Feb 15th 2014

Anastasia Samoylova & Julie Weber: Capture Effect

@ 3433

3433 N. Kedvale Ave., Chicago, IL 60641

Opening Saturday, February 15th, from 6PM - 9PM

On view through Sunday, March 9th

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CAPTURE EFFECT

Anastasia Samoylova
Julie Weber

Open by appointment:
February 15 – March 9, 2014
Opening Reception, Saturday February 15, 6-9 PM

In looking at the photographic image, we look through the object. Conversely, in order to examine the surface, we must dismiss the image.

One act of looking almost always overpowers the other, and the decision (or burden) rests upon the viewer to enact whichever mode of looking they prefer. The works in CAPTURE EFFECT attempt to buck this dichotomy by bringing the two elements together; the surface and the image become equally critical and must be seen in unison.

Utilizing found imagery, Samoylova and Weber employ very physical tactics to manipulate found photographs into new compositions. The photographs are bent and torn, aggressively reconciling the past with the present. Re-presented in their final forms, the pieces still speak the same language but the distance between the original and its transformation allows for a dialog about stability, vision, and memory to emerge.

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Anastasia Samoylova is a Russian-born artist and educator that lives in the Chicago area. She received her MFA in Interdisciplinary Studio Arts from Bradley University.

Julie Weber lives and works in Chicago, IL. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago.

3433 has been established to provide a physical and intellectual framework in which contemporary art making is enacted, discussed, challenged, debated, and ever evolving. The various points of departure stem from its five collaborators and manifest within exhibitions and conversations representing a cross-pollination of concerns and ideas generated by on-going dialog. The outcome of these interchanges takes on a multitude of forms to engage a diverse audience and allow for alternative perspectives to emerge.

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