The artwork featured in American Dreams will be a personal exploration of what it means to be an American today.
Kristy Bishop, local mixed media artist, uses fabric, paint, sewing, yarn, and many other fiber mediums to create her artwork. Her past work has been inspired by the negative effects of human-induced changes and encounters with the natural environment. For American Dreams, she is creating new work that examines the illusion of classlessness in America. She is interested in the idea of purpose and belonging in a consumer culture and the unprecedented widening gap in the distribution of wealth in America.
Sarah Frierson holds a BFA in Painting from the University of South Carolina. Now a Charleston resident, Frierson works in a variety of painting mediums including oil and encaustic, showing her work at Rick Rhodes Gallery, Eye Level Art, and the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art. Her work explores what “home” is in America today, focusing on movements of populations and the foreclosure problem in the U.S.
Paul Cristina is originally from Cleveland, OH and currently resides in Charleston, SC. He creates works of art in a variety of mediums including pen, ink, acrylic, watercolor, solvent transfers, digital collage, and mixed media. His work has been featured at Kulture Klash, The Meeting Space, and Jimbo’s Rock Lounge. Through his work, Cristina investigates how our society is affected by the relentless exposure to excessive snippets of filtered, diluted and falsified information being fed to us through various media outlets, and how it strategically shapes our minds, influences our thinking, and progressively deteriorates our attention spans.
The art show will be a pre-4th of July celebration with refreshments provided by Three Little Birds Café and Catering and live music on the patio. The party is free and open to the public. Complimentary sparklers will be provided!
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| Paul Cristina, A Method of Unthinking, mixed media on paper |
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| Kristy Bishop, A Veiled Satisfaction, wool yarn, silk, linen, and rabbit skin glue |
