Emily Roz
New York artist showing contemporary drawings and paintings.
Day Planners at Clutch Gallery, through August 14, 2010
Installation View with work by Carmelle Safdie
Evil Eye and Lucky Rabbit Foot, each 5x5 inches, oil on panel
Superstition, the need to keep organized, and the goal of always looking good are at the heart of “Day Planners,” Clutch’s new exhibition by Emily Roz and Carmelle Safdie. As a collaborative pair, Roz and Safdie bring together combined “character enhancements” to keep up with the demanding pressures of being a contemporary New York artist. Safdie, an expert in color seasons as well as in the efficacy of pleasing shapes to control and conquer moods, has created a seasonally colored wall-sized calendar that sits between Roz’s paintings. Roz, who is just plain paranoid and who has all manner of lucky charms at the ready, has adorned Clutch with delicately painted images of a lucky rabbit’s foot and an evil-eye charm to ensure stability and good fortune in the past, present, and future. In the center of the gallery the pair has created an installation of black-eyed peas that traditionally symbolizes good luck on New Year’s Day and the entire year that follows. “Day Planners” runs through August 14, 2010.
Safdie and Roz met in 2007 through a mutual friend at Cooper Union, where Safdie went to college and Roz works. They shared studio space until 2009, when the City of New York sadly shut down their studio building. They become fast friends as soon as they met. Roz enjoys watching Safdie’s band, the Beachniks, and Safdie likes to push Roz’s son on rope swings. Both women eat Syrian food and pickles. Every day, Roz wakes up around the same time that Safdie is going to bed.
Clutch Gallery is a 25-square-inch space located in the heart of Meg Duguid’s purse. The gallery is dedicated to exhibiting contemporary art of all media. Clutch opened in December 2009 and will maintain regular programming through December 2010. To view this exhibition and find out where Clutch is going, follow it on Facebook, or you can make an appointment for a personal viewing time.
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