On October 2 to October 24, artists Rick Dorff and Walter Kopec present DOODAH! an exhibit of wanderlust exploring a wide range of possibilities, some serious, some not so much…but each from a unique point of view… a bit of excitement, perhaps some trouble and possibly a gadget or two at the Atlantic Works Gallery, 80 Border Street, East Boston.
Opening reception: Saturday, October 3, 4-7 p.m., Third Thursday reception: October 15, 6–9 p.m. This is Free and open to the public.
DOODAH!
Make of it what you will.
Kinda, sorta, a nonsense word from a meaningless musical phrase that has evolved into a bit of slang meaning an unnamed gadget, a state of excitement, or trouble.
Walter Kopec, with a background in graphic design, uses strong graphic sensibilities in drawing, painting and sculpture to explore the conundrums of “sense-making” within the turmoil of the day-to-day. With play and puzzle-making in full spirit and using appropriate, minimal material, the work addresses wide-ranging issues…from the ramifications of the overtly political to the subjectively personal; the act of thinking and how we say what we say.
Kopec’s love of letterform and typography, linguistics and wordplay drives much of his work. By splitting and manipulating letterforms, the creation of invented words, and the use of real words in new ways, he leverages the endless elasticity of language and creates new forms and whimsical words that put on display the duplicity of language. www.walterkopec.com
Of his work, artist Rick Dorff says: My found objects have evolved into something beyond their original use and identity, shaped by entropic processes like rust, decay, fading, or being run over in the street.
My constructed objects illustrate ideas I want to explore further, ranging from concepts and dialogues to experiments with form.
Rick Dorff is a self-taught artist working mainly in the realm of three-dimensional images. His work has been shown at the AMP: Art Market Provincetown, Atlantic Works Gallery and Fort Point Theatre Channel.
Gallery Hours: Fridays and Saturdays, 2–6 PM, and by appointment
For more information, please visit: www.atlanticworks.org