Good Citizen Gallery: Friday, 15 October 2010
Good Citizen invites you to Scratch & Sniff, new work by Katherine Rhodes Fields.
Opening Reception Friday, Oct. 15, 6-10pm
Oct. 15 - Nov. 13, 2010
Good Citizen invites you to come see (and smell) Scratch and Sniff, new print works by Katherine Rhodes Fields. Scratch and Sniff follows a direction Fields started with her series Finger Lickin' Good, in which she used chicken fat as a print medium. The chicken fat resulted in a transparency in the paper allowing the viewer to see the images (1970's nude centerfolds ) printed on the other side. The chicken fat, once recognized, also resulted in many viewers approach to the work with not just their eyes, but their nose as well. From these observations, Fields generated the ideas for Scratch and Sniff, which would intensify the moment of synesthesia, the stimulation of one sense that leads to a reflexive experience with or stimulation of a second sense, for the viewers.
Scratch and Sniff incorporates the nude female images from late 20th century "men's" magazines. The nudes are placed alongside backgrounds loaded with innuendo, and include a corresponding scent that together provide a synthetic emotional and memory experience for the spectator. The exploitation of sight and smell, on both a physical and conceptual level, appeal to the viewers more animalistic sexual instincts as well as proposing a bit of humor to satiate any visceral responses. Fields work will also be featured on Good Citizen's billboard from October through December.
Gallery Hours Fri., Sat. Noon - 5pm and by appointment
Opening Reception Friday, Oct. 15, 6-10pm
Oct. 15 - Nov. 13, 2010
Good Citizen invites you to come see (and smell) Scratch and Sniff, new print works by Katherine Rhodes Fields. Scratch and Sniff follows a direction Fields started with her series Finger Lickin' Good, in which she used chicken fat as a print medium. The chicken fat resulted in a transparency in the paper allowing the viewer to see the images (1970's nude centerfolds ) printed on the other side. The chicken fat, once recognized, also resulted in many viewers approach to the work with not just their eyes, but their nose as well. From these observations, Fields generated the ideas for Scratch and Sniff, which would intensify the moment of synesthesia, the stimulation of one sense that leads to a reflexive experience with or stimulation of a second sense, for the viewers.
Scratch and Sniff incorporates the nude female images from late 20th century "men's" magazines. The nudes are placed alongside backgrounds loaded with innuendo, and include a corresponding scent that together provide a synthetic emotional and memory experience for the spectator. The exploitation of sight and smell, on both a physical and conceptual level, appeal to the viewers more animalistic sexual instincts as well as proposing a bit of humor to satiate any visceral responses. Fields work will also be featured on Good Citizen's billboard from October through December.
Gallery Hours Fri., Sat. Noon - 5pm and by appointment
2247 Gravois Ave
St. Louis MO 63104-2852
314-348-4587
St. Louis MO 63104-2852
314-348-4587
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