2 Rules Fine Art hosts reception for "Flight and Fancy" by John Westmark

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th (5-9pm).  2 Rules Fine Art hosts a reception for "Flight and Fancy," a solo art exhibit by John Westmark. Westmark’s work has been exhibited widely and is held in collections worldwide. In 2011, he was awarded a Pollock-Krasner grant and was selected as a finalist for the Arte Laguna painting prize and exhibition in Venice, Italy. In 2012, Westmark was awarded The Gibbes Museum of Art Factor Prize for Southern Art. 

The primary materials used by Westmark in his paintings are store-bought paper sewing patterns applied directly to the canvas. In this exhibition, the Fancy paintings depict the female figure as an agent of revolt or mythological entity. The garment patterns in the work are embellished with custom text from contemporary feminist writing and criticism. 

In the Flight paintings, a graphic metaphor is created between the diagrammatic instructions of garment making and the engineered schematics of aircraft. Shown together, the Flight and Fancy exhibition presents a dichotomy between male and female stereotypes.

The reception on October 4th takes place during the Marietta Art Walk. Location: 85 Church St., Marietta, GA 30060. For more information, see www.2rulesfineart.com/westmark.php or call 404-355-6897.