Karl Unnasch - Saturday, July 31st, 2010
Reception for the artist: 4-10 p.m.
* with musical guest: Adam Hammer and the Impact
The ARThouse 2010 Summer Cooker!
Doorprize for the first 15 visitors - an ARThouse tradition! (this time you need to bring an item that Karl will "re-engineer" or "re-contextualize" for you to keep!)
"A Guild of One" - performance and installation by Karl Unnasch
Artist Statement:
The intent and scope of this installation-performance is to focus on the hobbyist as idea-bender/thing-maker. In effect, this work will be an intentional response to our age of instant gratification and lackadaisical testaments. Our culture is inundated with a constant barrage of soft information, short-cut products, forgotten appointments, and sloughed covenants. In the face of this alarm I am intrigued by the concept of lone hobbyists’ undistracted focus and commitment to perfecting their methods and obsessing over details as would old-world master artisans…often intentionally without an audience or customer base. By juxtaposing this Obsessive Isolationist with the confrontation of the public’s fast-wanting eye, I aim to explore this mash-up with masterful technique and poignant humor.
- Karl Unnasch
~Karl will be working on "objects" throughout the day. Come and visit and watch your piece be transformed!
This event is sponsored by Rachel Stulen of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans:
