Exhibition Dates: November 6th– 30th, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 6th, 6– 8 pm
Location: Arthur Roger Gallery, 432 Julia Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Gallery Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Contact Info : 504.522.1999; www.arthurrogergallery.com
The Arthur Roger Gallery is presenting Stephanie Patton’s video, “Diffuse,” in the gallery’s new exhibition space which now has state of the art equipment for the display of video art. The video will be on view November 6th – 30th at the Arthur Roger Gallery located at 432 Julia Street.
Stephanie Patton explores critical issues with humor using different media, such as photographic self-portraiture, sculpture, painting, installation, performance, video and text. Her work is influenced by her life experiences, her family, friends and pop culture. An interest in the subtleties of human emotions can be traced throughout her work.
In her video Diffuse, Patton walks on six crates of eggshells in l Love Comfort™ shoes until all of the eggshells are broken. The video explores the effort it takes to avoid confrontation with an individual harboring a short temper or mood swings. It is speaks literally about the feeling and ultimate liberation of “walking on eggshells.” The piece reflects the anxiety that accompanies this desire not to upset or provoke unwanted behavior of an individual. Ultimately the uncomfortable situation is controlled and diffused.
Born in New Orleans, Stephanie Patton is a multi–media artist whose work crosses the mediums of photographic self-portraiture, sculpture, painting, installation, performance, video, audio and text. She received a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Painting at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette and a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Photography from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has studied various types of vocal and comedic performance in New York through The New School, Upright Citizens Brigade and Gotham Writers Workshop.
Stephanie has shown her work nationally and internationally including shows at the Bronx Museum of the Arts in Bronx, New York, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and Louisiana ArtWorks in New Orleans and Galerie Patricia Dorfmann in Paris, France. She is also a founding member of The Front, an artist’s collective in New Orleans. Her work is often humorous in nature and frequently investigates aspects of human emotion. Stephanie currently lives and works in Lafayette, LA.
For additional information please contact the Arthur Roger Gallery at 504.522.1999 or visit our Web site www.arthurrogergallery.com.