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Regardless of any circumstances, shelter is one of the crucial elements for human well-being. Humans have strictly divided spaces into indoor and outdoor to maintain their well-being. Moreover, they create both spaces to adhere to their needs with aesthetic preferences or functional approaches and make a special connection with them. However, due to the strong relationship between humans and nature, sceneries all over the world have constantly changed with technical development and social shifts. Currently, because of the international pandemic crisis, sights of our indoor life and the outdoor environments change by less going out. People find some new indoor activities rather than outdoor things and communicate with others virtually. On the other hand, since fewer people go outside, changes take place in the ecosystem. This contemporary period is a rest for both humans and nature. Through our virtual show, people can have an opportunity to reconsider the meaning of indoor and outdoor space to us in the middle of special occasions.
About the Artists
Greg Cuda Paul Sunday
Greg Cuda is a Photographer based in Saratoga Springs, NY. He teaches workshops on photography and works as a portrait and event photographer. His creative works include a focus on old, decaying structures, and more recently, the mysterious architecture inside instruments.
Instagram account: @gregcuda
Paul Sunday is a multi-disciplinary artist making non-objective or conceptual imagery by paintings, installations, photographs, photographic portraits, and collages with monotonous color choices. He sometimes focuses on abstract shapes or lines or creates an image with accessible everyday objects. Although each object is familiar to us, viewers can observe unfamiliar feelings from the composition and arrangement with a minimized color palette.
Website: http://paulsunday.com/
Instagram account: @paulsundayart
Cara Hanley Darcie Abbatiello
Cara Hanley uses a combination of the classic techniques of watercolor and gouache painting along with detailed line drawings. The inspiration for her work is mostly from her experience and her lifestyle. In her art pieces, she represents the contrast between the energetic urban environment and moments of solitude in her bedroom space. Due to her day job, a mental health therapist, viewers can see her sophisticated observation and representation of psychology with a cozy atmosphere.
Website: https://carahanley.com/
Instagram account: @caramhanley
Darcie Abbatiello is an alumni from University at Albany. She works mainly with mixed media. Some of her works represent an ideal of what normal life is in our lives and how we represent ourselves when being at home. She also works with recycling materials to embrace the idea of recycling as important for our planet and our lives.
Website: https://darcieabbatiello.com/home.html
Instagram: @darcie_abbatiello
Brian Cirmo
Brian Cirmo is represented by 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel in New York City. Solo exhibitions include Gray Matters. Cirmo was born in Utica, NY and completed his first two years of college at Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute. He received a B.F.A. in Painting and Drawing from the College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY, and an M.F.A. in Painting and Drawing from the State University of New York at Albany. Cirmo lives and works in Albany, NY and is an Assistant Professor at SUNY OCC in Syracuse, NY.
Website: briancirmo@yahoo.com www.briancirmo.com
Gallery
![]() Darcie AbbatielloMarie Oil on panel 12 x 12 inches 2019 | ![]() Brian CirmoThe Dark SideOil on canvas48'' x 40"2019 | ![]() Greg CudaUntitled #1, Digital photography, 2017 |
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![]() Greg CudaUntitled #4, Digital photography, 2017 | ![]() Paul SundayPink, Digital Pigment Print, 24”x 32", 2017. | ![]() Darcie AbbatielloAlbert and Lucy, before Oil on panel 8 x 8 inches 2018 |
![]() Cara HanleyWaiting for You, watercolor and ink, 2019 | ![]() Darcie AbbatielloJudy and Cheech Oil on canvas 20 x 20 inches 2019 | ![]() Greg CudaUntitled #5, Digital photography, 2017 |
![]() Darcie AbbatielloBefore Birth Oil on panel 12 x 12 inches 2018 | ![]() Greg CudaUntitled #6, Digital photography, 2017 | ![]() Paul SundayCollage, Digital Pigment Print, 24”x 32", 2017. |
![]() Paul SundayMuseum, Digital Pigment Print, 24”x 32", 2017. | ![]() Cara HanleyUrban Vortex, watercolor and ink, 2019 | ![]() Paul SundayUntitled, Digital Pigment Print, 10”x 10", 2015. |
![]() Brian CirmoA Squatter, a Dreamer, a Reader, a Peeker, and a CatOil on canvas54'' x 68''2019 | ![]() Brian CirmoGray Hearts Oil on canvas44" x 62"2019 | ![]() Paul SundayBottles, Digital Pigment Print, 11”x 14", 1996 |
![]() Paul SundayUntitled, Digital Pigment Print, 10”x 10”, 2015. | ![]() Cara HanleyProtected, watercolor and ink, 2019 | ![]() Cara HanleyIn Her Happy Place, Watercolor and Ink, 2019 |
![]() Greg CudaUntitled #2, Digital photography, 2017 | ![]() Greg CudaUntitled #7, Digital photography, 2017 |
ABOUT
The Curators
This exhibition was curated, organized, and designed by a group of students from University at Albany. On behalf of the class: Curating Contemporary Art, taught by Times-Union Art Critic William Jaeger. The works shown here do not belong to the students nor the school affiliated but are works from artists associated with the project.
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Fiona Neary
- Website: https://fneary0.wixsite.com/subconsciousgallery
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Kyum bee Kim
- Website: https://canbeekim.blogspot.com/
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Nilson Villeda
- Website: https://gabrielitovilleda1.wixsite.com/website
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Ailyn de Marco
-Website: https://ademarco234.wixsite.com/artsite