ART ATTACK, a ‘guerilla display of art’ is featuring Orianne Cosentino’s Moving Violation on July 1, 2010 (6-10pm). For one night only, a truck transformed into a gallery space will be parked in Dumbo near Rabbit Hole Studios (33 Washington Street). Info on Moving Violation:
MOVING VIOLATION, a selection of paintings from the series QUOTA, shows the progression from abstract canvases to strikingly concrete corners of the city. Light and movement are key elements of the works as are the actual sheets of the familiar bright orange violation paper. As the siege of the city has also transformed, the coffers still regularly reinforced with the dollars of the hard-working folks, the relevance of this series continues.
As an art student during the mid-90’s in NYC, Orianne spotted her first discarded parking ticket strewn on the ground near 23rd street on the eastside. Finding it a compelling piece of urban design, she decided to keep an eye cast downward as she maneuvered the city to see how many more she could find. The collection grew rapidly, and still does, though they are never taken off cars nor acquired illegally in any way. It is incredible how many of these garish and obvious shards of paper there are littering the streets and, ironically, the collection was sparked just as Mayor Giuliani began his obsession with cleaning up the city. Some tickets are reclaimed in frustrated pieces, others waterlogged, many still in a pristine condition. Certain gems were written upon, with insults and messages to those bearing the bad news. In their found state, they are incorporated onto the canvases as both overt and subtle elements.
