>September 24-January 3

davmo & the Young Guns

davmo is an American self-taught artist who works in various mediums. In this mid-career survey, CAC presents the local artist’s works chronologically from the late 1980s to present-day. Categorized in sub-sections that are determined by his process, the exhibition walks a viewer through the life and history of a Hampton Roads legend.

davmo began drawing at a young age and developed an interest in art due to the teachings of local middle and high school art teachers. An avid kneeboard surfer and firefighter, the artist has always remained true to his studio practices, creating more than 300 works within the last decade alone.    

Working in drawing, painting, sculpture, photo-collage and mixed media, davmo’s iconography depicts varied interests—music, street culture, skate and surf culture, art history, personal narrative and memory. Inspired by Fluxus, Dada and Graffiti Art movements, davmo has had major presence in the Hampton Roads art scene for over twenty years now. CAC pairs davmo’s work with objects created by a younger generation of local artists who are grappling with similar ideologies and cultural constructs.

davmo’s work can be found can be found in private and corporate collections in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Australia, Canada, Japan, India, and the U.S.

For more information visit www.davmo.net.

davmo, Stupid Crummy Art, 2009. Acrylic on canvas.

 

>September 24-January 3

Camille Utterback

Camille Utterback can’t make art without you.

As visitors encounter her installations, their movements are interpreted by sensors that create images projected onto the gallery walls. By combining the technology that spawned the popularity of video game systems with traditional principles of art, Utterback’s algorithm-based computer paintings are physically dependent on interaction with the viewer. In Untitled Number 5, an abstract painting continually evolves as it engages in a pas de deux, a physical dance with the viewer.

Utterback’s art not only communicates outward, but also absorbs information from an external source: the viewer. This interaction is both beautiful and tenuous as it poses questions regarding a contemporary culture that is progressing towards a virtual existence. The application of computer interface to fine art provides a novel, yet familiar experience. As tools such as Blackberries© and Facebook© become standards for social interaction, the need to examine the relationships between humanity and virtual reality becomes paramount.   

Utterback received her B.A. from Williams College in Williamstown, MA and her Master’s degree from the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University. She has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants and is a Rockefeller Foundation New Media Fellow. Her work has been exhibited at Milwaukee Art Museum, MassMoCA, Art Interactive, Cambridge, MA, and Pratt Manhattan Gallery, NY. For more information visit www.camilleutterback.com

Camille Utterback, Untitled 5, 2004. Interactive installation. Image by Peter Harris, 2007

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>September 24-January 3

Sandra Luckett

Sandra Luckett’s large-scale installations use mixed media to draw attention to gender issues in art history. A Virginia-based artist, Luckett begins by culling ephemeral materials from everyday life that are stereotypically feminine, like beads and glitter, and combines them with transparency paper and other materials. She then transforms them into sparking environments that display wit and wonder, encouraging close examination. The accoutrements of femininity transcend their lowly status of everyday bauble or plaything and mock the culture that created them when altered by Luckett’s vision. The formal beauty and intricacy of these works question the societal constructs that define and categorize how individuals are perceived within different environments and social situations.

Sandra Luckett, Firefly Trap (installation detail), 2006. Mixed media.