A) Modern Soul of Life

Capla Kesting Fine Art Presents:
Eric Laine Curates Bipolart : Facelift
February 22 – March 17, 2008
Reception for the Artist: Friday February 22 from 7:00 – 10:00 pm
121 Roebling Street (at the corner of North 5th) Brooklyn NY 11211
Bedford Ave L train Stop
Thursday – Monday from Noon until 6:00 pm
Admission is free to the public phone : 917-650-3760 http://www.caplakesting.com or conact eric at: http://www.BiPolArt.cc

For Immediate Release:
Bipolart launched in 2007 as an independent curatorial outpost with a growing portfolio site for selected artists. A contention of Bipolart is that exhibiting diverse work side by side fuels discourse toward a progressive reception of art. Dialectical tension from such a curatorial process underlines the 'bipol.art' distinction.

"Facelift" is a group show curated by Bipolart founder Eric Laine for Capla Kesting Fine Art in Brooklyn featuring artists from Amsterdam, Berlin, Warsaw, New York, and LA.  The work selected for "Facelift" reveals 'facial' representation in literal, discreet, and abstract form.  In a sense this group show attempts to lift so-called
face value from its obvious origin to the realm of fiction, taking on forms related to nature, artifice, and abstract irony.

Bare "Facelift" submissions include Autumn Rooney's 'Love Series' painting of Benazir Bhutto and Barack Obama, Carlos Valencia's Lindsey Lohan pencil drawings, and Marc Grubstein's 'I love Frida' self-portrait photograph.  

Discreet "Facelift" submissions include photo prints from the 'Modern Life of the Soul' art cult, presented here for the first time in America, which reveal images from their month-long quest into the primeval Polish forest 'to reverse
evolution by living like plants.' The mysterious photos develop from glimpses of bare women cloaked with plant life to ritual scenes of decorative altars celebrating the forest. Dutch artist Melanie Bonajo also mutes the portrait gaze in a different project of female bondage photos where she uses household items to wrap her nakedness up and cover her face.

An example of ironic abstract work in terms of the show stems from Matthew Steinberg's modernist influenced urban painting series. Here scenes of urban architecture are painted onto canvas in rich contrasts and sharp lines heightening color perception to a city's modern makeover beyond its concrete familiarity.

Exhibiting artists:  Melanie Bonajo, Clare Churchouse, David Henry Brown Jr., Marc Grubstein, Kinga Kielczynska, Steffi Lindner, Marok, Mosco, Autumn Rooney,  Kristen Schiele, Ania Siwanowicz, Matthew Steinberg, Carlos Valencia

Facelift is on view from February 22 until March 17, 2008, with an opening night reception for the artist on Friday February 22 from 7:00 – 10:00 pm. The Gallery is located at 121 Roebling Street in Brooklyn NY. Gallery hours are Thursday to Monday from noon until 6pm.

Founded in October of 2003 by artists David Kesting and Lincoln Capla, Capla Kesting Fine Art has become synonymous with the exposure of underground artists. Created primarily as a venue to expose their work, and that of their talented group of friends CKFA has developed a reputation for their off the beaten path approach to advancing the public’s knowledge of premier talents that demand our attention.

“We’re not here making a statement. We’re just showing art we think deserves to be shown. The goal and whole idea of the place is to help bring artists that we respect and enjoy to the attention of the public.” – Capla Kesting Fine Art

Directions: Bedford Ave L train Stop. Exit the subway walking west on North 7th, away from river, 2 blocks to Roebling, then proceed south 2 blocks to North 5th. The gallery is located on the corner of North 5th and Roebling.