Universally Personal Inez Greenberg Gallery April 12 - May 14, 2021 Artists: Kari Halker-Saathoff, Elyse-Krista Mische As their exhibition title suggests artists Kari Halker-Saathoff and Elyse-Krista Mische explore topics that are at once fiercely personal while also being universal in nature. In “Universally Personal” Kari Halker-Saathoff uses literature as her muse and discovered that it was the “minor” characters that she related to and whose struggles and aspirations spoke to her own. By using multiple mediums Halker-Saathoff reinterprets historical stories through this unique perspective and with a modern-day lens – “Works of historical significance don't need to linger in the time period in which they were written, they can be viewed through the eyes of today.” Elyse-Krista Mische confronts the very universal but also very taboo topic of death in her artwork and art installations. Through thoughtfully constructed narratives and the use of specific materials and symbolic imagery, Mische urges interaction with her artwork so people can get up close and personal - “I want to draw people into death positivity, encourage them to get face to face with their mortality, and I hope to create a welcoming space for people to consider their own beliefs.” www.artworkarchive.com/rooms/artistry/740527 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF4qKJqA3rw https://www.facebook.com/ArtistryMN/posts/artist-kari-halker-saathoff-is-one-of-the-two-talented-exhibiting-artists-in-the/5374479785955416/ https://artistrymn.org/past-exhibitions
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The Duluth Art Institute has reopened and they have some exhibits up. Folks who come into the Depot are, of course, asked to wear masks and social-distance.
Kari Halker-Saathoff: Odysseus & Penelope: The Long Journey "Penelope’s story, carried on ceramic vessels, is inspired by her courage and resistance against unwanted suitors as well as current events, including the Women’s March of 2017. Their stories alternate and connect as the viewer travels through the exhibition, titles of the illustrations are inspired by the text of the Odyssey while Penelope’s draw from current events. Viewed together, Halker-Saathoff illuminates the many parallels between the present and 650 B.C.E." https://www.duluthartinstitute.org/resources/Documents/journey%20guide.pdf smartify.org/artworks/the-unseen-universe-of-the-human-heart https://www.kumd.org/post/wheres-art-annie-dugan-art-person-albeit-masks-and-social-distancing#stream/0 www.facebook.com/watch/?v=668614080369770 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V5kQhrlG1c https://pioneerproductions.blogspot.com/2020/07/local-art-seen-yes-duluth-art-institute.html |
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