This Wednesday evening artist's reception at Atticus Bookstore in New Haven postponed to NEXT Wednesday

Atticus Café
1082 Chapel St., New Haven, (203) 776-4040
Kieran Maiorana: Warm Wallpaper and Forbidden Doors
Through Mar. 6, 2011.
Opening Reception: Wed., Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m.

Press release

Warm Wallpaper and Forbidden Doors will be on display through Mar. 6. The artist’s reception for this show—originally scheduled for tomorrow, Feb. 2, at 5:30 p.m.—has been postponed until next Wed., Feb. 9, at 5:30 p.m. because of the weather.

Kieran Maiorana grew up on the North Fork of Long Island as the youngest of six siblings. He graduated from the University of Scranton with a degree in English Literature. He now lives in New Haven. He is self-taught as an artist with a little help from some friends, most notably Max Toth, Mike McConnell and his brother Tom. Among his biggest influences are Cecily Brown and Joseph Cornell. His work has appeared in Citylights Gallery in Bridgeport and Café Atlantique in Milford.

Maiorana also writes creatively, and elements of storytelling—including tension, structure and action—carry over into the aesthetic of his artwork. His pieces are introspective in nature, often focusing on aspects of childhood and how they shape us as adults. He hopes to create a sense of longing, nostalgia and trajectory in his pieces.

Monotypes show opens at Atticus Bookstore and Cafe this evening

Atticus Café
1082 Chapel St., New Haven, (203) 776-4040
Elizabeth Steele: Recent Monotypes
Through Jan.23, 2011
Opening Reception: Thurs., Dec. 16, 5:30—7 p.m.

Press release

Elizabeth Steele is an artist who has lived and worked in the New Haven area for the last 25 years. She studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art before moving to Connecticut to finish her BFA at Southern Connecticut State University, and then spent many years on the faculty of both the Guilford Art Center and Creative Arts Workshop. She has also worked extensively with Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects to develop colors and faux finishes for architectural models. She is now employed at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in the Education Department.

This show of monotypes, done in the last year, represent an ongoing interest in using subtle color to create semi-abstract landscapes, as well as some pieces inspired by the fossil collection at the Peabody Museum.

There will be an opening reception for Recent Monotypes this evening, Dec. 16, from 5:30—7 p.m.

Thursday opening at Atticus Bookstore/Cafe: Liz Pagano

Atticus Café
1082 Chapel St., New Haven, (203) 776-4040
Liz Pagano: Little Infinities
Through Oct. 31, 2010
Opening Reception: Thurs., Sept. 23, 2010, 6:30 p.m.

Press release

For the month of October, Atticus Bookstore/Café presents Little Infinities, a show of multimedia works by New Haven artist Liz Pagano.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT:

Accidental beauty inspires me. I am interested in textures and how they reveal a history. I search for unexpected possibilities, using layers of seemingly unrelated pieces. My work magnifies moments, capturing movements, sometimes reactions or fusions. My process is about exploring interactions of chance and control, coincidence and intent. I am interested in the visual change that takes place with form and light.

ABOUT ATTICUS BOOKSTORE/CAFE
Atticus is an independent bookstore and cafe, serving downtown New Haven for over 30 years. Atticus offers fresh bread, coffee, sandwiches, soups, salads, and desserts, as well as a selection of fine books and cards. For more information, see the Atticus website at www.atticusbookstorecafe.com.

There will be an opening reception for Little Infinities on Thurs. evening, Sept. 23, at 6:30 p.m.

Artist reception for photography show tonight at Atticus Bookstore

Atticus Café
1082 Chapel St., New Haven, (203) 776-4040
Ashutosh Khandha: Somewhere in Between: Yale and New Haven
Through May 17—June 27, 2010
Opening Reception: Thurs., May 20, 2010, 6:30 p.m.

Press release

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

I am an engineer by training and profession. Like most professionals, I have spent a majority of my time working on tasks ranging from complex problems to mundane documentation. I seek to see the world by painting with light. Photography allows me to capture the joy I derive from those moments of gazing. Most importantly, it allows me to be an “amateur” of life and nature, in the true, etymological sense of that word. One cannot help but be in awe of the rich architectural history, the beautiful foliage and the limitless oceans that surround Yale and New Haven. I have tried to capture an inkling of the emotion that one feels in these places.

ABOUT ATTICUS BOOKSTORE/CAFE

Atticus is an independent bookstore and cafe, serving downtown New Haven for over 30 years. Atticus offers fresh bread, coffee, sandwiches, soups, salads, and desserts, as well as a selection of fine books and cards. For more information, see the Atticus website at www.atticusbookstorecafe.com.

There will be an opening reception for Ashutosh Khanda's Somewhere in Between: Yale and New Haven on Thurs. evening, May 20, at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday evening opening at Atticus Bookstore/Cafe in New Haven

Atticus Bookstore/Café
1082 Chapel St., New Haven, (203) 776-4040
Katie Samuelson: A New Day
Through May 16, 2010
Opening Reception: Thurs., Apr. 8, 6:30 p.m.

Press release

Katie Samulson is an artist and interior designer based in Cheshire, CT. She holds an A.A.S. in Interior Design from the Parsons School of Design and has studied painting at the University of Hartford Art School. Her work has been shown in Cheshire, New Haven, Hartford, and Woodbury.

Artist Statement:

This series of paintings is a study of contrasts: of darkness and light, of complementary colors, of gesture painting and drawing. The work has been inspired by my personal experience of loss and recovery from that loss. It explores the conflicting emotions that ebb and flow day to day after a life changing experience: grief and joy, despair and hope, anger and acceptance. By painting in abstract forms, the content of each piece remains intentionally vague, leaving the viewer to understand it in the context of their own personal experience. Emotion and energy are created by the juxtaposition of opposing elements: dark and light shapes, complementary colors, thin washes and thick brush strokes, graphite lines and palette knife strokes. At the same time the work attempts to capture the ephemeral quality of light that fosters peace and healing amid the conflict.

There will be an opening reception for A New Day on Thurs. evening, Apr. 7, at 6:30 p.m.

Opening Thursday at Atticus Bookstore & Cafe

Atticus Café
1082 Chapel St., New Haven, (203) 776-4040
Leticia Galizzi: Unplanned Cities
Through Apr. 4, 2010
Opening Reception: Thurs., Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m.

Press release

Leticia Galizzi was born and raised in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She has lived in the United States for four years and exhibited her work in several venues in Belo Horizonte and New Haven.

Artist Statement:

I have always been fascinated by unplanned cities, generally the product of the uncoordinated work of thousands of people across generations, a process of relatively slow accumulation of layers. In these spaces, people build houses and streets that just happen wherever there is an empty space. The result of this collective effort is a cluster of organic shapes, shapes that are commonly identified with the natural world, commonly imagined as the contrary of the world of culture, the world created by human beings and the formal grids they create.

From afar, these parts of the city always looked tranquil to me: the multitude of colors and tortuous lines blends into one general tone and shape. The closer you get to them, the more complex they become, a breathtaking complexity that verges on but always stops short of chaos. The buildings dissolve and you see an incredible variety of lines and angles, shapes and volumes, colors and textures.

This exhibit is the result of my sustained interest in these cityscapes. It is also the result of a painter's exploration of printing and woodcarving. Finally, as it happens with all my work, it is a sincere attempt to establish a dialogue with you, the viewers. I hope you enjoy!

There will be an opening reception for Unplanned Cities on Thurs. evening, Feb. 25, at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday opening at Atticus Bookstore Cafe in New Haven

Atticus Café
1082 Chapel St., New Haven, (203) 776-4040
Wall Art: The Photography of Philip Rubin
Through Feb. 21, 2010
Opening Reception: Thurs., Jan. 21, 6:30 p.m.

Press release

For over 25 years, Philip Rubin has been photographing wall art in urban locations around the world. The photos on display in this exhibit comprise one group of images from a book presently in development called Wall Art that features art that appears in public places, including murals, painted buildings, and a variety of street art.

All profits from sale of photographs in this exhibit will be donated to IRIS: Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services, in New Haven, Connecticut.

Philip Rubin was born in Newark, New Jersey. In the 1960s he was a rock guitarist. He received his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University and a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Connecticut. In the 1970s he began working at Haskins Laboratories, in New Haven, Connecticut, where he developed software for music and speech synthesis. In the 1980s he was a research scientist and started his administrative career. In the 1990s he was a principal in a multimedia company that developed websites and games.

Rubin's photography has been featured at a number of shows including What You Write? A Graffiti Show at the Small Space Gallery at the Arts Council of Greater New Haven; Philip Rubin: Photographs of Urban Art at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport; and This and That at the City Lights Gallery in Bridgeport.