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SCOTT CHASSE@stupIDEAsy
July 11, 2010 – 5:45 pm
For Immediate Release:
OverKill Studio & Stupid Easy Present:
“Moustache Bar”
An exhibit of recent works created by Scott Chasse, curated by Thomas Buildmore
August 6th – 27th, 2010**
Opening Reception: Friday, August 6th, 5-10pm
RSVP for opening: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100192750034715
307 Market St., Philadelphia, PA
contact: Scott Chasse
(978) 270-1904 / scottchasse@gmail.com
www.stupideasyideas.com
www.scottchasse.com
**exhibit is viewable by appointment only after the opening; contact stupideasyideas@gmail.com to schedule a visit
Scott Chasse is a painter who, based on his most recent series of portraits, seems to be obsessed with two things: a painstaking process which requires accurate placement of thousands of black “dots” of paint to create an image, and Burt Reynolds.
“Moustache Bar”, the first solo exhibit for the NYC/Boston based artist, will delve deeper into a body of work which the artist has yet to explain beyond mere aesthetics. As complement to over twenty pieces featuring the likeness of Burt Reynolds, Chasse draws upon childhood memories to construct an installation consisting of found objects, sculpture, and artwork by other artists, forming a “basement bar” atmosphere, circa 1974 (the artist’s birth year). With potentially the most famous moustache in recent history anchoring the show and a 70′s bachelor pad being fabricated, Chasse aims to drown the viewer in themes of masculinity and machismo while considering the present day meaning of both. “I see young guys donning moustaches these days, and I often don’t know what to make of it,” he admits.
Whether you appreciate a good dose of upper-lip facial hair or not, “Moustache Bar” promises to be an entertaining presentation worthy of investigation.
Please join us for the opening reception on Friday, August 6th, 5-10pm.
Stupid Easy is located at 307 Market St. 2nd floor, Philadelphia, PA.
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Scott Chasse
Community Arts Coordinator
The Distillery
www.distilleryboston.com
PAINT IT NOW 2010 BOSTON
March 21, 2010 – 3:55 pm
ARTSCOPE 4/10
The immediacy of the show title reflects the medium of choice: Paint it Now at the Distillery Gallery in South Boston makes street art the focal point of its interior walls. Famously created quickly and anonymously on the sides of buildings with the aid of stencils and spray paint, street art has gone from vandalism to valid outsider art form to gallery-worthy over the past decade. Over twenty artists from the northeast were contacted to take part in this year’s show, the second in what may became an annual tradition at the Distillery Gallery. Each invited artist helped fill the main space with a floor to ceiling, wall to wall, wrap-around corners mural painted in black and white: the ultimate exquisite corpse in the form of graffiti art. With allusions to pop culture and current issues, the completed work keeps with the spirit, as well as the methods, of the medium. The show comes down–or should I say gets painted over–on April 23rd.
BOSTON PHOENIX3/10
Street art recently made the acquaintance of the conventional art world during the second ever “Paint it Now” at South Boston’s Distillery Gallery, where for the past two weeks, artists from NYC and Boston have been going to town on the gallery’s walls. During tonight’s opening reception (the installation will hang through April 29), you can check out the 22-artist collaboration as well as meet a host of folks much more talented than yourself. Distillery Gallery, 516 East Second St, Boston | 7-10 pm | Free | gallery.distilleryboston.com
BOSTON GLOBE 4-8-10
PAINT IT NOW The Distillery Gallery and OverKill Studio present their second collaborative painting installation, a black-on-white mural made by more than 20 artists. The seamless piece buzzes with poppy imagery, and individual works have gritty appeal. Through April 23. The Distillery Gallery, 516 E. 2nd St., South Boston. 978-270-1904, www.gallery.distilleryboston.com
