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Cannabis and Comedy

April 15, 2018 Roe LiBretto

null — KD Neeley Gallery welcomes a variety of artists, and New Mexico House of Representatives' member Bill McCamley, to talk about the current cannabis legislation in New Mexico. But that's not all ... The Chronicle NM will be on hand with the latest cannabis product info, and there'll be stand-up comedy and open mic performances. I'll be offering a dozen paintings at this event to help raise funds for this not-for-profit gallery. So, come join us for some art, open mic, and comedy, in support of cannabis education and legislation.
KD Neeley Gallery
104 4th St NW, Downtown Albuquerque
Event: Friday April 20 from 6 to 10 pm
Exhibition is ongoing through May 25
Tuesday through Friday 10 am - 2 pm and Saturday 11 am - 6 pm
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Shown here: A Fearless Examination of Self is one of a dozen of my works for sale at the KD Neeley Gallery from April 20 through May 25. It's the study for a larger piece entitled The Transmutation of Sacrifice.

How I Spent My Winter

April 15, 2018 Roe LiBretto

Vanitas 600 px w.jpg — My work has always contained elements of universal stories, presented as a conglomerate of borrowed religious, and personal, iconography. Its purpose is to stimulate correspondences of similar scenarios, and accompanying outcomes, in the mind of the viewer. They're meditative pieces that I present in a humorous, contemporary eye-catching way. In that sense, they're similar to works in a medieval Book of Hours.

These books were commissioned by royal families to contain prayers, illuminations of life in their kingdom, and images of their favorite spiritual role models. I've been working to present my work in historical context by juxtaposing my iconography within the compositional context of these books. As always, I hope that such a juxtaposition will be the crowbar that opens a viewer's mind to a different view of their life journey.

I've completed three works within this framework: The Artist; The Annunciation; and shown here Vanitas. You can visit with all three in person at Ghostwolf Gallery. I'm usually at the gallery on Thursdays, and I'd love your company.
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Shown here: Vanitas incorporates social media iconography: waving hands; a variety of smiley faces; and the pervasive OMG. The Latin inscription, under the image, translates to "Vanity, vanity, all is vanity."
To read more about this work, please visit her on my website HERE and in a later Journal entry HERE.

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