“Ways of Seeing” Artwork by Michael Cina
First Ammendment Arts
Saturday, July 25, 2009. 7-10pm

 

First Amendment Arts presents “Ways of Seeing” an exhibition of over 100 paintings and drawings by Michael Cina. Cina is best known for his work in the field of graphic design, but in April 2009 he returned to a more organic artform: painting. In three months time, Cina has produced a startling number of drawings and paintings on paper and canvas. People that are familiar with his design work may recognize a correlation, but the works featured in Ways of Seeing are more vibrant and abstract as a whole. Inspired in part by Rauschenberg, Rothko and Twombly, Cina’s work creates a vivid, landscape atmosphere.

To celebrate the new website and also us turning 6, we are throwing a little party on Saturday, November 8th in Minneapolis. It will take place at the wonderful Clubhouse Jager in Minneapolis. There will be great drink specials, music, good people and free giveaways. Come help us celebrate this and our new public officials!

We recently caught up with Gregory and put together this little video feature on him and his work. 

 

 

About Gregory Euclide

Gregory Euclide is an artist and teacher living in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. His attraction to the landscape originates from his experience of growing up in the rural landscapes of Wisconsin. Free to roam from farm field to forest edge, he developed an appreciation for authentic experience within the natural landscape. The complexity and interconnectedness of the environment had a profound impact on him as a child and would become the content and conceptual framework for his future work.

 

After teaching high school art for three years in southern Minnesota, he took a teaching job in the Twin Cities. In 2001 Gregory was awarded a summer residency at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. This time allowed him the opportunity to explore a number of materials and techniques important to the development of later works. In the past few years Gregory has shown his work at over one hundred events and locations in the Twin Cities. He has been awarded a a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant and a Jerome Foundation Residency through the Blacklock Nature Sanctuary. Currently he is teaching high school art and attending graduate school at The Minneapolis College of Art and Design on a Trustee Scholarship.

This Saturday is the first of a quarterly event held in Minneapolis, called Connoisseur. It will feature a mixture of music, video and fashion/art. YouWorkForThem will be premiering a new video during the event. Connoisseur will be held at the stunning historic Suburban World Theater. Check the site for a mix and see you there!