Tom Burtonwood

David Constable

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Fountain

Tom Burtonwood
David Constable

March 13th – April 4th, 2010

Opening reception, Sat. March 13th, 7-10pm

Chawn-oiserie chor-nwä-z(a)ré, (Fr) n art made from detritus, – n to construct with purpose, – v bored with it all [N Eng & Scot from chawn to talk, and Fr, from chinoiserie (a decorative or fine art object in) a style or design or decoration that uses or copies Chinese motifs or methods]

For Chawn-oiserie Burtonwood presents two projects. The first is a series of modest size sculptures each paired with a drawing. These combines explore the interplay between two-dimensional space and three-dimensional form. Geometric shapes inspired by the video game Tetris spill out of the drawings and cascade into the gallery. Burtonwood uses a laser cutter to exact these blocks from plywood and acrylic. The same outlines are found in the drawings and so a connection between the two is quite evident. His second project for this exhibition is a digital animation titled “Translations.” Produced in collaboration with Chicago based sound artist Jacob C. Hammes, the animation and audio work begins with a flattened two dimensional pattern that transforms into a simple cube. Burtonwood is fascinated with the “fold” and the act of folding / unfolding. The animation follows several different permutations of the cube unfolding / folding in this manner. Tom Burtonwood received his BA in Fine Art from Loughborough University, Loughborough, England in 1997 and subsequently completed his MFA at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, in 2001. He lives in Oak Park, Illinois and is an Adjunct Instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Recent exhibitions and screenings include “Chasing Two Rabbits” at Three Walls and (Con)Temporary Art Space both in Chicago.

Constable will install three large scale paper fold works presented on a ground of standard construction materials utilizing visual material gleaned from magazines and other mass media sources. These works elaborate on Constable’s longstanding fascination with the representation of power in the pages of magazines and displayed on the screen. Additionally Constable will exhibit a series of works titled “Caulfed Paintings.” These works aim to relate the substantial influence that the local extraction of aggregates exerts upon environment. Constable lives in rural Virginia where the mainstay of local commerce has, and continues to be, the extraction and distribution of coal. This industry’s revolution from underground to surface mining continues to fuel manifest industrial purposes. The specific extraction process utilized to service this demand operates as the object of these studies. As a process, Mountain-Top removal requires an overwhelming industrial effort, which results in the natural environments complete subordination and reorganization to those forces. David Constable received his BA in Fine Art from Grays School of Art, in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1989, and subsequently completed his MFA at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, in 2002. He lives in Norton, Virginia, and is an Adjunct instructor at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. Recent exhibitions include ‘Marginal’ at The University of Seville, Department of Architecture, Seville, Spain, and a site-specific installation in the John Cooke Wyllie Library at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

Change Over Time
Laser cut stencil, spray paint on floor
2010

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OPENING
Fountain 604 Grand Ave (between St. marks and Bergen) Brooklyn
Jan. 16th 7 to 10
Dan Blake
Yoni Niv
Matthew Abbott
Tom Burtonwood
Stephanie Costello
Michael Zachary
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Pattern Recognition, 2009

Drawing (above) featured in artXposium 2009 (details below) being held today in West Chicago.

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Contact Person: Anni Holm, Co-Founder & Curator
Company Name: People Made Visible, Inc.
Telephone Number: 847.436.2664
Email: artxposium@gmail.com
Website: http://artxposium.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
West Chicago (IL 60185), September, 2009

artXposium 2009

On September 19, 2009, the West Chicago City Museum, located at 132 Main Street in West Chicago, will open its doors to the third annual artXposium, a multimedia art experience, in collaboration with People Made Visible, Inc. Local, national and international artists will come together to display a variety of art work ranging from traditional media, to interactive and multimedia installations.

In addition to the West Chicago City Museum, artXposium events and exhibitions will take place in Gallery 200, Main Street Storefronts, the 19th century CB&Q Depot, the West Chicago City Museum and the West Chicago Public Library District. Saturday, September 19th the exhibition opens at 11am, and features a guided tour at 2pm. Saturday evening from 5 to 10 pm will feature a closing reception with an artist talk by Danish Artist in Residence, Berit Nørgaard, performances by Alison Rhoades, Core Project, Kathryn Born and John & Mandy Rakow, along with food, drinks, and a silent auction. (Full program available at artxposium.org.)

New to the program this year are the Meet the Artists Potluck on Friday, September 18 at 7pm and an 8pm screening of Reach the Rock written by the late John Hughes and filmed in West Chicago in the 1990s.

Featured artists and performers include:
Lise Haller Baggesen, Kathryn Born, Jessica Bruah, Tom Burtonwood, Andrew Coppersmith, Core Project, Stephanie Dean, Adam Farcus, Benjamin Funke, Valerie J. Gordon, Annie Heckman, Anni Holm, Holly Holmes, Nate Mathews, Sara Peak, Irene Pérez, John Rakow, Mandy Rakow, Brian Reis, Alison Rhoades, Rachel Weaver Rivera, Ingrida Slajuvienne, Christopher Smith, Ted Strandt, Allison Yasukawa, Colin & Emily York

artXposium is curated by Anni Holm and Irene Pérez and organized in conjunction with the West Chicago International Artist in Residency Program featuring Berit Nørgaard’s project: If I Can Do It – You Can Do It Too.

artXposium Hours: Friday 7-10pm & Saturday 11am-10pm. This event is open to the public and free (suggested donation $2).