We ended our last Elite event at this gallery and I came back a few weeks later during First Friday. I love this place. The space is modern ,open and sleek. The art is smartly chosen and placed to compliment the space and they do not overburden their space with too much art that it takes away from the impact of collections. Many galleries are just a place to hang things, here the art and the building lend well onto each other.
Currently they have John Bell's show and various artist upstairs. I do like Bell's work since it mashes up all kinds of styles into one piece. The "Einstein" is one of my favorites and if it was so easy to be rolling in extra dough, that would have come home with me. I just have to poke and prod the BF to win a poker tournament and invest.
The standout though is the people whose labor of love this is. Brett and Victoria have been the most approachable and friendly of the gallery owners and artists I've met. There are many people passionate about art, but sometimes I feel in their education they lost their way to connect with people. I do love art and play with various art mediums at home, but am no means an expert even with my exposure to art. I hate being treated like the "artsies" are far too above me to talk. I appreciate when I find passionate curators,owners, artist who do not talk down at the general public but instead share their love with everyone. Words from someone who feels art sometimes is more inspiring and have lasting impact on a person than the pieces themselves. Thank you Brett and Victoria for your words and positive energy. With that positivity and seeing John Bell- I have unpacked my art tools and started expressing myself again.