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 The Art Zone is housed within the Eagle Performing Arts
Center. It is open Monday through
Friday from 12p.m. until 7p.m. and Saturday from 10a.m. until 2p.m.
The intention of The Art Zone is to expose the student
dancers, their families and the community to different types of visual art
created by some of the most innovative and imaginative artists in the
region. The enthusiasm that visual
artists have shown for this beautiful new space has added to the energy of the
Eagle Performing Arts Center. Both
the new Performing Arts Center and The Art Zone are an exciting and welcome
addition to our arts community.
The artists that are chosen to install their work in The Art
Zone are given the opportunity to create work specific to the space. Some might
be inspired to respond to the dancers working in the building or to dance in
general, but it is not required that they do so. The artists scheduled for
upcoming installations work in various mediums including sculpture, video
installation and painting. We are
excited for the public to view their work in this unique and inspiring
space.
Featured Artists
Tyler James Bush - We welcome renaissance man Tyler James Bush to the Art Zone for the months of April, May and June. Over the past two years, he's had gallery showings of his multimedia art installation "Home on the Strange." He is expanding the theme and this time the centerpiece of the installation wil be Peacock Manor an over sized dollhouse. Tyler's grandmother, LaVenia Jacobson began building Peacock Manor when Tyler was five years old and spent over 18 years on it. It is 1:12 scale. He is thrilled to continue his grandmother's work and incorporate it into his new installation. She recently turned 91 and is delighted it is again on display. http://www.tylerjamesbush.com/
Photographer Stacy Erickson brings her stunningly beautiful blur
photography to the Art Zone at Eagle Performing Arts Center February
13th through April 13th. She has photographed and defined the Western
Landscape by the poetry of light. Using blur photography this series
eplores the texture of place and the incremental quickening of time.
Moving the camera makes the dissonance of reality strangely available to
the eye and imitates the unconscious way we actually see much of the
world, from the corner of our eye, from the sidelight of vision. In a
variety of places and in faces, she is moved by the Japanese idea of
"mono no aware" or "the paths of things". Ericson's early work included
portraiture inspired by the purchase of a fantastic Mamiya camera. She
enjoys the challenge of transfering personality to image. In Boise she
has worked donating portraiture to Life's Kitchen and The Agency for New
Americans. After developing a popular personae on Twitter as @ithili,
the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 inspired an alliance with a fellow
artist in New Orleans, Laura Bergerol, and together they founded Image
Without Borders. Soon they had enlisted over 150 photographers from 13
countries who donated images in support of Doctors Without Borders,
including world reknowned contributors to National Geographic and Time
Magazine. Exposure to such generosity and image quality provided another
impetus to refine and improve both technical skills and artistic
vision.
For more information and examples of blur photography go to this
website:
http://theoldboutquet.com/current-work/2010/3/30/it-is-harder-than-it-looks-the-difference-between-intentiona.html
December 2011 and January 2012 - Artist Troy Passey. Passey
is fascinated with language. As a visual artist he melds words and
lines into works that are at times stark and meditative. Passey’s
compositions are visually minimal in nature. Conceptually, they are full
of double entendre and tragic humor, eliciting a variety of responses
from viewers. In his exhibition at Art Zone, Passey's installation will
involve spare sculptures, creating a space that speaks of time, memory,
and loss.
Artist Star Moxley will inhabit the Art Zone the months
of October and November. She is known for her work as Resident Costume Designer for
the Idaho Shakespeare Festival and a recipient of the Mayors Award of
Excellence in the Arts, is currently exploring new forms of artistic
expression. Her earlier career in fiber arts is currently being translated to
multi media installations. In the past three years she has created various
installations for J Crist Gallery, Modern Art at the Modern Hotel and Alexa
Rose Gallery. This installation is inspired by Toy Theatre Miniatures and
explores the foolish and the wild. www.starmoxley.com
Coming up next in the Art Zone Artist Bryan Moore. He will be
displaying and creating new work on site. We are looking forward to his
residency in August and September! Bryan Moore is a native of Boise. During the 1990’s he traveled
extensively, visiting Australia, Hawaii, Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico,
Canada, Panama, Colombia, Curacao, Cuba, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, and much
of the continental United States. In 2007 he graduated from BSU with
honors, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. While at BSU
he was President of the Native American student organization
(Intertribal Native Council), President of Golden Key Honour Society,
and a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
Moore creates colorful works influenced by Native American and South
Pacific art, mid-century commercial artists, and Pop Surrealism. His
paintings frequently feature animal skulls, human anatomy, tribal
deities, and references to the spirit world.
Dominant features of his work include the confident use of line,
expressionistic use of paint, bold saturated colors, novel use of found
and recycled materials, and the intuitive application of symbols to
express meaning. These symbols have been integrated from diverse sources
and distilled into a subconscious vocabulary that serves as a lingua
franca to viewers of disparate backgrounds. This symbolic alphabet
conveys varied messages including critiques of society, expressions of
spirituality, and straightforward narrative. http://bamartdesign.wordpress.com/
June 1st through the end of July brings John
Bacone a Portland based sculptor and film maker. His latest show of card board
instruments recently opened at Portland City Hall. Vimeo.com/bacone
Next up is artist Amanda Hamilton. Her exhibit opens on May 1st and runs through the
end of May. Amanda will be inviting the community and students at Eagle
Performing Arts Center to participate in the creation of her installation. amandahamiltonart.com
The space opened in January 2011 with an installation entitled "Occasion Pieces 2" created by Kerry Tullis and Amy O'Brien of the local design firm unit eleven design. unitelevendesign.com
For more information on the Art Zone @ EPAC please contact
Amy O'Brien or Kerry Tullis at
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