Michael Brown
Brett Callero
Craig Drennen
Alex Gingrow
Sarah Hunter
David Marcet
Morgan Santander
Michael Scoggins
Rudy Shepherd
Michael Thrush
Sarah Walko

Friday, April 1 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Hot Iron Studios • 22 Battery Park Ave.
Suite 211 • Asheville, North Carolina

In some ways, issues of originality, appropriation and context have always played a role in determining how art is perceived. During the 20th century and into the 21st century, these facets of art-making and exhibition have been perhaps more important than ever before and have shaped many of the major movements and works in the Modern and Post Modern canons. For some, appropriation and context were cornerstones of the works while others maintained that the greatest works of art reflect pure originality and creativity. It is tempting to assume that each has been worked out sufficiently and that there exists a consensus regarding the lines that each issue draws. Still, questions of these borders or barriers remain - when, if ever, was originality exhausted? Is all art mimetic in the sense that everything is borrowed from somewhere or something other? Can contextual shifts in art-making or exhibition make an appropriated image or idea new again?

Featuring a group of contemporary artists with national and international exhibition records, Pastiche and Provenance seeks to shed light onto these questions. While the answers may prove to be very subjective, we contend that originality still exists and that it is indeed possible to navigate the gray areas of context and appropriation and produce works that are both derivative and unique.

22 battery park ave • suite 211
asheville, north carolina 28801
hotironstudios@gmail.com

Hot Iron Studios is the home of:
Hunter Photography
Kevin Palme Painting and Teaching Studio

To find our studio, enter the Flat Iron Building, on Battery Park Avenue, through the double doors with the green awning. Go upstairs to the second floor. At the end of the hallway, there is a fire door on the right with a small sign that says "Suite 211." We are located in Suite 211, at the end of the short hallway through the fire door.