The Mannequin People
Enlightened figures exploring connection, solitude and intimacy in the dark
STRANGERS TELL THEIR STORIES THROUGH ART
EXHIBIT: WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
ARTISTS: VARIOUS
LOCATION: MCINTOSH GALLERY
BY LORI MASTRONARDI
GAZETTE STAFF
“ARGUABLY THE MOST DRAMATIC PIECES ARE FOUND IN "PROXEMICS AND BODY LANGUAGE ON STAGE," CONSISTING OF A PLETHORA OF RELATED PAINTINGS BY AMANDA ROWE. HER WORKS CONVEY A STRIKING CONTRAST OF CREAMS AND PEACHES ON DARK BACKGROUNDS, WHICH PRESENT THE STORIES OF ROMANTIC INTERLUDES AND CASUAL CONVERSATIONS. ROWE INTENDS FOR THE VIEWER TO QUESTION WHAT IS REAL, AND WHAT HAS BEEN CREATED OR PERCEIVED THROUGH THE INTERACTION OF MANNEQUIN-LIKE FIGURES ACROSS SMOOTH SURFACES”.
