moxie DaDA Gallery presents "The Box Series" by E. Gibbons

Internationally exhibited artist E. Gibbons will present the latest in his series of oil paintings in an exhibit at the moxie DaDA gallery in Pittsburgh from 03.03.2007 through 03.24.2007. Additionally, there will be a RECEPTION ARTIST DISCUSSION on March 3, 2007 at 6 P.M. - 9 P.M. Moxie DaDA is located in a historic firehouse in the equally historic Mexican War Streets neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

The Box Series
The combination of linear architecture and the soft figure inspired The Box Series. It evolved as a result of my journey to Paris and endless days spent at the Louvre. I was drawn to the exquisite sculptures which were cleverly implanted in small niches throughout the museum. It was through that stimulus, my love for classical subjects: biblical, mythological and societal, and my own personal history, that gave birth to The Box Series.

From a distance, the work can seem photographic. However, one can appreciate skilled brushwork that came from years of Asian studies in
calligraphy, brush-painting, origami and Aikido.

It is my goal to one day present an installation of at least 100 figures in boxes within a museum space. These paintings are modules with that goal
in mind.

Artistic Statement
Often derived from classical themes found in the Bible, Mythology and Society, The Box Series works are a shadow of my own introspection. I
embrace them as my own environment and visual voice. One figure confronts while another recedes. One may welcome your gaze, while another may flatly reject you. The limited color, subject and space create powerfully focused and profound iconic images which are rooted in and influenced by the classical works of Michelangelo, Ingres and Neo Classicist, Jacques-Louis David.

After painting the classical figure for years, this particular series was inspired by a 2004 trip to Paris and long days spent at the Louvre. The
calligraphic brushwork is critically important to the execution of the work, its expressive nature and underlying compositional impact. The Box
Series has become the anchor for my message and the framework of my current work. It is the package that separates my figures from the world at
large and my art from other modern painting masters.

"As we figuratively create boxes to put people in … I create figures and put them in boxes." E. Gibbons

About E. Gibbons
E. Gibbons is a fourth generation artist who began to draw before he was able to speak. He attended the College of New Jersey, and currently teaches art in a public high school. He studied fine art in Japan at Kansai University of Osaka, where he was thoroughly immersed in Asian painting techniques.
Not only is he an accomplished painter, but also a talented ceramist, photographer, published Origami Master, blacksmith and inventor.
Gibbons founded a gallery in New Jersey in 1994, which has since become his private studio. He is represented by galleries in the USA and Western
Europe. His work has been seen in ArtNEWS Magazine, Blue+ Magazine, and Bruno Gmunder Press (Germany). Some of the cities in which this prolific artist, and winner of a Geraldine R. Dodge Scholarship in figurative studies, has been exhibited in Paris, London, New York, Seattle, Osaka, Provincetown, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Seattle, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Springs and Alexandria, Egypt.
Gibbons, an avid world traveler, has visited and lived in many countries including Japan, Korea, Egypt, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Israel and Mexico.
These experiences have shaped his artistic sensibilities and the multicultural
focus of his work.
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moxie DaDA gallery
1416 Arch St
Pittsburgh PA 15212
Contact: Christine Whispell
412-682-0348
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