PURR: A JURIED CATS-TRAVAGANZA 5.25.13 (5-11PM)

Beef, BUCKBUCK’s longtime gallery cat, has decided to leave the studio. On the verge of her departure, we have teamed up with Ohio University’s own, Anna Tararova, to help curate a juried show that honors our furry friends. Donations towards the show will benefit the Cleveland Animal Protective League, who will have kittens/cats available for adoption during the opening reception. 

Hope to see you there!

HEAVY PETALS: Work by Molly Pamela 2.16.13

Hibernation has ended. Now we must show.

Since Art of the Game, we've taken some time to regroup and figure out how to make this year better than the last. We've said F January, how about we kick off the year in a real month: February. Black History, groundhogs, presidents, love, more presidents, and MOLLY PAMELA.

Our newest favorite transplant (from Youngstown!) will be blessing us with her installations February 16, 2013 @ 7PM (the same night as BRITE WINTER!). PALOOKAVILLE will also be serving up hot eats next door, so bring an appetite. Come enjoy the sights and lights of Ohio City and stop by BUCKBUCK for some refreshments and amazing company.

Molly Pamela's mission is to speak for women and to super-soak her audience with her complexities – simultaneously staining all she touches. Her art doesn't run parallel to recurring feminist movements -- it magnifies emotional and unfortunately, political issues concerning the equality and acceptance of women on an intimate scale. Every intricately stitched, glued, colored, and knitted pattern of her work represents the way women struggle. Visual creations became more than a coping mechanism; they became her purpose. Molly Pamela obtained her BFA in Spatial Arts from Youngstown State University. She is currently planted in Lakewood, Ohio with her soil-mate and two guinea pigs.

Opening: February 16th, 2013 @ 7PM

Closing: April 6th, 2013 @ 7PM

ART OF THE GAME: a Celebration of Art & Basketball

October 20 (4-11PM) - November 11

Basketball has become a modern symbol for creativity, style and fashion. On and off the court, the creativity of the game and its players has become iconic in our culture. The fluidity, versatility, grace and individuality of a player's approach has made basketball an artform. BUCKBUCK Studio and Double Scribble are teaming up to think critically about the Art of the Game. ART OF THE GAME: A Celebration of Art & Basketball will showcase works from the public and an array of artists and disciplines. A $5 donation will be suggested at the door with proceeds benefiting Pathway: Caring for Children. http://www.pathwaycfc.org/index.html We are currently accepting show submissions through October 14th. Paintings, drawings, collage, mixed media, ceramics, sculpture, photography, etc. of all sizes and formats will work... as long as they relate back to the game of basketball in some way. If you would like to submit an animation or digital work, please email us at buckbuckcle@gmail.com so we can make sure we have the proper accommodations. There is no entry fee for framed, ready to hang submissions. However, there will be a $5.00 fee for any unframed artwork. Or for digital submissions to the Double Scribble blog, please email doublescribbleusa@gmail.com http://www.double-scribble.com/

Thanks!

Thanks again to everyone who came out to BROTHERS! It was quite the success! If you didn't get a chance to catch it, the show will run through October 14th. 

Open Hours: Sundays 1-4PM (or by appointment)

216.407.9558

BROTHERS: Works by Peter Larson (Friday, September 21, 7-11PM)

Join us next Friday (Sept. 21st) for our first solo exhibition. BROTHERS features works from two Peter Larson series, BROTHERS and I Am Not Leroy. Drinks, music, great photography and illustration.

Peter Larson is a 24-year-old photographer from Cleveland, OH. In 2010, he graduated from The School of Visual Communication at Ohio University and returned home thereafter. Peter currently works from his space at 78th Street Studios. He hopes to eventually publish an extended version of Brothers in book-form.

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, September 21st 7-11PM

BROTHERS will run through October 14th

www.peterlarsonphoto.com

BROTHERS

Inspired by the spirit of my closest friends, I began this ongoing photo series, Brothers, to capture their unwavering character exposing moments of youth ranging from uncensored debauchery to unguarded vulnerability.

The presence of my camera, along with the interactions with my subjects, blurs the line between staged and candid imagery. Throughout the photographic process, I often observe and question how the camera influences my friends' behaviors, and in turn, how their actions impel my own.

For the subjects, these photographs provide them the opportunity to recall fleeting moments that otherwise may have gone unnoticed or forgotten. Others who may not have a point of reference for these images are encouraged to create a narrative for the photographs.

www.iamnotleroy.com

I AM NOT LEROY

is series of paintings that I make with india ink. These minimalist portraits serve to offset the technical aspect of my photography while allowing me to make as many mistakes as possible.

THANKS!

We'd like to thank everyone who came out Friday night. Hope you enjoyed the work and the atmosphere. If you didn't get a chance to make it out, don't fret, Haiku will run through Sept. 9th. Open upon request and Sundays 1-4. Don't hesitate to contact us, we'd love to have you.

hai·ku (noun): Works by Andy Curlowe & Janet Bruhn

The air has cleared, and now it's time for number two. Hai·ku is the juxtaposition of works by Janet Bruhn and Andy Curlowe. Come to BUCKBUCK and explore the complex and seemingly mundane unification of nature and man, Friday, August 17th from 6-11PM. 

Janet Bruhn [www.janetbruhn.org]

Rural or forgotten things, such as an over gown backyard, pickled foods and half eaten turkeys, are subjects I paint to dissect the complexity of the mundane. By utilizing normality, inherent restlessness is present in conjunction with pallid or effulgent colors. Realism is utilized to heighten the temperature of the present, factories closing, prairies still growing and stodgy Lutherans that are fading. Storytelling accompanied by sentimentality and sap is also significant to how the subject matter is handled with respect. 

Fractured places and unhealthy lifestyles mark the frailty of subjects I paint. The normality I try to render is interrupted by the decay laden in its creation. By loving these people and things images are created just in time for mold to set and figures 

to exit. 

Andy Curlowe [www.curlowe.com]

My work is a reflection of nature and the world of human influence.

These paintings attempt to confront the ever-changing relationship

between these realms. Focused on suggestive landscape, my work is a

fusion of curved lines and blurred contours of natural forms which

counter the sharp geometry of industry and calculation. Whether in

conflict or harmony, these works emphasize the power struggles between

both worlds.

Geo-forms saturated in color, dance and grow amongst natural forms

which flatten as they expand. Lines streak in and out of focus

inferring an architectural vernacular. Each line narrates the illusion

all while emphasizing the void.

As society struggles, so does nature, yet they are the same. As humans

we strive to distinguish ourselves from nature through a impassive

means. These paintings seek to illustrate this struggle as well as

meditate on its resolve.

Opening Reception: Fri. Aug. 17th @ 6-11PM

Hai·ku will run through Sept. 9th.