SUMMER SOLSTICE SLAM: VIDEO AND ANIMATION

Artist Paul Daniel sent this my way. It sounds really interesting.

2 nights only!
Thursday June 28th, 7-10 pm
Friday June 29th, 7-10 pm

Steuben West Gallery @ Juliana Curran Terian Design Center
Pratt Institute

200 Willoughby Ave
Brooklyn, NY

featuring:
Preeti Belosay
Yi-Ju Chen
Paul F. Daniel
Tage Haun
Justin Maynard
Talissa Mehringer
David Pierce

Summer
Solstice Slam celebrates a collection of work by Pratt Institute alumni
specializing in film and animation.  The works in this show explore
elements of reality seen through surreal and metaphorical lenses. They
create imaginative and unique realities to reflect on the real world.
These works avoid the usage of speech and language and rely on the
expressive nature of music and sound to fulfill thier concepts.  This
exhibition provides a reason for artists and art lovers alike to
coalesce at Pratt Institute for two special nights.

Preeti Belosay’s "Yatra: The Journey" examines the cultural landscape of urban environments in Bombay, India and New York City.

Justin
Maynard’s "Submerged" illustrates an aquatic scene, following a group
of dolphins on a serene quest from the surface to the ocean floor.

Yi-Ju Chen’s "Between Zero and One" provides a peaceful and
beautiful reflection about the gift of life, personified within a
forest environment.

Paul Daniel’s "Through the Corridors" is a
metaphoral story describing a human’s journey through the stages of
life, illustrated with a painterly aesthetic inside of a surreal world.

Tage Haun’s "Human Begin" is a story of a man who breaks away
from a comformist society in a mechanical world to explore the beauty
of nature and self-reflection.

In the "DJ Mayonaise Hands and
Friends: Inaugural Episode", artist David Pierce’s alter-ego DJ
Mayonaise Hands announces his cantidacy for presidency.  The Power
Lunch Artists Collective provides an amusing recreation of the talent
of upper-class art gallery schmoozing.

Talissa Mehringer’s "Lid" explores the transition between the
concious and subconcious, and reveals a mysterious world controlled by
a man’s inner thoughts.