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POST-APOCALYPTIC WORLD COMING
TO HOUSATONIC MUSEUM OF ART
Dominick Lombardi’s Dark Vision
Exhibit Opens Sept. 24
BRIDGEPORT - Post Apocalyptic Tattoo, an
exhibit of reverse paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings by New
York artist D. Dominick Lombardi, will be on display at the Housatonic
Museum of Art Sept. 24 - Oct. 23.
The artwork presents a view of the future, as filtered through the designs
of a tattoo artist. The significant mutations seen in the anatomy of the various
characters depicted in the works are the result of centuries of exposure to
transgenics in foods and various pollutants.
“Dominick’s works show severely damaged characters who have survived
a horrific environmental apocalypse,” said Robbin Zella, director of
the Housatonic Museum of Art. “His dark vision certainly asks us to stop
and reflect on his message,” she said.
“The project is rooted in Lombardi’s concern about the fate
of the planet,” she said. “His work, as he says, is about 'where
we're headed as a species in this world in which humans are guinea pigs in
a larger experiment and grab for power and money run by sinister enterprises,’” she
said. “Indeed, they are victims of a slow apocalypse, being altered by
degrees over time.”
His mutant creatures include Blue Boy, whose innards spill down his
legs; his sweetheart, the rubbery-boned, turquoise-lipped Twister;
Big Foot, who perambulates on a single massive foot; and Clown, who
dies early on in the story from an enlarged hair follicle on his tongue. Nonetheless,
they show an enthusiasm for life that belies their infirmities, making
the best of a truly bad situation.
Central to the tale is the unseen Tattoo Artist, whom Dominick channels
and chronicles by producing all these drawings, paintings, and sculptures.
Lombardi is the medium by which Tattoo Artist is made visible.
“Are you the Tattoo Artist?” Dominick was asked once. “No,” he
said. “I’m the vehicle for the Tattoo Artist who’s
sending these images to me.”
The opening reception for the exhibit will be held Sunday, September
27 at 1-4 pm in the Burt Chernow Galleries at Housatonic Community
College, located at 900 Lafayette Blvd in downtown Bridgeport, less
than 150 yards off I-95 (Exit 27) and Rte. 8 (Exit 1), a block from
the Arena at Harbor Yard. The exhibit will be on view from September
24 thought October 23, 2009.
The museum is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Thursday to 7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Sunday, Noon to 4 p.m. Closed
holidays.
For more information, contact Robbin Zella at 203-332-5052
Anson C. Smith, Public Relations Coordinator
Housatonic Community College
900 Lafayette Blvd.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Tel: 203-332-5229, Fax: 203-332-5247
E-mail: asmith@hcc.commnet.edu