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The work of Joseph Provenza explores the process of uncovering fragments of an internal landscape, while engaging in an ongoing dialogue with the surrounding world. The process of painting serves as a filter, deconstructing ideas and experiences, absorbing them, and then reassembling them with discount hardware store paint. Whether free-associative or symbolic, the images balance between naive figurations and bleak portrayals of consumption.          

“Collage à Trois” is an art exhibition featuring three talented artists, coming together to present three distinctively different approaches to collage. By definition, collage is “A piece of art made by gluing various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper to a backing.” The methods for making collage art can be as varied as the different pieces, scraps, and materials used to make the resulting visual menageries. The collage artworks in this exhibition embody the full spectrum of approaches: Technical, Aesthetic, & Spiritual.

Savannah artist Christopher Nitsche has a one-person exhibition at Touché Gallery in Jacksonville. The show is a selection of toy and game parts found object sculptures and works on paper. For thirty years, Nitsche’s art has focused on metaphorical ship forms, invoking expressions of irony, satire, and personal contexts. The opening reception is Friday, February 3 from 6pm - 9pm at Touchè Gallery 4070 Herschel St, Jacksonville, FL 32205.