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P. Emerson Williams to Exhibit at Dark Arts Festival
Gothic artist P. Emerson Williams shall have recent works on display at The Salt Lake City Dark Arts Festival as part of his unveiling of several new directions in his work. Known in the early Nineties Goth revival as the artist in residence at Ghastly magazine and illustrator for many other Goth and occult publications, Mr. Williams was out of the public eye for a few years during which he went more deeply into his occult studies.
(PRWEB) March 31, 2005 -- This period of study and meditation was ended with the release of Era Vulgaris" and Psychosis Ex Machina", the second and third Choronzon albums and an increased web presence with Foamin Bone Productions. The artist has spent the last year concentrating on the publications of the art book Enshroud and the forthcoming Panic Pandemic", and shall be unveiling several of the works of this cycle at the festival. This is the first public viewing of the artists work since the closing of Garp Gallery, a gallery he helped found and run in downtown Orlando, Florida. The Salt Lake City Dark Arts Festival is a perfect fit for the work of P. Emerson Williams. It is organized and attended by people dedicated to unique independent expression, offering an opportunity for underground artists, musicians, performance artist and audiences a chance to experience creativity outside an increasingly vapid and shallow mainstream.
P. Emerson Williams got an early start working for small literary and art magazines in the mid eighties and soon gained a reputation for being unique and resourceful. His work was reflecting more and more his fascination with far eastern meditation techniques and universal archetypes. His very method of working incorporated these elements through a method of automatic drawing and writing. Different media such as oil paint, acrylic paint, wood, modelling paste, watercolour and pen and ink were exploited for their various textures and feel to inform the subconscious mind. These experiments were then used as a springboard, either torn or recombined as collages or as under painting for more complete images. P. Emerson Williams proceeded to exhibit at the Agora Gallery in New York, Westgate Gallery in New Orleans and Elfenblut Gallery in London. Three years ago he moved to Winter Park, Florida where he helped found Garp Gallery and exhibited extensively at their downtown location, as we as participating in the monthly Third Thursdays events and painting live with other Garp artists as Garp In The Dark. He continues to be fascinated with animals as archetypes, as well as beautiful and unique subjects.
The philosophy behind The Salt Lake City Dark is best put in their own words: The Arts Festival Salt Lake City Dark Arts Festival began in the year 1993. Originally named the Communion Dark Arts Festival, its purpose was to bring together different elements of the underground in a single large-scale event that would be a celebration of our culture, created by the scene for the scene. It was also a reaction to the more mainstream art establishment. Over the years, the event now known simply as the Dark Arts Festival has grown in size and ambition. However, the DIY ethic remains essential. The event is funded at a grass-roots level. Over the course of the year, people make individual contributions, and we hold various fund-raising events. We do actively seek sponsors and partners to underwrite the costs of the festival; one hundred percent of the funds raised are used to benefit the present and future festivals. It is our hope that The Dark Arts Festival will continue to grow and remain true to its "by the scene, for the scene" DIY ethic. We would ultimately like to see Dark Arts become one of the premiere underground events held in the Western United States. This is not an unreasonable hope as long as people continue to believe in what Dark Arts stands for: individual vision, individual expression and the power of the arts to affect culture and the world as a greater whole."
This years festival is shaping up to be the most diverse and exciting yet. Dark Arts Festival, June 3-5, 2005 @ Area 51, 451 S. 400 W., Salt Lake City, UT. Valid 18+ ID required.
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