The Transients

The Transients is an open format collaborative endeavor currently comprised of Gina Grafos, Travis Howser, and B.j. Vogt. Our goal is to facilitate art-based curatorial projects within vacant commercial and domestic spaces in and around the St. Louis area (at present). The planned usage of these spaces is intended to have as little negative impact as possible on the structure of the space, while still creating an environment that is conducive to the successful exhibition of the project.

Exhibition: Analog

Analog
Friday, May 11th - Sunday, May 20th, 2012

Opening Reception Friday, May 11th from 5-11 p.m.

Gallery hours: 12-5 p.m. Monday - Sunday

519 North Grand Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri

This will be an epic evening of openings so be sure and join us on your "Art Walk!"

Analog features work by the following artists:

Brandon Anschultz (STL)
Michelle Bolinger (CHI)
Michael Byron (STL)
Rusty Shackleford (CHI)
Shane Walsh (MKE)

And exhibition artwork mock ups from (courtesy of the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, MO):

Reflections of the Buddha

In the Still Epiphany

Analog brings together original paintings with museum exhibition artwork mockups representing artworks that are currently or had previously been exhibited in museum or gallery settings as a means of creating a conversation about the history of painting and professional art installation practices as an analogous vehicle for relaying both the naturalistic imagery, politics, and philosophies associated with their creators time and cultures; as well as incorporate the elements derived from the theatricality, effort, and at times absurdity associated with the installation and planning processes that are common place in producing large scale, big budget institutional exhibitions.

The common factor that links these two divergent art processes is that both act as analogies or stand-ins for something else, whether it be a concept, place, person, etc; or used in place of the actual artwork for siting and curatorial/institutional purposes. In Analog these objects mingle together in an effort to blur the line where the idea of 'Art' begins, ends, and at times even functions.

Flickr slideshow of the exhibition:

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