“Warmth” Featuring Julian Silverman: Photography and Elliot Strunk: Collage
Exhibition Dates: February 28 through March 30, 2024
Also open for: Gallery Hop: Friday, March 1, 7-9 pm Artist’s reception: Thursday, March 21, from 6-8 pm; Gallery talk @ 7pm
“Warmth” is the name of a new exhibit open during the month of March at Artworks Gallery in downtown Winston-Salem. The show is a combination of the work of two artists under a single theme: where comfort can be found. Whether it be in New York City, Havana, Osaka, or anywhere else in the world online or off, the human quest for warmth fosters connections and sparks interactions.
In addition to the work itself, certain pieces will have additional narration by the artists explaining the motivations behind their work.
“Art is…” by Elliot Strunk
“Sand” by Elliot Strunk
Elliot Strunk is a collage artist who uses found items in his work. His digital and traditional compositions highlight items of visual interest discarded once their original use has been exhausted or repurposed and infused with additional meaning. A throughline of his work is what we all consume in terms of food, time and information.
“The World is Yours”
Julian Silverman is a photographer from New York City who has recently relocated to Winston-Salem as an undergraduate student at Wake Forest University, where he is a Presidential Scholar in the arts. His work focuses on the beauty and human narratives that permeate everyday scenes.
Artists’ Forum, “A Conversation on A.I.”: Sunday, July 23, 2-4 pm (See details below.)
Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and Adobe Photoshop’s new release, Generative Fill, are both technologies that play a role in the creative process. As creatives, we coexist and collaborate with these tools, but ultimately, it’s the work we produce that receives praise or criticism. When using these technologies, it’s important to focus on the work rather than the tools themselves.
AI art is undoubtedly impressive, as it can create imaginative and captivating worlds. However, without a human connection, it lacks depth, feeling, and passion. Ultimately, it remains nothing more than lines, shadows, and colors, like an elaborate pen without a hand, or a paint brush without an artist’s eye.
“Body & Soul” and “Joe Cool”
Owens Daniels is a photographer based in Winston Salem, North Carolina who happens to be a creative visual artist. He received a 2021 Kenan Institute Creative Catalyst Fellowship at Reynolda House of American Art and was the awardee for the 2019 Lead Artist for the Presence Absence Project.
His vision is to create artwork that builds bridges, promotes cultural exchanges, and artistic endeavors between organizations and institutions that speak to the diverse communities they serve.
His career started at the U.S. Army Photographic School of Cartography, learning the basics of photography and photo printing. In addition to his formal training, he continues to work as a freelance photographer with a distinctive and intimate photojournalistic signature style in visual storytelling which has led to various opportunities that include artist in residences, a Fellowship of American Art, public art Installations, grants and varied other commissions.
“Bass” and “Funky Drummer”
Owens uses the visual arts to express his interpretation of the world, and photography to open unexplored spaces between the subject and viewer exposing them both to a world of opportunities and experiences. This objective can best be obtained with a focus on our commonalities which keeps us in the moment and stops us from regretting the past or fretting about the future.
Owens Daniels’ “A.I. Art Innovation” blends A.I. technology with human creativity.
This exhibition is free and open to the public.
“A Conversation on A.I.,” Artists’ Forum: Sunday, July 23rd, 2-4pm
“I don’t want to be on the ash heap of creativity… Therefore, I CHANGE!”
Owens Daniels speaks about the new works in his Artworks Gallery exhibition, “A.I.: Art Innovation.”
Come out and connect with new artworks exploring the relationship between technology and artist Owens Daniels. Daniels will lead a conversation with creatives Leo Rucker, Nathan Ross Freeman, Leo Morello, and many more artists and community friends!
These new creations represent Winston-Salem’s first Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) art exhibition with over 40 different works from the styles of Dali, Picasso, Thomas Hart Benton, and many other artists reinterpreting Jazz and Blues.
“Grit” is the name of a new exhibition open during the month of March at Artworks Gallery in downtown Winston-Salem. The show is a combination of the work of two artists under a single theme, focusing on overlooked moments and objects found in urban landscapes. In addition, the gallery will be transformed into a setting that captures the frenetic nature of looking for beauty in unintended places, whether on the ground or in the sky.
In addition to the work itself, certain pieces have QR codes for additional narration by the artists explaining the motivations behind their work. There are also flyers posted throughout the exhibit with music suggestions so you can have a private listening party while you view the art. Bring your earbuds!
Julian Silverman is a photographer from New York City who has recently relocated to Winston-Salem. His work focuses on the unintended beauty and narratives coming though stolen moments in time.
Elliot Strunk is a collage artist who uses discarded items in his work. His compositions highlight items of visual interest often discarded once their original use has been exhausted. A throughline of his work is what we all consume in terms of food, time and information.
