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new works
Ten Terrell
Curated By:
Martha De Perez, Enrique Lopez Garcia
Dates:
September 7 – Oct 1 2009
Artist reception: Sat., Sep 19 , 2009 6-9 PM
Contact:
Martha De Perez
katalystfoundation@gmail.com
http://www.fotonostalgia.com
http://www.kffta.org
Locations:
346 E. 3rd Street, Long Beach CA 90802
A dynamic, discerning personality, Ten Terrell is a Los Angeles based artist. Born and raised in LA, but with a unique global perspective, Ten has been taking a unique approach to the art world, with her distinctive blend of video, installation and performance. Her works concentrate on the exploration of identity as an ts reaction in the viewer, inspiring us to question our own concepts of how we identify ourselves and our reality. Posing the question: is identity a personal choice or an artifice imposed upon us by our environment? Ten uses her art as a medium to investigate the multiple perspectives of experience. A prolific subject, the art of Ten Terrell has been featured at prestigious events and galleries. The Getty Center recently featured Ten as part of the LA Art Girls project for the Alan Kaprow restrospective "Overflow". Her works have also been seen at the LACE 30th Anniversary, for which she did a reinterpretation of Suzane Lacy & Barbara T Smiths "Give and Take, Incorporate".
For her solo gallery show- Ten is turning what she refers to as "the mental, emotional, and behavioral contortionism that seems required of the women of modern western culture. This semi-voluntary or subconscious internal/external conflict of the female existence in Western society." is turned into a palpable visual reality. Utilizing a projection, to give the appearance of a shadow dance of women acting out a painful play with broken glass, fire and contortion. Each are metaphors and symbols of the expectations that plague and shape the female being, the contradictions of strength and vulnerability. Her works showcase the female form for its beauty as well as its value to human existence, making a strong and valid statement, "without the female form and function the human race would cease to exist and evolve."
http://www.laartgirls.com/artists.html
Partners:
The Long Beach Redevelopment Agency is proud to partner with Phantom Galleries LA, not only to revive empty storefronts along our major corridors, but also to showcase the arts and build a sense of community and culture in our Downtown," said Craig Beck, Executive Director of the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency. LongBeachRDA.org
