A Swan Song, A Love Letter, A Blanket
Posted July 9, 2008 by icky in Political Art
Friend of justseedspdx, Rochelle Koivunen, is having an art opening this Friday July 11th at the Launch Pad Gallery in SE Portland. Rochelle's work on her own and with Pollution Party is always amazing, be sure to stop by and catch the amazing Pelican Ossman perform also.
New work on paper by Rochelle Koivunen
July 4th - 27th, 2008 Featuring installation by Pollution Party
& recycled plastic bag sculptures by Katie Simpson
Opening Celebration Friday, July 11, 2008 6pm-12am
About the show
Rochelle Koivunen's new body of work features wall painting, five large scroll-mounted mixed-media works on paper and a suite of smaller framed portraits.
The work depicts tender relationships between humans and animals- refugees nurturing and caring for each other symbiotically once again as we move away from the anonymity and isolation of consumerism, technology and throw-away culture into a radically changed world where we all have to work together in order to survive.
The show responds to the suffering and destructive relationships that have evolved between humans and the world we live in and expresses hope for the future as we face the imminent arrival of peak oil, over-population, food shortages and natural disasters and are forced to rethink how we live.
Featuring food, a cash bar, and free, all-ages music & performance starting at 8pm
by Adivina, Bryce Panic, Mary Rose, Exoh Exoh, Pelican Ossman, DJ Maxx Bass
(with Launch Pad's own DJ Pocket starting the night with sweet, sweet old skool reggae music from 6-8pm)
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