Landscapes at 500X Gallery Annual Open Show
Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The Landscape Beyond the Tip of His Nose by Penelope Bisbee
Annual Open Show
500X Gallery
Through October 31, 2009
There’s nothing like displaying art in an old warehouse, which make 500X Gallery a perfect venue. 500X Gallery, a stones throw from Fair Park, is currently exhibiting the Annual Open Show, an exhibit that gives artists without gallery representation (like me) the opportunity to display their work. 500x Gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday or by appointment. The Annual Open Show runs through Saturday, October 31, 2009.
I recommend seeing the Annual Open Show. Not because my work is currently on display, but because there are lots of interesting works on display with mine. The Annual Open Show exhibits paintings, sculptures, photography, green fuzzy things and mushrooms (Yes, mushrooms. We’ll get to those later.).
The theme for the Annual Open Show is landscape. Unlike the annual members show at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary, it appears almost all works were landscapes. There were small folded boxes set-up like a city, metal work that looked like a castle, large scenic paintings and photographs of parking garages; all qualified landscapes. Even the one small head shot photograph displayed sideways was a landscape or at least in landscape mode.
For some reason I was expecting to see more photographs, but brush strokes clearly out numbered shutter releases. It is really refreshing to see art done the hard way (not that good photography isn’t hard).
I could tell you about the art I liked but I would rather show you. Below are some images from the Annual Open Show. Click on any of the small images to view full size images. I photographed a disproportionate number of paintings to photographs because it is hard to shoot through glass (sorry, photographers).
Oh, about the mushrooms. Some artist (I did not get the title or their name) put three rows of dried mushroom tops up-side-down on a base. I am sure if I stared at it long enough that I would get it (like the sideways head shot). Unfortunately, I did not. The anonymous artist is welcome to chime in on their work.
Enjoy the works below and check-out the 500X Gallery Annual Open Show before it closes on Saturday, October 31. Cheers.
 Rachel Fischer |
 Penelope Bisbee |
 Joseph L. Townson |
 Chad Duckworth |
 Jay Maggio |
 Josh Fletcher |
 Paul Labadie |
 Melisa Oporto |
 Jozef Matheny |
 Mr. Holga |
 Ellen Soffer |
 Michael Roman |
 Kasten Searles |
 Josh Ward |
 Attchareepon Watson |
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Regarding the mushroom piece: I believe it is titled “34″. I could be wrong but I believe the mushrooms were hand crafted (acrylic)? The artist was there and very interested in others’ view of his work. He gladly explained, when asked, that “34″ is a piece that draws from his favorite artist (Eva Hesse, who died at age 34). See minimalism, concentric circles, repetition, etc. Hope I didn’t screw that up too badly. I do not remember the artist’s name…
Successful show, in my opinion. I would have to say the Rachel Fischer piece was one of my favorites. Good picks!
-Lacy Mahone
Ms. Mahone, Thank you for the additional information about the mushroom art. I knew there was more to it than what I saw. Cheers.
You mean the mushrooms weren’t appetizers? I think I ate one of them. Made of acrylic you say. No wonder it was so chewy.
the mushrooms were cast plaster. very delicate and beautiful.
Plaster you say. Your may be right. The mushrooms were rather dry. It was the deli tray art that was chewy. It’s all coming back to me now.
here’s the info on the artist/title/medium. Lacy got the title right!
Alfredo Salazar-Caro
34
plaster, acrylic