Landscape-oriented show opens Frday at Giampietro Gallery

Giampietro Gallery—Works of Art
315 Peck St., New Haven, (203) 777-7760
LOOKOUTOUTLOOK
Nov. 16—Dec. 21, 2012.
Reception: Fri., Nov. 16, 5—8 p.m.

Press release from Giampietro Gallery

Giampietro Gallery is pleased to present LOOKOUTOUTLOOK, a landscape-based exhibition curated by Christopher Joy. The show will feature the works of Gregory Amenoff, Jake Berthot, Clint Jukkala, Thomas Nozkowski, Peter Ramon, Lucy Mink, Becky Yazdan, Dushko Petrovich, Willard Lustenader, Melissa Brown and Sharon Horvath. The exhibition opens on Fri., Nov. 16, with a reception from 5 until 8 p.m. and continues through Dec. 21, 2012.

Jake Berthot: "Janlori Loop"

Gone hysterical because of the weight and stillness of an impassable mountain of mist? Someone told me that there is no escape from history and memory. When the sun shines, it just makes claustrophobia clearer. Perhaps standing on your head would help. Or better yet, superimpose your head on the landscape, so your lower jaw sits at your feet. As high-functioning gray matter approaches infinity, it reaches toward the line. Escape to Bill Gates' perfect field. Is there awkwardness in nature, or is it merely cultural phenomenom?

Tom Nozkowski, Dushko Petrovich and Gregory Amenoff draw on the landscape as content for their paintings. Works by Jake Berthot, Melissa Brown and Clint Jukkala embed emotional presence within landscape conventions. Sharon Horvath's dreamy cosmic landscapes draw from peripheral vision. Will Lustenader loses himself in atmospheric deconstructive views. Works by Peter Ramon, Lucy Mink and Becky Yazdan explore and personalize the natural landscape.