Eyeporium Gallery

Eyeporium Gallery Exhibition Opening

“Paper+Paint” by Sarah Kretchmer and Marianna Levant

Opening Night is Friday, April 2, 2010

CHICAGO, Illinois – March 11, 2010 – Eyeporium Gallery presents “Paper+Paint” with a sampling of mixed media pieces from Sarah Kretchmer and Marianna Levant. In addition to sharing common materials of paper and paint, both artists explore the tension between order and chaos in their work. Levant uses digital design tools to create a counterpoint for painterly mixed-media passages. This juxtaposition of analog and digital processes leads to surprising compositions that are both rhythmic and fluid.  Kretchmer painstakingly builds up layer after layer of paper and paint and then excavates the surface to reveal what lies beneath. By thoughtfully omitting and revealing certain pieces, Kretchmer creates an evocative mix of color and texture.

WHEN:

Opening Reception (public invited) - Friday, April 2, 2010 from 6 to 9pm.

Exhibition - Through Saturday, May 1,2010.

WHERE:

Eyeporium Gallery (inside Eye Want)  NEW LOCATION

1431 N Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60622

Phone 773-782-1744

Two blocks from the “Damen” Blue Line El stop in the heart of Wicker Park.

ABOUT SARAH KRETCHMER:

Sarah Kretchmer is a multi-disciplinary creative professional who lives in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. Her work includes figurative oil paintings, short conceptual films and hand-drawn animations. Her most recent artwork explores the hidden layers of the past through mixed media abstractions in acrylic and paper on canvas. Born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Kretchmer holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

ABOUT MARIANNA LEVANT:

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Marianna Levant earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. She is a graphic designer and nationally exhibited artist whose work has been shown at The Architrouve, gescheidle, Seminal Gallery, Labotomy, Art Chicago, Chop Shop Gallery and Viridian Gallery. Levant’s current work fuses digital design processes with her trademark lyrical compositions in watercolor on paper. She currently resides in Chicago.

ABOUT EYEPORIUM GALLERY:

Annette Sollars, creator of Chicago's fine eyewear icon, Eye Want, also launched Eyeporium, a fine art gallery in Wicker Park. Representing exceptional artists of regional and national prominence, Eyeporium Gallery features contemporary creators of paint, print, photographic and sculptural works from the realistic to the surreal to the abstract. With the location of Eyeporium inside Eye Want, Annette has created a single destination for you to procure fine eyewear and fine art “for your face and your space”.