~AIDAS BAREIKIS
AIDAS BAREIKIS – ‘PART TWO: EASY TIMES’ – OPENS TO-NITE !!
THURS – FEB 21, 2008 6-8PM
the show runs: FEB 21 – MARCH 21, 2008
LEO KOENIG INC – 545 WEST 23RD ST. – CHELSEA – NYC
SORRY – LOOKS LIKE THE GALLERY CHANGED THE TIME OF THE OPENING.
on the card it says: 6-8PM, on the gallery website – it now says: 4-5PM.
AIDAS BAREIKIS has a pretty crazy show going on at LEO KOENIG.
The first installment, titled ‘PART ONE: FANCY MEETINGS’ looked like something out of apocalyptic futuristic death match meets the ghosts of ‘PIRATES of the CARIBBEAN’. It was actually a pretty amazing tableau to walk in on.
It ran from Jan 10 – Feb 8th, 2008.
Unlike ‘PART ONE’ – which was multi-colored, to say the least, ‘PART TWO’ – is totally black and white – but it appears to have a slightly more black/noir humorous, almost ‘carnival’ edge. ‘PART ONE’ – was pretty much all in-your-face-scary amazing !!
AIDA BAREIKIS – ‘PART TWO: EASY TIMES’ – OPENS TO-NITE.
ALSO PRESENTING WORKS BY: AARON BREWER, LILY LUDLOW, BILL SAYLOR and ANKE WEYER.
THIS IS ONE SHOW – WHERE – A PICTURE IS DEFINITELY WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS – SO HERE’S SOME PIX !!
first up, ‘PART TWO: EASY TIMES’ – JUST AS IT WAS BEING ASSEMBLED.
AIDAS BAREIKIS starting on the installation of ‘PART TWO: EASY TIMES’
AIDAS BAREIKIS beginning to assemble ‘PART TWO’ – those are his black and white drawings in the background, in the frames on the wall.
AIDAS BAREIKIS – very bizarre life-size figures begin to emerge from their delivery wrappings. Aidas makes all the figures by hand. He rummages second hand stores for the clothes and accessories.
AIDAS BAREIKIS – in ‘PART TWO: EASY TIMES’ the figures are free-standing. in ‘PART ONE: FANCY MEETINGS’ – they were held up by an array of plastic cables and hooks – from the ceiling.
AIDAS BAREIKIS – up close and personal – this could be you !! – the way things are going.
AIDAS BAREIKIS – charming.
AIDAS BAREIKIS – ‘PART TWO: EASY TIMES’ – going up . .
AIDAS BAREIKIS – ‘PART TWO: EASY TIMES’ – going up
AIDAS BAREIKIS – ghostly figures await their resurrection !!
AIDAS BAREIKIS – a cautious, closer look at this curious being – she looks dead – but like trick dead – like, she could turn around and bite you in a nanosecond.
AIDAS BAREIKIS – ok. the last sneak peek – the thing to really see – is how they all assemble – and tell their story !!
this is from the first tableaux – AIDAS BAREIKIS – ‘PART ONE: FANCY MEETINGS’
AIDAS BAREIKIS – ‘PART ONE: FANCY MEETINGS’
AIDAS BAREIKIS – ‘PART ONE: FANCY MEETINGS’
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH
the card for the show, it was oversize (8 x 10 ins.) and the image is one of the framed black and white drawings – on the back wall.
AIDAS BAREIKIS – ‘PART ONE: FANCY MEETINGS’ & ‘PART TWO: EASY TIMES’
the gallery has an interesting write-up on the show on: their website
where there is also one shot of: AIDAS BAREIKIS – ‘PART TWO: EASY TIMES’ assembled !!
and here it is – pretty amazing.
AIDAS BAREIKIS – ‘PART TWO: EASY TIMES’
PHOTO/COURTESY: LEO KOENIG INC.