I was fortunate enough to attend the Opening Reception to Greg Lotus, Aspiration and Artifice: The Constructed Visage show at the Bill Lowe Gallery. This also marked Bill Lowe's 22nd anniversary, and the opening reception to an exhibition of pieces from Thornton Dial.
I don't know how I got on their mailing list but I am glad I did. The event, the exhibits, the pieces were nothing short of amazing. It attracted some of the Atlanta artsy who's who and everyone was fashionably dressed just as meticulously and fabulously as the art pieces that were on display. The food, it flowed all night long. A nice assortment of hors d'oeuvres to accompany the wine which, sadly, at Trader Joe's did not match the opulence of the evening, but this is a recession after all.
Either way, I had a great time. I spent hours maneuvring through the gallery making sure to catch all the pieces, talk to my friends, meet new friends, enjoy the wine and just take in the magnificence. Even when you think you've covered a certain area and you go round the gallery the second time you find that you missed something the first time, something always causes you to stop, stare and be amazed. I particularly loved the pieces from Greg Lotus, pictured above. They were avant garde with a certain quirkiness to them, and the texture of the colors were so rich, they practically bounced off the prints. I'm just sad that I didn't get to meet him: as the man of the hour his attention was very limited.
Great event, very well-organized with great choice of pieces on display. Don't you hate it when you attend an art opening and the pieces just seem like some mediocre abstract crap that you can get at Target, you wonder, is this an exhibition? Not so here. The pieces here deserved to be on display along with the perfectly styled coifs of those in attendance. If I had any suggestion for them it would be to step up on the choice of wine (Trader Joe's, really?), apart from that, I am glad I am on their mailing list, and if you love art, you should be too.
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