19Jun 2012 by Lab Chief No Comments

BLOG: An Explosively Creative Year

Art Retreat, BLOG, Drawing, Eco Art, Exhibition, Gallery, Installation, museum, Music, News + Events, Painting, Public Art, Temporary
It's been an explosively creative year! Here’s a quick rundown of what’s been going on. . . The year saw me stretch into new areas of creative expression – blasting into totally new territory for me – in addition to creating installations, drawings and paintings, I pushed myself to explore performance, video, music, spoken word, sound and dance - combining many of these disciplines with the intent to create more experiential expressions of my ideas. I’ll give you a quick rundown. . . Just over a year ago, I put Matteo on a plane for Paris and used the two weeks he was away as a self-imposed Artist Residency @ Chez Moi.  During that time I created several new pastels, prints and drawings. In July I premiered my very first…
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11Nov 2011 by Lab Chief No Comments
PRESS: Gabrielle Senza Gets Her Hands Dirty

PRESS: Gabrielle Senza Gets Her Hands Dirty

Drawing, Eco Art, Installation, News + Events, Press Coverage, Temporary
Drawing on the wall By Jeremy D. Goodwin, Special to the Eagle, Thursday November 10, 2011 PITTSFIELD -- Fine art is often seen as an attempt -- even if a vain one -- to achieve permanence, a contribution to the artistic tradition that will influence and inspire future generations. But for Housatonic artist Gabrielle Senza, much of the meaning in her latest work is derived directly from its impermanence. "Terra Temporalis," Senza's new installation at Y Bar in Pittsfield, is a drawing of a natural landscape that will exist in the world for exactly one year, before the artist paints over it and replaces it with another site-specific piece concerning a similar theme. In fact, Y Bar proprietor Jim Benson has commissioned Senza to create three successive artworks on the…
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01Oct 2011 by Lab Chief No Comments

Terra Temporalis Exhibition at Sanford Smith Gallery

Drawing, Eco Art, Exhibition, Gallery, Installation, Painting, Temporary, Work on Paper
[slideshow] October 13 - December 8, 2011 Featuring paintings, drawings, installations and a temporary wall drawing. Sanford Smith Fine Art 13 Railroad Street Great Barrington, MA 01230 413.528-6777 www.sanfordsmithfineart.com   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sanford Smith Fine Art is pleased to present the work of Berkshire based artist Gabrielle Senza. Her ethereal landscapes and earthy installations will be featured in the gallery through December 8th. The artist’s reception will be held October 15th from 4-7 PM. The show “Terra Temporalis” includes a variety of themes and mediums that address a diverse range of topics from personal reflection to environmental change. (more…)
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01Jun 2011 by Lab Chief No Comments

2011 Terra Temporalis Series: Pastel on Recycled Newspaper

Drawing, Eco Art, Painting
[slideshow]This is the new series of pastels created this spring on recycled newspaper from some journals made long ago by the John Rossi Paper Co.  There are in fact, little flecks of recycled newspapers - stock quotes, words, etc.  Due to the transient nature of all things - especially news and newspaper - these works have been incorporated into the "Terra Temporalis" lineage of creative pieces that were begun in 2011.
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