The Boys Club: Photos and Paintings to Show at the Defoor Centre
Online, July 23, 2012 (Newswire.com) - A popular muralist, a hip-hop artist and a linear thinker all on various surfaces bring the paintings to a different level. The lens finders - photographers mix it up with the traditional to computer manipulating images to reveal that magical moment of the stare. Whether it's chair or a human it will lure you in.
Corey Barksdale, a local muralist brings his vibrant people and musical scenes to life. (http://www.coreybarksdale.com). Chicago hip-hop artist brings in his version of the same imagery to Atlanta with his colors and subject matter that move on the surface as if it's dancing. ( http://www.infinito2017.com/) Anthony Harris draws you in with his continuous use of line overlapping the surreal painted landscapes and people. (http://anthonykarlharris.com)
As for the photographers we have three exciting lens finders! Matt Nicoholson, known for his human subjects and combination of the drama for their story brings us into their world. (http://dimhorizonstudio.com/) Another fellow photo manipulator Cory McBurnett, shows us the imagination gone wild with his photography very cattywampus like. (http://www.corymcburnett.com/ ). Ray Dafrico, a traditional photographer rounds it out and evens the score with his magical moments form his travels and findings.
About the Defoor Centre:
The Defoor Centre is located off Howell Mill Rd in Atlanta in the reviving Westside neighborhood, where a lot of local vendors that cater to the interior designers have been going to for years. The Centre has been a growing facility hosting major fundraisers to corporate meetings to private weddings all in house catering with a full bar. 100 years ago this place was a hospital for the soldiers fighting at the Battle of Peachtree Creek and to this day they are "still there."
For more information on the Defoor: www.defoorecentre.com or just come by Tues-Friday to get something to eat and browse - 1710 DeFoor Ave Atlanta GA. On Facebook-www.facebook.com/defoorcentre or search for the Defoor Center ARTS group!