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“The Thomas Guide Project” -New Art Exhibition at Avenue 50 Studio
— “The Thomas Guide Project” – an upcoming art exhibition by artist Connie Rohman at Avenue 50 Studio art gallery in Northeast Los Angeles.
Opening Reception: April 8 2023 from 3pm – 6pm
Exhibition Dates: April 8 to May 6, 2023
Closing Event: May 6, 2023 from 3pm – 6pm
Place: Avenue 50 Studio Art Gallery
131 N. Avenue 50
Los Angeles, CA 90042
avenue50studio@gmail.com
In this intriguing art exhibition, artist Connie Rohman takes pages from the Thomas Guide to create her colorful fabric collages.
Before the Waze app and GPS, citizens of Los Angeles used the Thomas Guide book of maps to navigate their way around the city. I have chosen to pay homage to the Thomas Guide by making abstract artwork out of the actual pages from the 1998 edition of the Thomas Guide.
The lines of the streets on the map determine the shapes, and then the colorful fabric shapes are machine sewn directly to the pages. The names of the streets wind around the shapes, enabling the viewer to recognize that page’s neighborhood in the city.
–Connie Rohman
At this interactive exhibition, viewers are invited to look up their neighborhood or favorite streets in the 1998 Thomas Guide, and then find the corresponding framed page on display. Page numbers are left visible on all framed artworks, so the viewer can find that particular page.
Avenue 50 Studio is an arts presentation organization grounded in Latina/o culture, visual arts, and the Northeast Los Angeles area that seeks to bridge cultures through artistic expressions, using content-driven art to educate and to stimulate intercultural understanding.
For more information, press only:
Artist Connie Rohman
323-605-5289
Crohman1@yahoo.com
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