ART EFFECT GALLERY: The Welcoming Party Catalog

ART EFFECT GALLERY MARCH 1-31, 2011

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Craig Paul Nowak

LUCKY NUMBERS

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THE WELCOMING PARTY

ARTEFFECTGALLERY SATURDAY, MARCH 12th MJ Seltzer Topher Crowder Warren Rupp Maria Prainito Mario Corsetti LaKela Brown Christina Galasso Jessica Joy Daniel Marchwinski Kevin McCoy Brad Lawrence Natalie Jane Estep Micki Buksar Cecil * and more

5:00 - 9:00pm

This is our first exhibition since developing a focus on contemporary emerging Metro Detroit artists, and artists with ties to Metro Detroit whom we feel could benefit from a healthy proactive gallery relationship. It embodies the first installment to our roster as we attempt to establish a public persona that is not only relevent and thought provoking, but also acts as an asset to the community.

1420 E Fisher Fwy, Detroit, MI 48207 * Artwork by Micki Buksar Cecil and Reese Stefania Cecil

to purchase works of art, please call Gallery Manager, Craig Paul Nowak at (810)522-7515

TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover: 1-2 3 5 6-10

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LaKela Brown, TIED, $150 Installation view Craig Paul Nowak, Lucky Numbers, $7000 MJ Seltzer, Drawn to Distraction, $3500 Maria Prainito, p06, $500 Maria Prainito, p07, $2000 Maria Prainito, p08, $300 Maria Prainito, p09, $300 Serge Gay Jr., Hip Hop, $2000 Christina Galasso, 16 Problems... #1, $150 Mario Corsetti, Somewhere Betw..., $750 Micki Buksar Cecil, Mama Monster, $2200 Jessica Joy, Organism II, $750 (interview) Robert Del Valle -prices/info on p36 (detail) Brad Lawrence, Untitled, $2500 Christina Galasso, 16 Problems... #2, $150 MJ Seltzer, Matzka Z Perla, $4000 LaKela Brown, Mother, $350 Dawn Marie Cooke, Circus Lady, $2000

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Topher Crowder, VOX, $1800 Topher Crowder, BAZAAR, $1800 Buddy Theodougherty, Untitled, $6000 Dawn Marie Cooke, Bath House, $600 LaKela Brown, Untitled, big=$100ea, small=$20ea Kevin McCoy -prices/info on p46 MJ Seltzer, Mutable, $4000 Warren Rupp, Strut The Buck, $750 Christina Galasso, 16 Problems... #3, $150 The Flipside or Upstairs Gallery -prices/info on p54 Natalie Jane Estep, Bryan, $1000 MJ Seltzer, Sleep Walk Desire, $650 Craig Paul Nowak, Penny for Your Thoughts, $5800 LaKela Brown, HOME, $600 MJ Seltzer, Cut Off Her Nose, $4000 Buddy Theodougherty, Pieces of Us, $600 Brad Lawrence, Nicotine Fiend, $2000 LaKela Brown, SEEDS, $500

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Drawn To Distraction

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MARIA PRAINITO

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MARIA PRAINITO

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This friend of mine was in a total crush with a brother of a friend of ours.

She would come up with the wildest excuses to go over her house to happen to bump into her brother. Time after time we would go over there, to happen to see him. He was never home. She would stop by on weekends, nights after school and just miss him. Finally she gave up.

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MARIA PRAINITO

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My friend convinced me to go to this place, it was fun but I was concerned that things might get out of hand.

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MARIA PRAINITO

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Sometime I wonder if I should have had more sex when I was younger, I like sex, maybe it was going to a catholic school or maybe it was being a girl or not wanting to be considered a slut or whore or it could have been that I wasn’t really approached that often.

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MARIA PRAINITO

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Renee left me a weird message on my cell. She said she didn’t. I tried to play it back for her but some how it was erased. She swears she never left me a message and said I was crazy. But I know, what I know. It was Renee’s voice, she said I am scared, there is something unusual in the backyard.

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CHRISTINA GALASSO 16 PROBLEMS IN REVOLUTION #1 $150

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MARCH 1-31, 2011

LAKELA BROWN

MOTHER, PLASTER AND TWINE, $350

MARIO CORSETTI SOMEWHERE BETWEEN PLANT AND CRITTER $750

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MAMA MONSTER

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ART EFFECT HAS A CAUSE

INTERVIEW BY ROBERT DEL VALLE

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JESSICA JOY ORGANISM II $750

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Art Effect Has a Cause Robert del Valle Special to Metromix March 11, 2011

Do the arts flourish solely in good times or do they rise more energetically to the collective challenge of hard times? Is it a sensible decision to be creative or original in this cookie-cutter world of diminished expectations? For that matter, is it a sensible (or sane) thing to open an art gallery these days?

It's almost an exercise in futility to debate those questions in a city like Detroit. The answers conflict, the opinions vary, the fists fly (just kidding), and the only thing that truly remains constant is the art itself and the people committed to making that art.

Another factor to appreciate is the willingness to establish a suitable space for all these endeavors. On March 12, from 5-9 p.m., the Art Effect Gallery in the Eastern Market neighborhood will open its doors and host a

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Welcoming Party. You're invited to attend. You're also invited to read some of the answers Nowak gave when we interviewed him recently.

What prompted you to to start a gallery in the Eastern Market area?

ART EFFECT GALLERY began when gallery owner Elyse Germack of Germack pistachios (part owner of the ART EFFECT building) attended a Cranbrook Graduate exhibition. There she met Stephanie Rivers, one of the graduating seniors. Germack purchased one of Rivers' paintings, and upon doing so asked the artist what her plans were now that she's graduated (i.e. what gallery she was showing with, where she would work, more or less, how she would use her degree and artistic talent as a creative professional). But Rivers had no plans. After further research, Germack became aware of a stunning fact, that fact being that this scenario was more the norm than not. So in October 2010 Elyse Germack opened the doors of ART EFFECT GALLERY on Saturdays only. From then up till February 2011, she exhibited an array of primarily crafts and antiques. In January 2011 Germack posted an ad on craigslist in pursuit of an experienced gallery manager. I applied, got the job, and had one month to develop a roster of strong local artists that fit into the various needs dictated by the ART EFFECT mission statement. Each artist has a purpose here. Each artist is equally important.

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MATZKA Z PERLA 54”X39” $4,000

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DAWN MARIE COOKE CIRCUS LADY $2,000

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Because we intend to assist our artists in developing sustainable careers, it is taneously, artists from all walks of professional stature.

What kind of art may we hope to see there - or more specifically, which artists?

Topher Crowder: Obsesively detailed etchings on dayglo plexi -and- loose acrylic priated comic book imagery;

MJ Seltzer: Brilliantly rendered pencil drawings often charged with emotions, re printed areas, and low relief -and- colorful multi-textured grids of encaustic p

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Jessic Joy: 3-dimensional groupings of small cells that develop into larger organic bio-influenced forms Brad Lawrence: Painted black light installations suspended with overlapping areas juxtaposed against figurative sculpture -and- realist figurative paintings Daniel Marchwinski: Non-objective paintings, refracted light black and white photos, small sequential videos, computer programming (digital art) and altered found object pieces Natalie Jane Estep: Smoking sculpture and figurative watercolor paintings Dawn Marie Cooke: Drawings and paintings influenced by her life as a tattoo artist and tattoo subcultures Micki Buksar Cecil (and Reese Stefania Cecil): Collaborative encaustic paintings, mother (Micki) and 3 1/2 year old daughter (Reese), In The Reese Series, Micki encases her daughter's drawings in wax, she composes them and colors them. (If you mention this, please use the daughter's name in print.)

Warren Rupp: Art inspired by and intended for current and future celebrity persons. Current focuses include Kid Rock, Alan Iverson, and Warren Rupp.

Border on sarcasm. Witty, thought provoking, comparative, and sometimes critical results.

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You will never see a solo show at ART EFFECT GALLERY. While we recognize the importance of a regular solo exhibition for our artists, it is our intent to facilitate such things outside of our walls either in one of our soon-to-be satellite locations or in conjunction with a gallery whose interests fall into such a realm. When you walk through our doors, you will instead see a variety of works linked only by the standards and ideals of the curator (me). We have no plans to work with theme. We are much more interested in grouping, organizing and/or juxtaposing strong works of individual artists in a way that adds to the individual works and ideally results in maximum uniform exposure to all involved. There is serious consideration given to the fact that we have four very different exhibition spaces, and while something may show well in the Main gallery, it could never work in the raw space located on the second floor, or visa versa.

Not the best of times to set up a gallery, but you're already getting great support from the local arts community. Is that always to be expected from Detroit?

I respectfully disagree with your first assertion. This might just be the perfect time to set up an art gallery. The community seems to be craving additional exhibition space and exposure possibilities of which we provide. You wouldn't believe how many brilliant artists there are here without local representation or any representation at all for that matter. And as far as sales go, the economy is a factor, but regardless of what the average person is spending on art, there is and will always be those who not only want, but inherently need quality art from all walks of the professional realm, from emerging artists to seasoned professionals. As far as receiving support in the community goes, everybody knows one another, and if they don't, I can't think of a single person who doesn't want to get to know someone else in the art community. We're like a big family, Detroit is. That's what I love about this place. Sure, there's competition, but it's respectful competition. Everyone has to look out for number one, but they don't step on the toes of their neighbors in the process. I don't know if that's always to be expected of Detroit. It's possible that it's not like that outside of the art world, but within it, within our close knit community, there are absolutely proven support systems in addition to even more developing as we speak. In the end, it all comes down to communication. Reach out and someone will grab on.

What excites you the most about our city's creative potential lately?

What excites me lately is the same thing that's always excited me, the people. I love Detroit artists, teachers, gallerists, collectors, gallery goers, students, business persons, families, and so on. The potential within these people to make something extraordinary and sustainable just by themselves is awe inspiring. And now we have the grants and the additional support systems coming back into the picture. Those are good too.

They provide a much needed confidence boost in addition to the potent inspirational ammo our community needs to maintain and sustain as a whole.

But we are doing good, and in the end, it's the people that excite and inspire me.

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What do you hope to pursue in the immediate future?

Our immediate future involves a great deal more leg work. After installing this exhibition, I intend to get back on the grind. We're setting up satellite locations throughout metro Detroit. I intend to connect us with galleries outside the city to provide additional national and international opportunities for our artists. Grant writing, proposal submitting and things of that nature. For me, it's all about the artists. I've stood on both sides of the gallery floor. I'm an artist with both good and bad experiences, and I'm a gallery manager with knowledge of what to do and what not to do for my artists. And I'm still learning. The best thing I can do right now is be a sponge, and that's what I intend to do, soak up the knowledge and learn by experience. As far as shows go, our tentative schedule includes a Metro-Detroit Invitational in April, a competitive graduate and undergraduate exhibition with possibility of a guest juror, calls for entry, and that will be open to all graduating classes, including but not limited to CCS, Wayne State, UofM, Cranbrook, and so on. After that we will be playing host to a downriver group called Reckless Prophets in June and you'll have to keep an eye on us to find out the rest.

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A.) Brad Lawrence Untitled $2500

P.) MJ Seltzer Sleepwalk Desire $650

B.) Jessica Joy Organism II $750

Q.) Micki Buksar Cecil Mama Monster $2200

C.) Christina Galasso Kids $150

R.) Reese Stefania Cecil Untitled NFS

D.) MJ Seltzer Some Things I can’t Tell My Mother $4000

S.) Daniel Marchwinski Untitled $150 ea

E.) Warren Rupp Boots; a Specimen $500 ea

T.) Warren Rupp I’m Your Rock n’ Roll JESUS $500

F.) LaKela Brown Multiple Portrait $700

U.) Topher Crowder L.A.M.B. $1850

G.) Maria Prainito (title in catalog) $500

U.) Topher Crowder L.A.M.B. $1850

I.) Topher Crowder Bazzar $1800

V.) Maria Prainito (title in catalog) $300

J.) LaKela Brown Home $600

W.) Warren Rupp Strut The Buck $750

K.) MJ Seltzer Drawn To Distraction $3500

X.) Jessica Joy Traced Thoughts - in this image, Jessica Joy’s video of white liquid dripping into clear liquid then reversing just as it hits the bottom of the video plane, is projected onto a screen in the 2nd floor gallery window. This was done periodically thoughout the duration of the show. It was visible from both the Fisher Fwy and from Russell St. When played, it would run from dawn till dusk, often on Fridays and Saturdays in accordance with the ART EFFECT Gallery’s schedule.

L.) Daniel Marchwinski Petzel’s Cigarette $4000 M.) Jessica Joy Organism I $350 N.) Sean Hages Terrabots $200 ea O.) Topher Crowder VOX $1800

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Topher Crowder

VOX

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Topher Crowder

BAZAAR

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BUDDY THEODOUGHERTY

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ALPHABET SOUP 005 BIRTH OF GOMAR LETTER FORMS #1 META JAKE

INK ON ARCHES INK ON ARCHES OIL ON CANVAS INK ON ARCHES OIL ON CANVAS

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MUTABLE 56”X39” $4,000

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Warren Rupp

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THE BUCK

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CHRISTINA GALASSO 16 PROBLEMS IN REVOLUTION #3 $150

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THE SECOND FLOOR

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THE FLIPSIDE NATALIE JANE ESTEP

CRAIG PAUL NOWAK AND BUDDY THEODOUGHERTY

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PORTRAIT OF SELF STAIN ON WOOD

BRAD LAWRENCE 57 YEARS, CARVED ASH

LIQUID SKETCHES ULTRAVIOLET PAINT

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Sleep Walk Desire A/P Sleep Walk Desire A?P (custom color alternative not shown)

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Books

Craig Paul Nowak

Penny for Your Thoughts

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LaKela Brown

HOME

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CUT OFF HER NOSE 54”X39” $4,000

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MATZKA zZPERLA 54”X39” $4,000

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BUDDY THEODOUGHERTY

PIECES OF US, VWOMP, $600

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MARCH 1-31, 2011

BRAD LAWRENCE

NICOTINE FIEND, SHARPIE AND WOODSTAIN, $2000

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LaKela Brown

SEEDS

$500

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