louisianaesthetic Fluid Dynamics: Anastasia Pelias’ “Washed (to the Sea and Other Waters)” at Heriard-Cimino Gallery by Reggie Michael Rodrigue “The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.” – Rabindranath Tagore Is there anything more beautiful, dynamic, [...]
Constant Abrasive Irritation Produces The Pearl: A Disease Of The Oyster – Lenny Bruce a satellite exhibition of Prospect.2 curated by John Otte October 22, 2011 through January 29, 2012 The Pearl 639 Desire Street, New Orleans, Louisiana It’s gonna be alright, baby Three Channel Digital Video Anastasia Pelias 2010 The Pearl is proud [...]
Sea Changes: The Art Of Anastasia Pelias by Reggie Michael Rodrigue on July 19, 2011 Anastasia Pelias, stills from “Alati” (courtesy of the artist) The video opens with the sound of the tide, and a tight close-up of the artist bringing a stone from a shoreline to her mouth. She licks it slowly. The [...]
BP oil spill inspired artwork in ‘Catalyst’ exhibit Published: Monday, July 11, 2011, 5:26 AM By Thomas B. Harrison, Press-Register Follow Share Email Print Generic Art Solutions ‘The Raft,’ 2010, 82lb wet strength billboard paper, 126 x 186 inches. (Courtesy Jonathan Ferrara Gallery) MOBILE, Ala. — More than a year after the BP oil spill, [...]
‘Thalassa, thalassa!’ Two Local Art Exhbits Explore Linking Power of the Sea by Kathy Rodriguez Swoon’s ‘Thalassa’ Rian Kerrane’s installation NoDef Art Writer Kathy Rodriguez reviews Swoon’s Thalassa at NOMA and mara/thalassa/kai: the SEA, a travelling group exhibition at UNO’s St. Claude Gallery. In the Anabasis, Xenophon – a Greek essayist and historian concurrent [...]
Georgia Kennedy interviews the three collaborators, Anastasia Pelias, Melissa Borman and Rian Kerrane, about their exhibition mara/ thalassa/ kai: the SEA at the UNO St. Claude Gallery.
mara/thalassa/kai the SEA UNO St. Claude Gallery Opening June 11th A three-person exhibition. mara/thalassa/kai is conceived as collaboration between three women and an embodiment of their connections to the Sea. The origins of these memories, Hawaii, Greece and Ireland are bound to each through ancestry, upbringing and cultural heritage. Melissa Borman, Anastasia Pelias and Rian [...]
We opened the doors at Studio Anastasia Pelias for a Sunday afternoon Open Studio Event. We had a wonderful crowd of some of our favorite people. We had such a great time, we’re already planning the next event!