Tim Vermeulen at Packer Schopf

This Friday there will be a reception for the opening of my friend Tim Vermeulen's show at Packer Schopf Gallery. He will be showing his latest series of paintings which uses Moby Dick as a starting point for exploring personal narratives through his paintings.

From the PS Gallery website:

"Moby Dick, considered by many the "great American novel," is one of the strangest productions in the history of all the arts. This sprawling novel encompasses all of the contrasts of human experience: life/death, salvation/damnation, good/evil, man/nature, etc. From this tome, Vermeulen has selected a few iconic passages that carry a personal resonance. The images based on these passages are small, figurative, autobiographical narratives. The artist places himself within this narrative and sets the story in a contemporary context. The images refer to issues that may be personal, social, political, and/or religious, and the dramas may symbolize internal states, social conflicts, and past traumas. While the settings are often familiar, there are unsettling, disquieting circumstances that speak to the mysterious and contradictory nature of existence. Objects, settings, and human interactions carry symbols of the subconscious and collective memory."

I have been priveleged to see some of the work in progress and am thrilled to see the complete series this weekend. If you are in Chicago you should check it out. The show runs January 8 - February 13.

Already done:

Submitted images to "Perceptions" magazine

Submitted images for "Nostalgia" show at Chicago Art Department

Worked on IAC grant application

To do:

Fermilab materials

print out materials for Northeastern submission and burn CD