❤️ Two love languages
Building vocabulary through image Wednesday, July 8 — In Atlanta this month, two artists are proving that a signature style is constructed one deliberate choice at a time. Billy Clifton-Strawn treats the smallest building blocks of digital pictures as raw material for storytelling rooted in family history and current events. His layered photographs, drawings and light works are […] The post ❤️ Two love languages appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Building vocabulary through image
Wednesday, July 8 — In Atlanta this month, two artists are proving that a signature style is constructed one deliberate choice at a time.
Billy Clifton-Strawn treats the smallest building blocks of digital pictures as raw material for storytelling rooted in family history and current events. His layered photographs, drawings and light works are “created in pixels,” and now on display inside Atlanta Central Library.
To the west at ZuCot Gallery, painter Petie Parker’s new works in black find shape, memory and story in the smallest shifts of tone. He calls the approach “Blackgrounds,” and uses it to give ordinary moments the weight usually reserved for extraordinary ones.
Neither vocabulary existed before these two built it.
What’s unmistakably unique about the work you love?
—Sherri Daye Scott
Free play
Billy Clifton-Strawn could have shown “Pixels at Play” anywhere. He chose the basement of Atlanta Central Library, betting that someone browsing the stacks might wander in and leave changed.
Explore Clifton-Strawn’s public playground.
Amy Sherald: American Sublime
SPONSORED BY THE HIGH MUSEUM
You’ve seen Amy Sherald’s iconic portrait of Michelle Obama. Now, her largest exhibition to date comes to Atlanta, featuring rarely seen paintings and monumental portraits spanning nearly two decades.
Amy Sherald: American Sublime is now open, bringing one of the leading artists of her generation back to Georgia. Secure your tickets before it’s gone.
Can only make it in the evening? We’ve got you covered. The show stays open after hours every Friday. Grab a drink, snag an exclusive exhibition poster, and explore the galleries at your leisure.
What black holds
Petie Parker didn’t set out to be a painter. Still, five years into his practice, he’s built a visual language entirely his own. His latest scenes of ordinary life, rendered in shades of black, are on view now at ZuCot Gallery.
Art Happenings
Anime Market Atlanta III | 10 a.m.-5 p.m., July 11-12 | Charlie’s Collectible Show.
Closing Reception: FILA Westside Story | 1 p.m., July 11 | 960 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW (pictured).
Susan Ker-Seymer: Some Kind of LoveArtist Talk | 12-2 p.m., July 11 | Marcia Wood Gallery.
Access for All Day | 10 a.m.-5 p.m., July 15 | High Museum of Art.
Post of the Week
Pop surrealist turned abstract expressionist @adampinsley
works near Hartsfield-Jackson, creating pieces of commercial-grade aviation aluminum and aerospace paint – when not sidetracked by his newest studio hands. See the post.
Today’s Sketchbook was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.
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