FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 27, 2004
Contact: Christine Morla, Tel. (805) 986-5800, ext. 1929
Email: cmorla@vcccd.net
ARTIST ERIC J. SMAIL EXHIBIT “TECHNICAL PERCEPTION” FEATURED AT OC’s MCNISH ART GALLERY BEGINNING
NOVEMBER 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 10, 2004
The opening reception for artist Eric J. Smail’s “Technical Perception” exhibition at Oxnard College’s McNish Art Gallery will be held Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004, from 6:00 to 9:00pm on the Oxnard College campus. The exhibit continues through December 10.
The McNish Gallery is located off Simpson Drive near the South Hall classrooms. The gallery is open Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or by appointment by calling Oxnard College art instructor Christine Morla at (805) 986-5800, Ext. 1929.
Admission to the exhibit is free and open to the public. Visitors must purchase $1 permits to park in campus parking lots.
Based in Los Angeles, artist Eric J. Smail debuts a series of works on paper, paintings on canvas, and sculpture installation in a solo exhibition a the McNish Art Gallery. The artwork, often whimsically titled “Y, X change,” “Gumdrops”, and “Particle Placement Theory,” comprise a geometric and abstract body of work. Focusing on the illusionary image of the cube as a central theme, Smail explores color, space, and composition, representing his concerns of the condensing of physical space through the existence of high-speed travel, instantaneous telecommunication and the Internet.
Smail received his MFA degree at Claremont Graduate University. He has shown extensively throughout Southern California including Huntington Beach Art Center, ANDLAB gallery, Crazy Space Gallery, and The Art Institute of California Orange County. Currently, he teaches drawing and painting at First Street Gallery Art Center in Claremont.
WHERE: Oxnard College’s McNish Art Gallery, 4000 South Rose Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93033
(South Hall Area)
WHAT: Installation – Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture by Artist Eric J. Smail
DATES: November 1 – December 10, 2004
Reception for the Artist: Thursday, November 4, 2004, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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