistic representation of the natural world’s splendor.

www.mylaseabrook.com

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Wednesday, August 3: ANIMATED ARCHITECTURE

rabbitholeprojects — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:50:00 +0000

ANIMATED ARCHITECTURE in DUMBO: Video Art Projections Event

Join curator Sean Stoops and video / digital media artists from Philadelphia, New York, and New Jersey for a special one night "Animated Architecture" video art projection event at RabbitholeStudio in Dumbo, Brooklyn. Interior and exterior video installations will be featured.

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, August 3, 7:30 - 10:30pm. Refreshments will be available.

Featuring works by: Steven Berkowitz, Belinda Haikes, Chris Landau w/ Gene Coleman, Marjan Moghaddam, Dan O’Neill, Jimi Pantalon, Jennie Thwing, and more!

The August 3rd event will introduce the Animated Architecture video installation series to Brooklyn, as well as preview future events (which will soon incorporate virtual and augmented reality) in Philadelphia, New York City, and beyond.

BACKGROUND:
Sean Stoops is an independent curator and new media artist based in Philadelphia. Stoops has a MFA in video art and curating from Transart Institute, an international graduate program for new media art (originally in Austria, now based Berlin, Germany and Brooklyn, NY). He earned his BFA in painting and drawing from Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia and studied at Temple University Abroad in Rome, Italy.

Sean Stoops has curated and exhibited at galleries and museums in Philadelphia including: Painted Bride Art Center, Asian Arts Initiative, Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art, International House and in winter 2011 was visiting curator of "Bird Cages and the Gilded Boat" at the ISE Cultural Foundation, in Manhattan, NYC. Stoops organized and directed mural animated films: "Muralmorphosis" (2009) and "Cosmic Terrarium" (2010), in cooperation with the Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia.

In 2012, Stoops was named as one of thirty-five art project award winners to receive grants that year from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge, which funds innovative projects that engage and enrich Philadelphia’s communities. For the project that launched in 2013, Stoops curated "Animated Architecture: 3D Video Mapping Projections on Historic Philadelphia Sites," a series of site-specific outdoor/indoor video art events, usually held at night and screened at various Philadelphia buildings.

Saturday & Sunday, July 30 & 31: MODERN STORYTELLER: New Media and Interactive Design Show

rabbitholeprojects — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 23:18:49 +0000

Modern Storyteller: New Media and Interactive Design Show is an exhibition showcasing projects from 18 up-and-coming Taiwanese designers and artists. The exhibition renders the mixture of diverse perspectives and personal or impersonal outlook from each artist. Conceding with the liberty to choose their own subject and use of media, exhibitors deliver their own "story" through distinct methods and approaches, such as prototypes, films, installations, or motion graphics. The exhibition will launch its grand reception on July 30 th at 7:00pm. For more information about "Modern Storyteller - New Media and Interactive Design Show," please visit www.modernstoryteller.org.

List of artists and designers and their projects:

Chiehping Chen / WhatUshare

Chia Hsuan Chou / Social Network Zoology

Fang Yi Chu / herbalab - website

Huai Kuan Chung / Beyond Big Project

Emily Hsu / Tippi-Tot

I-Wen Huang / Reenactment: Film Series x Readymades

Mu-Ti Huang / Level On

Yu-Jia Huang / Amelie_Instagram Video

Yu Fei Kao / Revenge

Gung-Kai Koo / What The Egg?

I-Cheng Lee / nowhere

Kang Peng / Animals in Taiwan: A multimedia Pop-Up Gallery

Melody Shih / Cacophony

Joy Tien / TREASURE NEST

Po-Yen Wang / Atlas series

Jelly Wei / Window

Rosalie Yu / Embrace in Progress

Szu-an Yu / ANOTHERSCAPE: An Archive of Urban Fiction

Thursday, July 28: Krystal Floyd & Amanda Rex present NO WRONG WAY

rabbitholeprojects — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 23:16:08 +0000

Krystal's portraits are of strangers from all over the world who've posted their selfies online. Although there is a wide variety of "models", they each share the desire to curate their own image to post publicly. Due to the digital image files used, her paintings may be the only tangible incarnation of the images. They serve as a metaphor for the internet's virtual means of bringing people together, as well highlight the new mechanisms for creating Art.

Amanda's paintings are the result of neurotic attention to detail, the astonishing beauty of the great outdoors, and a hodgepodge of world travels. Working mainly in acrylics, she blurs the lines between Realism and Impressionism, without following guidelines of any sort -- choosing instead to paint purely what comes from her heart. These paintings in particular, are inspired by two of Amanda's favorite places: India and the Hudson Valley of New York.

Wednesday, July 27: Bridge & Olive Dance presents GALLERY EDITION 3.0

rabbitholeprojects — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 23:14:32 +0000

A multimedia extravaganza with dance, live music, art on the walls, films, interactive improv jams, libations, and small things to munch on.

Monday, July 25: ALONE WITH ALL OF YOU

rabbitholeprojects — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 23:11:20 +0000

Alone With All Of You is a collaboration between THE CREATORS COLLECTIVE and singer-songwriter Noelle Picara. This event is an interactive exhibition and concert that explores the ideas of isolation and connection through improvisation and performance, incorporating music, theater, movement and visual art.

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Sunday, July 24: UNTITLED SERENITY ENCLOSED

rabbitholeprojects — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 23:09:06 +0000

A group show by: Motoyuki Bamba / Bico Kondo / Shemuel Phillip-Peters

In Untitled Serenity Enclosed three artists conceptually express their acceptance of an unknown future. Striving to remain untainted from the influence of following society's aesthetics but as well being open to moralistic ideas and personal growth in today's age. Their work is a result of the relation and contrast between aggression and peace, confusion and order.