Reminiscence and the Unseen

OFFICE SPACE GALLERY

REMINISCENCE AND THE UNSEEN TIM TONACHELLA DARIN DARBY

2870 E. Grand Boulevard, Suite 200 Detroit, MI 48202 313-478-6722 OR 248-785-7332 mosaicproduction@hotmail.com

Reminiscence and the Unseen features two artists whose work aims to understand human relationships to the world and to each other. Both explore urban life through themes of family and community, but also touch upon the fragmentation and isolation that is part of our city’s landscape.

Reminiscence and the Unseen runs from Saturday, January 13 through March 3, 2018.

OFFICE SPACE Gallery is located at 2870 East Grand Blvd (between Oakland Ave. and Beaubien St.), Detroit 48202.

For more information, please contact MOSAIC Productions at 313.478.6722 or 248.875.7332. Email: mosaicproduction@hotmail.com.

DARIN DARBY Darin Darby is a self-taught artist that has developed a unique process of portrait making he calls Laypuzzim art. His collage technique begins with textured card stock paper, mat board or wood. Each individual color of the art piece is cut out by hand, layered and puzzled together to create an image using negative space.

Many of his thought-provoking images are inspired by events from his childhood in Detroit. Some of his current work also features biblical themes and poignant father and son portraits.

True Blue ( Generations) Just Me Merry Brings Joy

Color Blind True Blue (Big /Little Chief Beauty for Ashes 2 I Tread Beauty for Ashes

2870 E. Grand Boulevard, Suite 200 Detroit, MI 48202 313-478-6722 OR 248-785-7332 mosaicproduction@hotmail.com

Alone in the Rain

TIM TONACHELLA Tim Tonachella is a legally blind artist who has had a life-long love of photography, but his limited sight made him reluctant to do more than family snapshots and personal projects. With the encouragement of friends, who helped him attain the equipment needed to bring life to his art, Tim began focusing on the city landscape and people of Detroit. His images capture the personality of the city and some of its forgotten residents, focusing on the feeling of seclusion that often accompanies urban living.

Alone in the rain

Just Me Alone on the Street

Scared to be Alone Shadow on the Wall

Alone in a Crowd 0ld Joe I Drink Alone

2870 E. Grand Boulevard, Suite 200 Detroit, MI 48202 313-478-6722 Â OR Â 248-785-7332 mosaicproduction@hotmail.com

Philosophy

Mosaic Productions LLC is an art exhibition / curatorial business. We will introduce high quality, thought provoking visual art into the Detroit Community.

The business will create a space for artists to be able to show and sell their work. There will be a mix of solo shows and themed based group shows, mostly local artists. Having an access to a fenced in outdoor spaced would give us the ability to create a sculpture garden, which would be a unique piece to the gallery.

We are an exhibition planning company whose goal is to promote artists from the metro Detroit area and get them recognized in the art communities here and elsewhere in the world. If you are an artist interested in showing your work, please contact us

History

Founded in 2002, we have curated approximately 10 shows per year, utilizing our own temporary gallery space, as well as other venues upon request. Mosaic has been involved in art shows as large and complex as 300 plus piece group shows or as small as single artist exhibitions. From 2010-2011, Mosaic Productions LLC was fortunate to be offered a gallery space rent free for a year on the east side of Detroit. We have also been hired by the Madonna University and Majestic Café to curate shows for multiple years in both venues. We have a great reputation in the Detroit Metro area. We have a large following and we are known for our thought provoking and cutting edge exhibits.

CURATORS

Jeanne Hunter-Moore: Jeanne has over 15 years of gallery management and curating experience and 30 years of project management, marketing and advertising experience. Prior to opening Office Space Gallery, Jeanne spent 10 years as Gallery Director at Madonna University where she also taught art history, visual culture and humanities. She has been a sessional instructor at the University of Windsor since 2007 where she teaches modern and contemporary art. She is also currently on the faculty in the Liberal Arts department at the College for Creative Studies. Her love of art began as a young child and blossomed into a career after giving up her role as a commercial art producer. Jeanne holds an MA in art history from Wayne State University and is currently working toward a PhD in art, theory and philosophy through the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA). She founded Mosaic Productions, LLC with her partner Billy Hunter in 2003.

Billy Hunter: He has over 25 years of gallery management experience and 30 years of general business experience. Prior to founding Mosaic he worked with MONA (Museum of New Art) as a volunteer Board Member, eventually becoming its Director. He started 2-SOUTH in 1994, a Downtown Detroit gallery centering on solo shows for local artists. Over the years, he has also been involved with the Dirty Show, helping produce this weekend event, while also working as juror and selling the art work. Billy has always been interested in the arts, focusing his efforts on the visual arts in the Metro Detroit area, helping artists to promote and exhibit their work. He is well known in the Detroit artist community, but has also worked with artists and curators from around the world. Until recently Billy and Mosaic Productions were curating exhibitions at Madonna University Gallery and Majestic Cafe.

2870 E. Grand Boulevard, Suite 200 Detroit, MI 48202 313-478-6722 OR 248-785-7332 mosaicproduction@hotmail.com