marat paransky and peter dunn at kickstart
The Industrialist and the Seer
“The Industrialist and the Seer exhibition by Marat Paransky and Peter Dunn was the idea of the ‘Found Object’. Paransky’s work is composed of found 3-D objects that he has reinvigorated with new meaning through distant memories and specific moments in his life. Often the artworks are revisited, disassembled, rebuilt with new meaning, depth, titles and purpose. Dunn’s work is 2-D with found 3-D objects that he has imagined, visualized and put to pencil and paint on hardboard. As a sculptor and designer these 2-D images seem to linger as pale organic apparitions with touches of color waiting to be massaged into the third dimension.” –curator Ted Hadfield
Dunn’s predilection toward 3D sculpture effortlessly translates into these drawings. Meticulous rendering elevates ordinary objects’ significance while the opaque, flat background causes them to jump off the page.
Generous negative space in muted, matte coloration floats the mysterious subject in whispers of composition. Broken graphite lines lend some expression to the artist’s mechanics. Finger smudges and tiny detritus stuck in the paint interrupt perfection.
One of fifteen pieces representing admired industrialists, Paransky’s palette disrupts Dunn’s quieter voice presenting through heavily textured found objects set behind foreground slabs of varying materials.
Layered templates offer measured rows in contrast to the organics of cutout shapes. The surface layer is painted to read like old, rusted metal while the foundation allows some color to summon through an otherwise wood-based monochrome.
Dunn and Paransky are fastidious in their approach to construction. Both easily transform wall pieces into tactile, dimensional work while leaving the viewer to puzzle out precise messaging.
On view through September 28th at KickstART Gallery 23616 Farmington Rd, Farmington
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direct quote from gallery materials
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Good morning, Kim:
Will Juntunen suggested that I reach out to you about our most recent public art installation in Muskegon: PORTAL by Muskegon artist Lee S. Brown. It was installed over several weeks this summer, and we dedicated it on 9/9.
I think he is wanting to tempt you to review things outside of Detroit… which I would like as well. It seems that art reviews have gone out of style outside of major urban areas. I am glad to see what you are doing, and I am thrilled to see what has happened to Detroit’s art scene over the last decade or so.
If you give me an email address, I will send you pictures of PORTAL.
Judy Hayner
MuskegonCity Public Art Initiative