EXHIBITION PRESS RELEASE
GALLERY I

TWENTY-ONE
WORKS ON PAPER

November 25, 2005 – January 21, 2006

Join Brad Cooper Gallery in celebrating  twenty-one years of presenting fine art exhibitions in the Tampa Bay area with a special exhibit titled:  TWENTY-ONE, opening Friday, Nov 25 from 7-9 pm.  This exhibition centers on the importance of drawing (works on paper) as an expression to expand the artists experience and to shape their world in graphic terms.   The show will be on view through January 21, 2006,                 

Works of outstanding significance were selected for this show from artists living in the region, including William Pachner, Theo Wujcik, Tony Eitherong , Carlos Manuel Soto,  Brad Cooper, and artists of note from outside the area include John Gregory, Willard Lustenader, Yvonne Petkus, Corey Postiglione, Gregory Schulte, and Tanja Softić, and Tanya Tewell;  along with Roberto Rodriguez, from outside the U.S..

Brad Cooper,  LA / FL  -  graphite

Unmarid (Tony) Eitherong,  Thai. / FL -  graphite

John Gregory,  AZ / NY  - ink, watercolor

Willard Lustenader,  NY / CT - casein, alkyd

William Pachner,  Czech. / NY / FL  -  ink, pastel

Yvonne Petkus,  NJ / KY -  charcoal

Corey Postiglione,  IL -  acrylic, graphite

Roberto Rodriguez,  Colombia  -  graphite

Tanja Softić,  Bosnia / VA  - charcoal, chalk

Gregory Schulte,   WI  -  mixed media

Carlos Manuel Soto,  Cuba / FL  -  acrylic

Tanya Tewell,  IN / TN  -  prismacolor pencil

Theo Wujcik,   MI / FL -  silverpoint

Both collectors and artists are rediscovering the rewards and pleasures of drawing,  the activity which Cennino Cinnini in the 14^th century considered “both the necessary foundation of practice for all and a natural intellectual inclination of the talented.” Artists draw as a means of investigation and experimentation and to learn how-to-see the world by making marks on paper.  For the viewer, this exhibition approaches drawing in a broad sense; to extend ones perception of the common notion of drawing and to broaden the understanding of the concepts, potentialities, and processes involved in making a drawing. 

For an artist the medium becomes a responsive encounter, as drawing reflects an interpretation of the observed subject or the invented subject.  It is drawing that nourishes the artist’s vision, generating new ideas, emotions, and empathic interpretations.  In a unique way, time after time, drawing can evoke memory.  For the artist, drawings contribute to what shapes artistic vision, and for the viewer, drawings provide insight into the artistic practice of the visual artist.

concurrent exhibition in Gallery II:  LELAND SHAW CERAMIC LEGENDS    Press Release         

The Brad Cooper Gallery is located at 1712 E 7^th Ave in YBOR CITY, and Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 11am until 5pm. (Please call 813-248-6098 for additional evening and weekend hours.)  

*online exhibition link coming soon

Gallery I Exhibition:

Brad Cooper Gallery
1712 E 7th Ave. YBOR CITY  (between 17th & 18th St)

11am - 5 pm / Wed – Sat  &  by appointment.