Monique Luck
Mixed media artist, Monique Luck artfully arranges collage pieces in a desired way, all the while contemplating how simple it would be if we could rearrange the pieces of life in a similar fashion. Her muse is the human figure in mixed media. Monique’s work evokes an emotive response speaking to personal loss. While misfortune may be unavoidable, it remains a common thread uniting us all. We live through a time of fear and uncertainty threatening to tear us apart, but by coming together we, like Monique’s artwork, form a cohesive and harmonious picture.
Monique’s goal is to foster a sense of unity capable of transcending cultural differences and social divides. Part of her exhibition will feature an interactive wall. Using magnetic paint and handmade paper, gallery visitors and students will be able to write a memory or thought on the piece of paper and adhere it to the wall. By the end of the exhibit this will become a collage of memories from all of us at Central Piedmont.
WHEN: January 11 – March 11
Artist Lecture: February 10, 1 p.m., on Facebook Live
Reception: March 4, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Central Piedmont Central Campus, Overcash Center, Ross, Gallery, 1201 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte, NC 28235
CONTACT: For more information, or to schedule a tour, please contact Art Galleries Coordinator Amelia Zytka at amelia.zytka@cpcc.edu. Follow the Central Piedmont Galleries on Instagram and Facebook at Central Piedmont Arts and the blog at http://blogs.cpcc.edu/cpccartgalleries/.
Rene Gaete
Central Piedmont Community College’s Overcash Gallery is proud to present a solo exhibition, titled “Sill Life,” by René Gaete, Jan. 11 – March 18, on the college’s Central Campus.
Chilean artist René Gaete’s work emits a tone of mystery and longing drawing the viewer into the scene. Sparking discourse, his compositions and techniques echo elements of Impressionism, Expressionism, Baroque and Abstraction. The figures are recognizable as human beings, yet seem to be echoes of the past, like an imprint or a dream.
Straining between a sense of control and spontaneity René combines these two motivations together with an expert hand. Human forms seem to fleet in and out of focus bending the confines of time and space, giving the illusion of active movement in still life forms. “Still Life” is an exhibition that links the past to the present, the old to the new, bonding painting ideals in a novel way.
WHEN: January 11 – March 18, 2021
Reception: March 20 at 5 p.m.
Artist Lecture: March 20 at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Central Piedmont Central Campus, Overcash Center, Ross Art Gallery, 1206 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte, NC 28204
CONTACT: For more information, or to schedule a tour, please contact Art Galleries Coordinator Amelia Zytka at amelia.zytka@cpcc.edu. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook atCentral Piedmont Arts and our blog at http://blogs.cpcc.edu/cpccartgalleries/