222gallery Philadelphia proudly presents:
THEMESCAPES
Paul Coors, Jamie Dillon and Nick Paparone.
April 7TH - May 22nd, 2006
Opening Reception: April 7th, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
222gallery, 222 Vine st. Philadelphia PA. 222gallery.com
Philadelphia
222 Gallery is proud to announce Themescapes, a new exhibition of collaborative artwork by Paul Coors, Jamie Dillon and Nick Paparone. Themescapes presents a series of artifacts set within a full gallery installation where the spaces of common domestic environments become the backdrop for moments of reflection, stimulation and motivation. A multitude of various media, styles, and ideas found within this one exhibition echo the density of human experience and certain cultural dilemmas. Thus, many objects within Themescapes have been editioned to consciously make them more attainable for the average person and to allow a simple functional place in any home. Objects like wallpaper, curtains, rugs and vases, reinvented as art objects, transform household standards to encourage daily re-evaluation.
Themescapes marks the second fully collaborative exhibition between Paul Coors, Jamie Dillon and Nick Paparone, following 2004's Current at the Project Room in Philadelphia.
Paul Coors met Nick Paparone and Jamie Dillon six years ago in Cincinnati, OH where he still lives. Born in 1982, Paul graduated from the Art Academy of Cincinnati in 2004 with a BFA in fine arts. In January of 2003, he founded the independent art gallery Publico, in Cincinnati, with his brother Matt. He currently manages the gallery, curates, produces most of its graphic design, and works on the staff of Grouper Magazine
About the Artists
Paul Coors met Nick Paparone and Jamie Dillon six years ago in Cincinnati, OH where he still lives. Born in 1982, Paul graduated from the Art Academy of Cincinnati in 2004 with a BFA in fine arts. In January of 2003, he founded the independent art gallery Publico, in Cincinnati, with his brother Matt. He currently manages the gallery, curates, produces most of its graphic design, and works on the staff of Grouper Magazine.
Nick Paparone was born in Stuttgart Germany in 1980. He received his BFA in 2002 from the Art Academy of Cincinnati . Currently, he is living and working in Philadelphia as an artist, a designer and curator of Black floor Gallery of which he is a co-founder.
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Jamie Dillon graduated from the Tyler School of Art with a BFA in sculpture. He currently resides in Philadelphia were he makes a living screen-printing and building things. His other activities include co-curating Black Floor Gallery and collaborations on projects with other artists.
