November 2015

In November Upstream offers two strong new shows from gallery artists Richman and Goldberg. Susan Richman continues her exploration of the evanescent inTransient, a body of work that emerged from her earlier explorations of abandoned buildings,Trespass. (Trespass will be on view at the Village Hall Gallery, Hastings Municipal Building from Nov. 12th through Jan. 18th 2016.)

In his most recent work, Mitchell Goldberg uses Collage, Encaustic and Glass as mediums to explore the emotional content of body image, male friendship, desire and loneliness.

Upstream is also very pleased to welcome two new artists to our roster: Enrico Giordano and Madeline Wilson. Giordano is a widely exhibited abstract painter and print maker who is currently Associate Professor and Chair of the Art Department at Mount Saint Vincent College. Wilson, a founding member of Upstream from inception to 1994, returns to the gallery this year. She is currently Chair of the Art Department at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry.

Come meet the artists, old and new, at the opening reception for Richman and Goldberg on Sunday, November 8th from 2-5 pm.

Richman, Red Couch, Archival Photograph, 2015

Susan Richman,

Transient

"Transient: not lasting long or passing quickly into and out of existence...

Transient is a series that pays homage to faded memory. All photographs were created in camera. Similar to a mirage, the images move in and out of existence and unless captured and preserved may be lost forever."

Goldberg, Tiger Tattoo, Etching and Collage

Mitchell Goldberg

Collages

"Fragments of memories, dreams and fantasies form the core of my collage work. Using magazines from the 1930s through the 1990s, I layer images of male figures, vintage automobiles and flashes of color to evoke feelings surrounding gay male sexuality. I explore inner emotions related to body image, male camaraderie, desire and loneliness. Individual characters will often appear disconnected from crowds surrounding them, some comfortable with that, others distressed by it.

Altered, rewritten and distorted are the way I prefer to express my memories, making memory indistinguishable from fantasy. I love the old images from the 50s with groups of young men working on their cars, and I wonder about the close friendships they must have had. As a life long old car enthusiast, I love the cars too. These visions are not my own personal memories, but I like to pretend that they are."

Giordano, Pedagogue, Mixed Media on Canvas, 60 x 55

New Artists: Enrico Giordano

Giordano: " My work is reflective of world events, issues, the environment and childhood memories. Architecture, acoustic surroundings and mythology play major roles. However, I create each piece with the knowledge that viewers play an important part by bringing their unique interpretations to each work.

Wilson, Red Seats, Archival Inkjet Photograph, 17 x 22

New Artists: Madeline Wilson

Wilson: "Photographing these sites is a solitary venture. When I walk, my boots crunch through broken glass and years of dust and decay. These sounds amplify my interruption, my intrusion on the space and they remind me to act with grace and deference to what happened here when the place was alive.

These empty places are reminders of our past, monuments to our future. They are a testament to our fears. They exist in a limbo outside the lines and behind the facade of prosperity--- a map of our collective cultural psyche in the year 2015.

Upcoming Exhibits:

November 5th through November 29th: Susan Richman, Transient and Mitchell Goldberg New Work: Collage, Encaustic, Glass.. Opening Reception, Sunday November 8th, 2-5 pm.

December 3rd through December 27th: The Spirit Within: Upstream Artists explore their inner worlds. Opening Recepetion, Sunday December 6th, 2-5 pm.

Music:

Saturday, November 7th at 8 pm: Judy Kass & Larry Kolker, American roots music with a twist.

Save these dates: Special events at Upstream:

Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 at 7 pm: Creativity and Culture: the Role of the Arts in Diplomacy. An Evening with Judith McHale, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at Upstream Gallery.
Free Admission.

Saturday, November 21st at 6:30 pm: An Evening of Works-In-Progress; Bringing the Literary Process to your Neighborhood. Featuring Lynn Schmeidler and the Wild Geese Writers Reading Series. Free admission, hor's d'oeuvres and other light refreshments.

Sunday, November 22nd from 2-4 pm: Art Soiree to benefit the Loft LGBT Center in White Plains. 10% of all sales that day will be donated to the Loft. Exhibiting artists Richman and Goldberg will give an Art Talk at 3 pm.
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About Upstream: Since 1991 Upstream has been a unique community of arts professionals whose members work together cooperatively. Artist members look to Upstream as a venue for experimentation, mutual support and artistic growth. In that spirit, we engage with other artists through a regular program of juried and invitational exhibits. The gallery embraces all fine arts media and all styles from realism to abstraction. Upstream is an established resource for new or experienced art collectors, as well as area curators, designers and art consultants.

The current artist members work in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, collage / assemblage, print-making and photography. Styles range from the representational to the abstract. Members have shown in a wide variety of venues throughout the United States and Europe. Upstream encourages artists to submit their work for review. Submissions are reviewed on a monthly basis.

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