Lisa Congdon - "Anatomie" Exhibition at Rare Device in Brooklyn

Park Slope design boutique Rare Device is proud to present Anatomie by San Francisco mixed media artist Lisa Congdon. Lisa's work will occupy the entire front window of the shop and can be viewed from April 18 - May 20, 2007. A reception for the artist will be held Thursday, April 19 from 6 - 9pm.

Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) March 1, 2007 -- Park Slope design boutique Rare Device is proud to present Anatomie by San Francisco mixed media artist Lisa Congdon (http://www.lisacongdon.com). Lisa's work will occupy the entire front window of the shop and can be viewed from April 18 - May 20, 2007. A reception for the artist will be held Thursday, April 19 from 6 - 9pm.

Lisa has had a long infatuation with the color illustrations from vintage anatomy books. Anatomie is dedicated entirely to anatomical imagery and inspired by the bold colors and graphic representations used to illustrate organs and other elements of the human body in medical text. The installation will include collage, painting, and soft sculpture.

Lisa Congdon works in several mediums, including paper collage, screen-printing, ink, textiles, and paint. She is mostly self-taught, and uses her lack of training to her advantage. Instead of following refined technique, she works with her own sense of color, composition and design as her guide. Lisa is almost constantly photographing and annotating her life; each of her pieces, often part of a larger series, usually starts as an idea she documents in one of several small notebooks she carries with her everywhere. Lisa has been featured in Bitch and Adorn and her work will appear in Country Living and ReadyMade this summer. Lisa has shown in Seattle, San Francisco, Canada, and Los Angeles; Anatomie is her first New York show.

Rare Device features functional experiments and original ideas in design, craft and fabrication. We constantly seek out objects that are beautiful, evocative and thoughtful. We are pleased to bring together an ever-growing roster of local, national and international artists and designers for a truly rare experience, in our Brooklyn store and online.

Rare Device (http://www.raredevice.net) is located at 453 7th Avenue between 15th and 16th St; the closest subway stop is F- 7th Avenue. Shop hours are Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 7pm and Sunday, noon to 6pm.

Contact: Rena Tom (email or 718.301.6375)

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