Marbles Gallery: Saturday, 8 December 2007
Marbles Gallery exhibits GREETINGS FROM THE ROAD – by Larry Torno
Please come to the Opening Reception: Saturday December 8, 2007 from 6-9 p.m. Free, All Welcome!
"Greetings from the Road" presents a visual journey into post World War II American family vacations. Following the war, a renewed sense of freedom urged people to take to the road and re-discover their land first hand. Many such journeys were recorded on film then put aside to fade away into history.
The images for this exhibit, considered yesterday's news, were rescued at a garage sale. Larry Torno saw them as something quite the opposite – a true find of visual, historical and artistic value. A time capsule of information that we ourselves sometimes experienced and many others only imagined.
The slides were carefully scanned, meticulously cleaned, and re-assembled in oversized formats that draw you in and encourage you to be a part of the scene. They became art-through-the-familiar, but represented in an inventive format.
We all remember gathering in the living room to watch the dreaded family vacation slide show. But Larry recalls the excitement of standing the reflective screen on its tripod legs, extending the telescoping pole to the latch at the top, hearing the hum of the projector, smelling the heat from the lamp deep inside the Bell and Howell, then coordinating the turning off of the lights with the drop of the first slide. The big, bright images came alive on the screen and immediately transporting the viewers to another place and time.
Exhibiting December 3 - 26; Open Mondays 1-3 pm. Call 314.621.4744 to confirm additional hours or for an appointment.
Please come to the Opening Reception: Saturday December 8, 2007 from 6-9 p.m. Free, All Welcome!
"Greetings from the Road" presents a visual journey into post World War II American family vacations. Following the war, a renewed sense of freedom urged people to take to the road and re-discover their land first hand. Many such journeys were recorded on film then put aside to fade away into history.
The images for this exhibit, considered yesterday's news, were rescued at a garage sale. Larry Torno saw them as something quite the opposite – a true find of visual, historical and artistic value. A time capsule of information that we ourselves sometimes experienced and many others only imagined.
The slides were carefully scanned, meticulously cleaned, and re-assembled in oversized formats that draw you in and encourage you to be a part of the scene. They became art-through-the-familiar, but represented in an inventive format.
We all remember gathering in the living room to watch the dreaded family vacation slide show. But Larry recalls the excitement of standing the reflective screen on its tripod legs, extending the telescoping pole to the latch at the top, hearing the hum of the projector, smelling the heat from the lamp deep inside the Bell and Howell, then coordinating the turning off of the lights with the drop of the first slide. The big, bright images came alive on the screen and immediately transporting the viewers to another place and time.
Exhibiting December 3 - 26; Open Mondays 1-3 pm. Call 314.621.4744 to confirm additional hours or for an appointment.
Marbles Yoga Studio and Gallery
1905 Park Avenue in Lafayette Square
314.791.6466 or www.marblesyoga.com
Exhibiting St. Louis area artists in historic Lafayette Square
1905 Park Avenue in Lafayette Square
314.791.6466 or www.marblesyoga.com
Exhibiting St. Louis area artists in historic Lafayette Square
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