{"id":39980,"date":"2019-05-02T17:11:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T22:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=39980"},"modified":"2019-05-10T08:33:15","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T13:33:15","slug":"big-ringer-organized-curated-by-andrew-guenther-andrew-edlin-gallery-opening-pix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2019\/05\/02\/big-ringer-organized-curated-by-andrew-guenther-andrew-edlin-gallery-opening-pix\/","title":{"rendered":"~’BIG RINGER’ . . ORGANIZED & CURATED BY ANDREW GUENTHER \/ ANDREW EDLIN GALLERY \/ OPENING PIX !! – PART I"},"content":{"rendered":"

subtext: CRAFT \/ ART \/ CONCEPT
\nutilizing made-by-hand \/ DIY ‘skills’ that very much leaned to the . . improvised, passionate & one-of-a-kind.
\nmeshed with a strong poetry of mind \/ & a symbolism . . that went well past: sublime & hit all the bases,
\nfrom skeptic to lustful \/ tempestuous & powerful \/ to sweet & gentle \/ & even flat-out: wary, hurt, scared, and often, just plain ole . . “it’s complicated”.
\nand, even . . “No”. <\/p>\n

if you are seeing art – this weekend \/ this is a must-see, local venue . . swing by !!<\/p>\n

‘BIG RINGER’ . . . <\/strong>
\nORGANIZED & CURATED BY ANDREW GUENTHER \/ aka EAT THE LEAF
\nOVER 100 ARTISTS . . RE-IMAGINE \/ THE ENGAGEMENT RING
\nUP THRU . . . JUNE 8, 2019.
\nANDREW EDLIN GALLERY<\/a><\/p>\n

more: ‘BIG RINGER’ exhibit – ANDREW EDLIN<\/a><\/p>\n

PIX FROM THE OPENING – PART I \/ SAT APRIL 27, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nANDREW GUENTHER . . must have had a mighty vision, of tiny things interacting . . when he first dreamed up this show.
\nbecause he not only held it together, but surpassed all expectations . . .
\nthe range of the works, and the diverse emotional ‘bases’ – they hit, was a kind of miniature kaleidoscope of marriage commitment, seen through the eyes of contemporary art, and, that should <\/strong>really be stated as . . cutting edge \/ underground contemporary art.
\nthese were not your mainstream pros flaunting their wares. these were for the most part, voices from the frontier. <\/p>\n

I expected the work to be bold, which it was. maybe outrageous, perhaps lovely, even lustful . . and knowing Andrew, most likely, in a proto-goth, heavy metal way: contrarian. and, that – it was. and more.<\/p>\n

what I did<\/strong> not expect, was the polished to a fine moment \/ inspired . . presentation.
\nI had sort of envisioned rows of plexiglass shelves, maybe display counter-tops \/ instead, what you get is a series of ‘specific’ conversations – in small settings, with each ring, or ring, NOT !! . .
\nshowcased – as if a miniature theatrical stage play was at ‘hand’.
\nI’ll have to start calling Andrew – ‘Shakespeare’, from now on.
\noh, the stories . . that got told !!
\njust riffing off a little, as in tiny, but tradition-heavy . . ring.<\/p>\n

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\nRING BY – MARK THOMAS GIBSON, ‘Behold’, 2019.
\nink on paper. 14.5 x 10.25 in.<\/p>\n

well, first of all – everything was supposed to be a ‘ring’ (!!), and not bigger than 5 in. in any one direction !!<\/p>\n

you only know what you’re in for, when you move past the entry desk, down a brief corridor, and arrive into the main room, like a ‘reveal’. the first thing I wanted to find, to help bring<\/em> the show into perspective . . was the most<\/strong> contrarian thing in the room, and this saturated print-like drawing !! . . was it.
\nright there on the first, street-facing, front wall. Ka-boom.
\n2-D not 3-D, larger than 5 in. & def . . not wearable.
\nbut a ‘poster’ image, for LOVE – DIVINE !!!! none-the-less. <\/p>\n

this was a bell ring-er \/ and it’s song was glorious. it had a perch, like . . ‘head of the table’.
\nit lent a kind of in-your-face rebel \/ goth, black & white vibe to the proceedings & set a tone, for sure.
\necstatic. and not in a rapper bling bling way either.
\nmore . . as in : American outsider \/ ecstatic painter.<\/p>\n

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\nso this is how the presentation . . went.
\nsmall groupings . . on shelves or stand-alone tables \/ as perfect and concise, as an Emily Dickinson poem.<\/p>\n

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\nNANCY SMITH, ‘Sewing Machine Ring: Won’t you marry me, my darling millennial crafter?”, 2019.
\nthrift-shop silver-plated band, miniature dollhouse cast-iron ‘antique’ (fly-wheel) sewing machine. 2 x 1-3\/4 x 1\/2 in.
\nnote: the ‘fly-wheel’ \/ i.e. it is hand-operated \/ as opposed to electric, & now monster \/ computer programmed machines.<\/p>\n

and, there was my<\/strong> ‘ring’, squarely established – just below the Mark Thomas Gibson drawing.
\nit looked really profound, I was surprised. the way it was displayed, it really<\/strong> did speak to how surprised & honored I was to be included . . in a crafts-based, but nonetheless highly . . rebel \/ hard-core improvised show.
\nit did seem to speak – to this generation.<\/p>\n

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\nleft: SARAH SCHECHTER, ‘Magic Ring’, 2019. Tinfoil, acrylic paint, and flowers. 5 x 5 in.
\nright: RYAN KITSON, ‘Ruby Ring Toy’, 2019. Ruby, resin, pottery, plaster, glass. 7 x 4 x 4 in.<\/p>\n

it was astounding to see my common-sense ring – a practical ode to a generic diy generation \/ sharing a table with these 2 wild & crazy pieces, pieces that could not be more different – if they had tried to out-do each other, in advance !!<\/p>\n

‘INFINITY’ – thy very definition is a 100+ NYC artist show !!<\/p>\n

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\nRYAN KITSON, . . . it’s complicated (!!)<\/p>\n

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\nNANU AL-HAMAD, “I Don’t”, 2019. (!!!)
\nMatches, jewelry box. 3 x 2 x 3 in.<\/p>\n

opps, so much for romanticism, or is that incredibly romantic in a deeper way ?
\ngreat metaphor, if you’ve been married, no more words – needed.
\njust laying it – out. very straight-forward. elegant, but harsh. just like life.<\/p>\n

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\nin fact I think, ‘my’ table . . was the heavy metal one. everything was kind of dark, serious and goth.
\nsince my piece was more of a riff, a pun, an ode !! a sentiment \/ I can only conclude I got in under the wire, on the basest of reasons, being the hard surfaces, and \/ ‘cast-iron’ is a heavy-metal – after all.
\nI thought the contrast of themes gave a great tension, in fact, all the display settings had this energy going on. <\/p>\n

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\nPRISCILLA FUSCO, ‘Untitled’, 2019.
\nstoneware\/porcelain. 2.5 x 4 x 1.5 in.
\nwhite is the new black, esp when it is bone-colored, and skeleton-looking.<\/p>\n

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\nANDREW GUENTHER, ‘Model for Ring’, 2019.
\nABS plastic, wire and wax. 1 x 1 in.<\/p>\n

this was Andrew’s ring !!
\ngoth as only goth can be. ancient, like a magic spell, like a well-worn bone.
\nwith blood tints at the . . beginning.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMIA GISELLE ANTER, ‘Guardian of Solitude’, 2019.
\nBrass, sterling silver, mirror.
\n3.25 x 1.5 x 1.5 in. \/ 3.25 x 2 x 1.5 in.
\nyes, definite . . a spell-casting \/ dark arts, heavy metal – table.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMIA GISELLE ANTER . . at the opening.
\nher ring was like a mirror.
\nskills \/ magic \/ black magic, craft \/ witchcraft.
\nspells \/ potions, passion . . everything a ring of such promise & often fearsome responsibility: should be. <\/p>\n

PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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