Below is the text from the press release for my upcoming exhibition at Adah Rose Gallery, in Kensington, MD. The opening is Saturday, February 11, 6:30 -8:30.
“The Pleasures Here Are Well Known”
featuring the work of John James Anderson and Susan Stacks
Opening Reception, Saturday February 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
February 8 - March 11, 2012
Hours: Fri-Sun 12-6 and by appointment.
Music by Walker Road
John James Anderson
The printed word and the acquisition of language are the principal ideas in the work of
John James Anderson. His first series, “Building Blocks,” adopts the playful vocabulary
of pop art with familiar logos and graphics which require reading through a lens that is
both nostalgic and cerebral. Mr. Anderson creates a graphic alphabet from the eye- catching lettering of soda cans, candy wrappers and cereal boxes. In his second series,
“Out of Print,” language and the evolution of our collective literacy is also explored, this
time in the decline of print journalism. Mr. Anderson collected the front pages of national
newspapers and carefully erases portions of their content, resulting in graphic and
poetic musings on the fate of mass communication.
John James Anderson earned two BFAs from Iowa State University in graphic design
and fine arts. After earning an MFA in painting from American University, he taught at
American University, George Washington University, and The Corcoran College of Art
and Design. He is currently Associate Professor of Art at Prince George’s Community
College. He has shown extensively in the DC area, most recently at the Arlington Arts
Center, Transformer Gallery, Glenview Mansion, and the Stamp Gallery at the University
of Maryland.
Susan Stacks
Beginning with the unconsciousness of a doodle, but executed with the commitment of
surgery, Susan Stacks creates drawings with pencil and pen that are artifacts of a
meditative experience. These intricate and elegant works reference landscapes,
microscopic forms, and cartography. As she draws, a twist becomes a tug, a dash a dot.
Her influences are as varied as novels, mythological figures, plant and bacterial life,
rock stars and vending machines. Ms. Stacks refers to her drawings as emotional maps,
parasites, friends, and penance.
Susan Stacks recently earned an MFA from the School of Art & Design at the University
of Michigan. She recieved her BFA, Magna cum laude, in sculpture, art, and visual
technology from George Mason University in 2008. During her three years at the
University of Michigan, she worked as a Graduate Student Instructor. She has received
several grants and fellowships, both as an undergraduate and graduate student, and
has exhibited both in Virginia and Michigan. This is her first show at Adah Rose Gallery.
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