Gallery 175 is Showing Strange, Weird, and Fanciful Artwork

Gallery 175 in downtown Pawtucket, RI is showing the work of four artists who are inspired by dreams, nightmares, absurd occurrences, and fantasy worlds. On view from August 27 through October 28, 2022, this unique collection of artwork will appeal to an audience that appreciates the artists’ creative imaginations as demonstrated by both their imagery and use of media.

Depicting surreal images with oil on panels, Antonietta Kies fascination with dreams and the mysterious blurs the line between reality and the psyche. On exhibit is a series of her small paintings, titled, Mind/Space, in which she depicts ordinary places and things coming together in unexpected ways.

V.F. Wolf’s dreams are nightmares. The artist explores the grotesque and the darker aspects of society as a way to expresses the anger, sadness, frustration and confusion he experienced in the military during his early adult life. In his mixed media pieces, he distorts human figures to convey his disgust and indignation at the horrors of war and the corruption of authority. To convey brutality, he uses a variety of coarse materials along with paint to achieve gutsy and raw surfaces.

Using CAD and vector software, Krzysztof Mathews takes the viewer into a world of science fiction where robot characters act out stories and dramatic themes. He creates his figures by constructing 3D models from various materials and then digitally transforms them into prints. Each of the toy-like figures in his images, although highly mechanical, have human-like personalities.

Carol Branton is displaying small collages made up of cut and torn images from books and magazines to compose fractured images that distort the three dimensional space in a manner similar to Cubism. Tipsy, turvy architectural settings serve as a context for figures and animals to float and emerge without regard for consistent proportions. Her work is full of whimsy.

A reception for the artists will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2022 from noon to 2 pm in the gallery located at 175 Main Street in Pawtucket. The event coincides with Pawtucket Arts Festival activities taking place in the neighborhood on the same day. The reception is free and open to the public. The gallery is open daily from 9 am to 5pm. For more information, visit; www.Gallery175.com