Me Machine Breakdown; a two person show of paintings by one artist

 
This exhibition presents two bodies of work by Cincinnati native Bruce Riley.

 
Mr. Riley refers to one of the bodies of work as "pattern paintings." The first group of "Pattern Paintings" was exhibited in Chicago with the show title of "Ray's Mundo" in the fall of last year. The pseudonym Raymond Eddy was used for the exhibition.

"The pattern paintings came about as an experiment to lessen the automatic associative tendency inherent in thought. It has occurred to me that The I is thought, so repetitive patterning seemed the best way to withdraw The I from the process of painting to better observe what was left. Engaging thought on technical concerns (its domain of validity) allowed The I to be observed in all its meanderings. This unfocused observation tends to  slow down and at times stop thought altogether. This creates a state of active meditation that reaches beyond the studio."

 
He thinks of the other group of work in the exhibition as "organic abstractions."

 
"The organic abstractions in this exhibition are Me.  Although the visual content of my painting radically changes through the years, these images are of the same time binding process that has built a sense of self. I liken this process to an expanding bubble in the midst of everything all at once that will eventually burst and be erased like the memory in a computer. It's this vision that gives a hint of the vastness of the human organism and the limited yet over-inflated self importance of The I. After all it's Me that is responsible for all human induced suffering, isn't it?" 

What: Meet the Easter Bunny at the Market.

Where:  Findlay Market, Downtown Cincinnati

When: Saturday 3/22 from 10am to 2pm

Cost: Only what it you will end up spending on the great food at the market.

Come down to the Market this Saturday and stock up on everything you need for your Easter festivities.  The Easter Bunny will be there meeting the kids (and probably picking up a few eggs).  It promises to be a busy and exciting day down at the Market.