Art Galleries
South Shore Music Circus Gallery
Brooks Kelly and Steve Boczanowski
May 1 - July 30, 2008
Brooks Kelly
Brooks Kelly was educated in Plymouth and Barnstable public schools. Following military service in Paris, he attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
A long time resident of Pembroke, MA , Brooks served as President ofthe first Pembroke Arts Festival and is an active member of the Cape Cod Art Association, South Shore Art Center, Duxbury Art Association, and the North River Arts Society. He is a former member of the Copley Society, where he held the title of Copley Master.
Working in acrylic and collage, Kelly has won numerous regional awards with a bold, colorful style that is often tinged with humor. He is represented in private and corporate collections nationwide.
Collage is a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a surface various materials not normally associated with one another. Collage materials may include lace, burlap, string, corrugated board and other tactile elements…as well as a variety of printed items such as photos, ticket stubs, wallpaper, etc. which present different textural values. Acrylic medium is the “ glue “ that holds the work together, yet permits some of the “ found objects “ to age with dignity.
Brook has received the following awards: Cape Cod Art Association –Van Dyke Award, Best of Show (three-time winner), First Prize ( seven-time winner) Copley Society – First Prize, Sagendorph Prize Scituate Arts Festival – First Prize (two-time award winner) South Shore Arts Festival – First Prize Plymouth Juried Art Show – First Prize (four-time award winner) North River Arts Festival – Award for Humor (five-time award winner) Council of South Shore Art Associations – “Best of Show”
For more information on Brook, visit his website at www.brookskelly.com.
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| Coiffure | Admiral | Church |
Steve Boczanowski
Artist Stephen Boczanowski received his education from Tufts University, The Boston Museum School of Fine Arts, and Massachusetts College of Art. He worked 33 years at Marshfield High School as an art and photography instructor, 30 years as Marshfield Public School’s K-12 art coordinator, and currently works at Providence College as a photography instructor and graphic design instructor.
Stephen’s work has appeared in exhibits throughout Massachusetts, including Boston City Hall, the Museum of Fine Arts, MASSPORT Gallery at Logan Airport, as well as in many South Shore and Cape Cod galleries. His paintings have won a number of awards including first place in Cape Cod Art Association’s 2006 Winter Open Juried Show.
He is a member of the National Art Education Association, Massachusetts Art Education Association, Massachusetts Art Directors of Public Schools, National Education Association, Marshfield Education Association, South Shore Art Center, Duxbury Art Association, North River Art Association, and Cape Cod Art Association.
Artist’s Statement
Places Remembered… Personal memories have often been a fruitful source of subject matter for artists for centuries. I too have focused my attention on locations that have been memorable to me throughout my life. Some of these places I have recalled from my youth, while others I have experienced more recently.
During the ‘40’s and ‘50’s, I was raised in greater Boston and spent many summers vacationing in the Scituate-Marshfield area. As I revisited these places, I realized how much our local environment is enriched with quaint harbors, aging, decaying boatyards and seaside cottages that echo an era long gone by.
In Scituate, I was attracted to the waterfront and the fleet of fishing trawlers whose rusty, cluttered decks provided rich material. These boats had character, and the play of sunlight and shadow on their unpainted forms paid tribute to these rugged vessels.
Boston, with its irregular skyline, active structure, and uniquely memorable settings, has always been of interest to me. My objective in these paintings is to be intimate and concerned with the monotonous regularity found in the city streets.
Like Edward Hopper, I search local architecture for unusual structures with these fantastic roofs, eye-searing colors or delicate harmonies of faded paint. My intent is to dramatize these places with the expressive color and exaggerated textures.
In keeping with “practicing what I teach”, I try to experiment with various techniques and mediums and to explore places that are new as well as remembered.
Stephen Boczanowski
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| North Station II | Marshfield Cottage |