Extraversions: Juliette Ricci and Samantha Wall challenge the concept of vulnerablility through daring means of self-exposure.

Ricci's intimate journalistic mixed-media works are juxtaposed with Wall's large-scale photorealistic drawings of female nudes. This exhibit will be on display at the Belinki and DuPrey Gallery from July 1-August 15, 2004.

(PRWEB) June 12, 2004 -- Extraversions at the Belinki & DuPrey Gallery July 1 -- August 14, 2004    

Opening reception: Thursday, July 1, 2004 5 -9 pm
- Featuring live acoustic music with Anandi

- Ten-percent of July art sales proceeds will be donated to Outside In

Samantha Wall, Staged Presence                    
Juliette Ricci, New mixed media works

This highly-anticipated duo show challenges the concept of vulnerability through daring means of self-exposure. Samantha Wall returns with a new set of photorealist drawings of female nudes, gargantuan in proportion and immaculately rendered in textural shades of conte crayon. Whereas Walls nudes exhibited in March struck soft, prudent poses, the latest works- collectively entitled Staged Presence- are angular and assertive, jaunty and commanding. Supreme anatomical proficiency, manifested in rippling musculature and striking bodily form, resurrects da Vinci and Michelangelo, yet the gestures and sense of self-ownership suggest a post-feminist reclamation of the Nude, honest sexuality, and gripping control.

Juliette Riccis vivid mixed media works are equally unabashed and self-exposed. Scrawled text, looming color, and minimal collage provide a quenching compliment to Walls drawings. Autobiographical passages extracted from personal diaries compromise the artist by publicizing the traditionally forbidden. Ricci invites dialogs between Self and Stranger, whether the viewer or the person referenced within each piece. Ricci is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and her work was recently featured in the Cascade AIDS Project auction catalog.

Thursday, July 1st, Extraversions artists reception will include acoustic performances by Anandi (5 -- 9pm). Refreshments will be provided. The Belinki & DuPrey Gallery is located across from Higgins in the heart of Portlands cultural district near the Portland Art Museum, Oregon Historical Society, and Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

Contact:
Erin M. Greeson, Director
Belinki & DuPrey Gallery                                                                                        
1224 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
503.227.1242
www.belinkiandduprey.com