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Burning Artist Co-op: Threads from There to Here
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Umber Studios is proud to present Threads From There to Here, recent work from The Burning Artist Co-op. Co-op members include Noah Norton, Marq Spusta, Joshua Norton, Ric Stultz and Andy DuCett.
Like the show’s title, the group has unraveled from the same point, forming the co-op in 2001 while undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Since then, they have pursued numerous career and creative paths. They live in four separate states. They have exhibited in cities including Chicago, London, Helsinki, Lincoln, Madison, Minneapolis, Honolulu, Grand Rapids, San Francisco and Los Angeles. They have worked professionally for clients like MTV, Target, The Fillmore West, Heavy Rotation, Tom Petty, HGTV and The Walker Art Center. They also have excellent record collections. The work in the show represents their own creative idiosyncrasies and methodologies while expanding on their common Midwestern narratives. Their variety of approaches and concepts map various visual landscapes, and like a map, explore unique directions while staring from a similar point. With the many different options that are available to artists working today, the members of the co-op draw upon multiple methods in their projects: printmaking, illustration, drawing, installation, painting and various design approaches. Thematically, their combined work investigates unique subject matter and is presented in ways appropriate to their subjective interests. But while their approaches may be diverse, all are interested in telling tales, setting stages and providing narrative departure points for rich and colorful stories to unravel. Like a book that you can’t put down, the work presented in the show will surely intrigue and invite viewers to enjoy the visual precision and depth of these Midwestern born artists. Threads from There to Here runs from January 3rd – 21st, opening Saturday, January 3rd from 8 – 12 pm. Umber studios is located at 3109 East 42nd Street in Minneapolis, MN. Hours are by appointment with more information available at http://umberstudios.com/. For more examples of work from the Burning Artist Co-op, please visit http://burningartist.com. 
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Good luck with the show, Joshua. I've enjoyed your work for some time now. If you get around to it, please post some installation shots for those of us out here in the sticks.
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Will do Sam. Thanks!
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Vita.MN exhibit preview
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images
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pictures of the Burning Artist exhibit are available here:
http://umberstudios.com/archive.php?.../burningartist
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