So guess what? We're having a pop up show at the brand spankin' new
Scott Community College Urban Campus location to run in conjunction with the
Alternating Currents Festival in downtown Davenport this weekend only!
Right out of the gate we have these cool signs made by none other than Mr.
Terry Rathje. One of his many vocational callings over the years was a professional sign painter. So handy that Rathje lad...plus he gave me top billing (I'm sure it has nothing to do with spacing issues)!
Dean Kugler brought in a few of his recent studio endeavors. One of his ghosting series pieces.
His most excellent winged figure with a truly robusto patina. If it looks familiar to you, it might be because it was one of several of his pieces in Relic -a show at Quad City Arts which just recently came down. You can read about Relic by clicking this
LINK!
He also sneaked in a new piece. It is a figure half encased in resin.
Pretty damn captivating.
We also have a few pieces from
David "Big Rig" Otto. They are fun allegorical pieces.
Ok, this next one is more on the creepy side than the sparkling fun side, but you get the idea.
Since retiring from Western Illinois University a few months ago,
Terry Rathje has been able to kick it into overdrive in the studio making sculptures/furniture pieces.
They are totally functional pieces, but after a moment or two, you realize they are also miniature landscapes that you can mentally project yourself into.
One of my personal favs is the Waterfall Cabinet. Open.
Closed.
Detail.
Troy Swangstu made the trek up from Kansas City to contribute some of his paintings. Troy just recently had an amazing show at
Bereskin Gallery in Bettendorf and is currently having a kickass show down at the
Leedy-Voulkos Gallery in Kansas City. You can check out more of Troy's work by clicking on this
LINK!
I went through the vault and dug out some 'vintage' pieces along with a couple from my
In/ConFLUENCE show at
Quad City Arts this past December. You can read more about that show by clicking on this
LINK!
The first incarnation of
KC/QC is up through Sunday at
Scott Community College's Urban Campus location.
