"Simple Drama" - new works by artist Josh Bleecker

Name: "Simple Drama" - new works by artist Josh Bleecker
Start: 2024-06-29T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-29T20:00:00-04:00
Location: 620 Baxter Ave., Louisville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40204

Schedule

Sat Jun 29 2024 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

620 Baxter Ave., Louisville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40204 | Louisville, KY

We hope you'll join us on Saturday, June 29th for the opening reception of "Simple Drama" - new works by Josh Bleecker!
From the artist:
Artist Bio
I was born the youngest of four children on September 22, 1992. At age three, my mom caught me drawing a horse from the hooves-up while looking at nothing outside the living room window. I was always drawing, dreaming of one day working as an animator for Disney. When I was a Senior in High School, my art class went on a field trip to see an opera on Vincent van Gogh. I was captivated by the performance, and decided right then and there to become a painter. After graduating High School, I went to IUS where I majored in painting and minored in drawing. Four years later, I graduated with my BFA in Painting in 2015. I am currently married and painting full-time.
Artist Statement
Art has come fairly natural to me since I was very little. It was something that I could always fall back on when I seemingly had no other talents. My mind has been and continues to be in a constant state of movement, and I have the desire to express that movement onto canvas. Though I feel like I have no story to tell, I find that I enjoy painting elements of a story that viewers can tell themselves. I enjoy creating vibrant narratives that help remind people that to be human is to be unapologetic. That we should all be free to cry, to hurt, and to love.
From Jae Grady:
As always' I have a personal take on the show. I met Josh when I started working at the Speed Art Museum in 2016 where he was already a staff member. We became fast friends, and over the past 8 years I've seen Josh's style evolve and grow (he was already an incredible painter when I met him.) Now that Josh and his wife Rachel have started a family with their sweet kiddo, I've seen a new energy injected into his work that is truly beautiful and a body-positive celebration of the human form. We are thrilled to host "Simple Drama" and can't wait for everyone to see Josh Bleecker's new works!