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2009-11-02T04:27:25Z

A Solo Show By Angie Mason : Murky Menagerie {Paintings of A Morose & Unsociable Nature}

2008-07-25T23:16:30Z

RABBIT-HOLE GALLERY PRESENTS:

MURKY MENAGERIE -

{Paintings of a Morose & Unsociable Nature}

By Angie Mason

OPENING SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13th, 2008 7pm-11pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Atlanta, GA (July 25th, 2008) - Rabbit-Hole Gallery is pleased to present:

Murky Menagerie - Paintings of a Morose & Unsociable Nature

A solo exhibition featuring new works by Angie Mason

Opening on September 13th,2008.

For the artist’s first show at the gallery, she has created a collection of 23 works

including primarily paintings on canvas as well as drawings and sculptures

she calls visual objects. Murky Menagerie - Paintings of a Morose & Unsociable Nature

will be Angie's first solo show in Atlanta GA.

ARTIST STATEMENT:

You know in life those tragic moments that are so full of comedy, misguided attempts gone awry, good intentions with terrible outcomes. You know that feeling, the awareness of something being unhealthy yet ingesting it anyhow with disregard for any later consequences. This is a taste of some of what you will find within this collection of works. It is a flawed carnival of creatures that are misplaced, displaced and confused within these painted worlds.

These are Moments that rise up from the darkness in life which we can all at some time or another relate to. These are the rock bottom babies born out of wrong doings and hard times. These are vicious poison snake biters we all battle in life. These are the poison mushroom fungi that grow on us as the blown out wishes from weeds entangle our lives. Rising from the murk a swamp queen dream all full of fungus yet she uses the poison, the illness in life to gain strength to keep on living. These are the golden carrot dreamers that hung for too long. These are the caged moon catchers trying to control things beyond their control. These are the self poisoned bloated beasties, These are the lost,the used and the jealous moody bruised tired souls. These are paintings of a morose & unsociable nature and with that I give you A MURKY MENAGERIE all new works by Angie Mason.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Angie Mason (b.1973) received a BFA from Parsons School of Design in NYC,NY in 1997. Since then, she has exhibited her artwork nationally and internationally in both Solo and group exhibits in such places as New York, Los Angeles, Cannes, Berlin and London. She visually explores the twisted combinations of opposites through the creation of slightly off characters using them as a way to paint truths about being human. Often times in the work one finds creatures who are facing their demons or are in fact the demon themselves. There is a balance of light and dark that intermingle in her work creating a visual playground bringing to life quirky characters that are beautifully rendered yet with a painterly hand gives them an innocent raw touch.

A chaotic disjointed upbringing helped form her visual imagination and sensibilities at an early age. Angie’s works are strong in color and heavy in character concepts. Various influences are found in her work ranging from such things as nature, relationships, dreams,memories, failure and health.

Within these painted worlds, one finds a realm dark and wonderful where Angie’s saturnine moody bruised soul creatures exist with their touching sad yet hysterical scenarios. Mason’s works are both horrific and humorous, yet speaks of what it means to be human. Her melancholy menagerie of characters and worlds are a funny, whimsical, dark and tragic view at the wonderful mess of life.

The Rabbit-Hole Gallery

195 Arizona Avenue L/W

Atlanta, GA 30307

Phone: 404.550.6136

E-mail: info@therabbitholegallery.com

www.therabbitholegallery.com

www.angiemason.com

E-mail: angie@angiemason.com

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2008-03-28T03:39:24Z

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ANGIE MASON SOLO SHOW: LIFE SORE SPORES at STRYCHNIN GALLERY BERLIN July 13 2007

2007-06-04T01:42:37Z

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:ARTIST STATEMENT
LIFE SORE SPORES - A Solo Exhibition
of New Works By ANGIE MASON
Opens This Summer JULY 13th 2007
at STRYCHNIN GALLERY - BERLIN, Germany
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday the 13th of July 2007 7-11pm
Show Runs through August.
*Special Guest Artist Christina Graf
will be showing some of her lovely boxed
worlds upon my request of having her be apart of my show.

All of us face many negative forces in life which seem to linger on us
like fungal growths constantly emitting spores attaching
themselves to our well being and dragging us down as we
battle against time which will devour all of us in the end. It's a universal
truth that we all battle violence and negativity in our lives at times, its
part of the life cycle of a slow or fast decomposition depending on
how well you can fight this war to live. These Life Sore Spores that
pollute our minds and infect our bodies are in a constant battle
against our positive energy.

Those heart worm menaces and parasitic rot seeping under our skin
dividing again and again creating new problems forcing us to battle
against them constantly as growths rise up. They are the sickness, sadness and
ugliness we face in life. This is the human war we all battle against in life,
attacked at every waking and sleeping moment of our existence we are all
soldiers battling these demons that thrive on our demise.

Life sore spores are the toxic mind molecules that can spread within
us taking control of our lives and destroy us. Presented here are my reflections
on those nagging aching parts in life that can eat away at our core and how
one copes with such pressures. How does one maintain beauty and grace
during such chaotic brain game times. Do we allow for colony collapse or do
we keeping fighting standing strong and proud. This body of work is an emotional
examination, retaliation and reaction to the turmoil that is caused by the Life Sore Spores.

-Angie Mason

::BRainSpill #105 OVER and oUt..... R. I. P. LJ Days.....

2006-02-13T02:14:31Z

Well its sad but I think I am going to be moving over to blogger since Live Journal is blocked from where I post mostly....so if you care to keep up with my nonsense and art brainspills they can be found along with many of the old ones at www.brainspills.blogspot.com My leaving here can be blamed on websense those bastards! Well I am not leaving here my journal will still be here But I won't be posting on here like I used to.
I bid a fond farewell ^____^

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