Check out some of the media comments on Jaclyn Schanes' upcoming one-night art exhibit/performance, Show Pony.
Metromix: "Show
Pony: A one-night stand
with the art of Jaclyn Schanes",
Robert del Valle
Metrotimes:
"Show
Pony by Jaclyn Schanes",
Travis R. Wright
Show Pony is Jaclyn Schanes personal and social commentary on being an
artist, her fears, the power of the viewer, and the commerce which
supports her, but also causes artistic conflict. Show Pony is a
multilayered one-night art exhibit and performance/conceptual event that
references the great 60’s Art Happenings, a singular event that one
needed to be present to expe...rience.
The Early Fluxus in New York was a great example of the blending of
different artistic media and disciplines to create unique art
experiences.
The complete details of Jaclyn Schanes’ one-night
art piece must be kept unknown until the event to ensure the integrity
of the concept. The artist has constructed a scenario which utilizes
paintings, self-recorded audio, and the participation of viewers to
create a unique experience.
At the center of the exhibit are
approximately 35 small to medium watercolor self-portraits, which will
be uniquely mounted and displayed in a strategic way as to facilitate
performance by including the attendees into the experience. Schanes has
recently embraced the often forgotten medium of watercolor, bringing
both beauty and brutal directedness to her Neo-Expressionism influenced
portraits, which will provide one layer of meaning in this two-hour art
event.
