The 9th Annual Art Inter/National Exhibition... here and abroad

The 9th Annual Art Inter/National Exhibition... here and abroad
January 5, - January 30, 2010
Public Reception: Saturday, January 9th: 5 pm - 8 pm.
Free and open to the public.

The Art Inter/National Exhibition began in January 2002 with the concept of exploring space, how the immediate environment impacts the artistic process and influences what each artist creates. Inspired by the prestigious Carnegie International, Box Heart is thrilled to offer the Pittsburgh community an intimate, yearly alternative. 20 artists were selected for participation in this year's Art Inter/National Exhibition and 29 works of art in a variety of media are currently on exhibit.

The artwork selected for this years Art Inter/National Exhibition is unified by the concept that the viewer is called upon to determine each artist's view of the world and the space we occupy. For example, Chinese artist Chung (Fanky) Chak is intolerant of judging or labeling people based on prejudice and stereotypes, but uses these associations to construct compartmentalized narratives in his large-scale, digital collage artwork. Chak then leaves it up to the viewer to decide whether or not these stereotypes are true.

Many of the artists selected for participation in this year's Art Inter/National are also attempting to resolve a conflict in environment. For artist Stephen Marc, "most of the history that (he) is invested in, took place on the other side of the country. His role is as a photographic hunter and gatherer while on the road, and digital weaver and researcher upon his return home. Painter Michele Bulatovic is an urbanophile, formerly of Pennsylvania, currently wrestling with suburban life in Texas. For Bulatovic, "living in the Lone Star State has dramatically influenced (her) creative process. She's been rattled to her core by her environment, particularly by three of its characteristics: the sprawling development of the town in which she lives; the sterile social, political and cultural environment; and the bland landscape. The first two radically influence the style in which Bulatovic paints, and the latter influences the subject matter." The 2010 Art Inter/National participants have captured an individual process of translating their thoughts through visual imagery, ordinary moments that they experience at various occasions in daily life.

Exhibiting Artists:
Alexandrin, Anastasia
Bulatovic, Michele
Chak, Chung
FeBland, Harriet
Fronczek, Alicia
Giller, Debra
Hyelim-Kim, Vivian
Jobst, Josef
Khatami, Heidi
Marc, Stephen
Martin, Beth Anne
McCutcheon, Melissa
Mueller, Ellen
Notides-Benzing, Jane
Shaughnessy, Brian
Sobye, Reinhardt
Sowada, Joan
Steif, Ariela
Sung, Joon
Zolin, Steve

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• contemporary art
• fine art
• Pittsburgh arts
• Pittsburgh art gallery
• BoxHeart
• Box Heart
• International artists
• painting
• digital artwork
• sculpture
• mixed media