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Joey Brock In America
WHERE: Ro2 Art | Downtown 110 N Akard St Dallas, TX 75201 WHEN: September 26 - October 31, 2020 OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday September 26, 12-7 PM Ro2 will be hosting limited entry mini receptions, please reserve your FREE ticket here: ro2.us/inamerica The substance of Joey Brock’s work is oriented around self-acceptance and self-love, something that had eluded the artist for many years while coming of age as gay in a small Texas town. Seeking to offer a voice to Americans who are not often heard, Brock utilizes multiple applications including photography, sculpture, collage based photos, light box installations, video and sound to portray his ideas. His subjects’ personal stories and accounts become the spirit of the work as Brock explores various identities in the hope of inspiring deeper empathy. In America invites viewers to confront societal norms and challenge perceptions and perspective biases. Learn more >> |
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Brian K. Jones ...and it burns, burns, burns.
WHERE: Ro2 Art | The Cedars 1501 S Ervay St Dallas, TX 75215 WHEN: September 19 - October 17, 2020 OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 19, 12-5 PM Ro2 will be hosting limited entry mini receptions, please reserve your FREE ticket here: ro2.us/sept19shows Continuing his series on the legendary Texas Fair icon, Big Tex, Dallas based artist Brian K. Jones offers a new take on the towering cowboy. The burning monument in the likeness of the artist himself holds a mirror to current events as inequality, corruption and greed leave the world burning, taking Big Tex down with it. With the Texas State Fair currently halted and it’s magical distractions locked away, our eyes are opened to what the world has become! Learn more>> |
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Alexander Paulus Savior Energy
WHERE: Ro2 Art | The Cedars 1501 S Ervay St Dallas, TX 75215 WHEN: September 19 - October 17, 2020 OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 19, 12-5 PM Ro2 will be hosting limited entry mini receptions, please reserve your FREE ticket here: ro2.us/sept19shows Alexander Paulus’s new body of work boasts a dazzling color palette depicting the bizarre predicaments the artist has become recognized and beloved for. Savior Energy’s comical chaos provides a small break from reality, while giving the viewer space to reflect on these current confusing times. Topsy turvy perspectives and outrageous scenarios unravel with highways to nowhere, dreamlike landscapes, and inane pop culture references. Paulus’s work has a unique influence on the psyche evoking a simultaneously lighthearted and unnerving edge. When we’re uncertain what to believe, the artist implores us to look within ourselves for the answers. Learn more >> |
