Detail of piece by Ben Venom
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Ben Venom: I Make No Mistakes
Presented by:
Get This! Gallery
Location:
Get This! Gallery
Today – 10/12/2012
Wednesday through Saturday from 12 to 5 p.m.
Also by appointment
Event Description
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 25 from 7 to 10 p.m.
This exhibit features works by Ben Venom, whose artworks juxtapose traditional handmade crafts and the historical art of quilting with one of the more extreme musical genres — heavy metal. His works can be described as a collision of Iron Maiden metal ballads with the outrageous stage antics of Ozzy Osbourne. Alongside the intended campiness of the imagery Venom uses, there is a nuanced attention to the history of the imagery. Somehow Venom's unlikely conflation of the feminine customs of craft with the hyper masculinity of heavy metal coalesce into set-worthy tapestries.
Ticket Information
Admission is free
Venue Information
Get This! Gallery
662 11th St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: 678-596-4451
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