June Unblurred on Penn Ave

You better get yourself a cup of coffee. This is going to be a long one. First stop - Spak Brothers





Spak Brothers is a Pizza place on Penn Ave. Great pizza. I stopped in to see if they had a schedule for Unblurred. I really liked these smal enameled pieces, kinda old school tag. Actually, I was on my way to Artica, which is directly across the street. The show LESS IS MORE: AN EXHIBITION OF ART UNDER 12"X12", included some of my miniature works, like the ones below --



Also included at Artica was the work of Michelle Gregio, pictured below. Really, you kinda have to go in and see this. It was just such a great piece of fantastical work. ARTica, ART GALLERY & ANTIQUES - 5110 PENN AVE. 412-596-6521 Artica is open most Fridays and Saturdays from 11 am to 6 pm or by appointment.



Most Wanted Fine Art had a really great pairing for June. JR Holt and Frank Knezevich present entirely different works. Mr. Holtz paints these really luscious works on glass while My Knezevich creates string instruments from cigar boxes. Most Wanted is located at 5015 Penn Ave. I believe the gallery is by appointment only. 570-971-1584.





The last time I was on Penn Ave, work was still being done on this building. It didn't appear to be open for Unblurred, but maybe sometime soon. I found this description --

To create The Irma Freeman Art Center, as a community center for the arts in the district of Garfield. Our plan is to renovate an existing building as an art center using green resources and recycled materials as much as possible. The Irma Freeman Art Center will be an art educational center and gallery (and performance venue) with a resident artist studio apartment. Read more

David Grim's new works of the Eastern Penitentiary were very moving. The works were soft, indicating the gritty decay and fading appearance of the facility. My camera didn't really capture his images. From what I understand of David's process, the effects are produced with the camera settings; he does not "shop" these images on the computer. In all, a departure and evolution for the artist. Vanishings at IMAGEBOX - 4933 PENN AVE.



Benedict Oddi has a solo exhibit at Modern Formations. I liked his work the first time I saw it at Luke & Eloy. He had several new and larger works for this exhibit. If you can, make it up to the gallery for a viewing. Well worth the trip.

THE TRUTH IS MADE: ARTWORK OF BENEDICT ODDI
MODERNFORMATIONS GALLERY & PERFORMANCE SPACE - 4919 PENN AVE.