January 15, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Stephanie Bok
718-398-3078

streetshadows - Capturing the Light of Greenpoint

A new exhibit by subtexture
Gallery Three at South Oxford Space
138 S. Oxford Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn

January 25 – April 25, 2008
Opening Reception January 25 - 6pm to 9pm

The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York) is pleased to present an installation by subtexture (artist Chris Smith) at Gallery Three, located in South Oxford Space, 138 South Oxford Street in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn. This exhibit of photographs, paintings and large graphic representations of shadows brings the light and shapes of the artist's Greenpoint neighborhood onto the walls of Gallery Three. An opening reception will be held on Friday, January 25th, from 6pm to 9pm. The exhibit isopen to the public Monday through Friday from10am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday from 10am to1pm or by appointment.

Smith explores his neighborhood at the golden hour, that time of day when the sun is low, the shadows are long and the light is transitory and fleeting. Finding the abstract in everyday life, he captures the graphic shapes cast by signs, traffic lights, and street lights with his camera. He then manipulates his photographs, creating high contrast, deeply textured images and paints the shapes on found objects such as old signs, rusted bits of metal and other broken down bits of a fading neighborhood.

The photographs in this exhibit, in appreciation of Greenpoint, capture snippets of light that illuminate a neighborhood in transition- vinyl siding, wrought iron railings, chain link fences, peeling paint. Details that, for better or for worse, will disappear as high rise apartment buildings replace the existing three story row houses and low slung industrial buildings.

In the graphic sign shadows, the message and meaning of the signs are obscured. The shapes point and seem to give direction, but to where? They are signs devoid of meaning, the shapes evoking characters from an unknown language, message unknown.

Chris Smith, aka "subtexture" is a Brooklyn-based designer and visual artist who utilizes a wide range of media in his work including photography, collage, painting, print-making and digital imaging. He received a BFA in illustration from Pratt Institute and has lived in Greenpoint/Williamsburg since 1995.

A.R.T./New York is the service and advocacy organization for the OffBroadway theatre community.
Twenty performing arts groups make theirhome at South Oxford Space.

For more information about the artist, visit his website at www.subtexture.com. For more information on Gallery Three at SouthOxford Space, contact Stephanie Bok, Operations and Community Relations Manager of South Oxford Space at 718-398-3078.