LANGUAGE. LA ArtLab Collective Art Show February 26, 2011

LA ArtLab presents LANGUAGE., a group art show featuring a three-room visual “library,” featuring original artwork based on the theme of language.

Combining art and language is inevitable. Ancient pictograms carved or painted on stone kept records, shared knowledge and told stories – they’re at the very root of the modern written word. The spoken word, too, has its connection to the imagery we create. Tell a story around the campfire (or dinner table) and your listeners paint the picture or see the film in the mind’s eye.

With LANGUAGE., sixteen innovative artists (some established, some emerging) from within the LA ArtLab collective present individual works that explore, display and question language in its many forms. Presented works include mixed media, painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video, digital media and performance. Some of the show’s works explore the relationship between written text and image. Other works present puns or plays on words, or examine the metaphor. Each participating artist communicates something unique in relation to the show’s concept.

Certain artworks will be for sale to the public at the discretion of the artists. A portion of art sale proceeds and 100% of event donations will benefit The Wonder of Reading, a Los Angeles-based organization devoted to children’s literacy and the refurbishing of elementary school libraries.

LANGUAGE. will be on display to the public during opening and closing events on Saturday, February 19th and Saturday, February 26th.. Additional viewings can be arranged between February 20-25th by appointment.

Participating artists: Florence Canicave, Marina DeBris, Terry Lee Dill, Nicole Greenberg, Susan Harris, Sari Hatma, Mark Hennessey, Diana Hobstetter, Barbara Kosoff, Jaw Lee, Jason Madsen, Audri Phillips, Aixa Salazar, Sharron Shayne, Jacqueline Truong, Jill Vacarra

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