"Being Art" Exhibition of body painting photography by Adrienne Mills with live demonstrations.

Human canvases transform paintings by Joseph Barbaccia, Jean Sheckler Beebe & Kim Meyers, Mark Clark, Erika Doxey & Latricia Washington, Leanne Lee and Adrienne Mills into live works of art. Models will be painted at 8 1/2 Gallery beginning at 2 pm on February 21 & 22, March 6 & 13.

(PRWEB) February 18, 2004 --Human canvases transform paintings by Joseph Barbaccia, Jean Sheckler Beebe & Kim Meyers, Mark Clark, Erika Doxey & Latricia Washington, Leanne Lee and Adrienne Mills into live works of art. The animated art cavorts in spontaneous dance with Mills camera, assuming the character of its new skin. These images, souvenirs of the enigmatic conversion from being human to being art, allow a voyeuristic glimpse of the momentary metamorphosis.

About the gallery:
8 1/2 is an underground or alternative venue for visual and performance art. Located at 8 1/2 N Street, in Southwest Washington, one half block from South Capitol Street, at the end of Carrollsburg Place, 8 1/2 has a commanding view of both the Capitol Dome and some of the most dangerous slums in the District Columbia. The building, once a brothel, a bootlegger's, and later a crack house and shooting gallery has been deconstructed to its barest essentials. Mark Clark, the proprietor of 8 1/2, is an aficionado of, and occasional participant in, collaborative art projects.

"Being Art" January 31 - March 21, 2004
8 1/2 Gallery
8 1/2 N Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
202-352-0555
www.FigurePhotos.com
Gallery Hours: Saturday & Sunday 1 - 6 PM

Artist's statement:
When I was five or so, one of my aunts collected lipstick, eye shadow and liner from guests at a family gathering and painted the face, legs and arms of an attendee that had lots of leg and arm exposed. Everyone got their cameras out to snap photos as she posed for the crowd. Over the years, most photographs that made a lasting impression involved body art of some sort. During college, I dreaded figure painting and drawing classes because I wasn't very good at it and didn't have the patience to learn. I sat through many long classes thinking it would be more interesting to paint on the people instead of paper or canvas. Finally I've gotten around to trying it out.

High resolution images are available online for print media.
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