September 3rd, 2010
Casper Brake and Clutch 17th & Charlotte
Mechanimal is collaborative show by Jackie Brandle and Ryan Comiskey. Both sophomores at the Kansas City Art Institute, this will be the pair's first exhibition.
The artists turn an often playful eye toward the increasing mechanization of human subsistence. The work carries an awareness of the inherent natural origins that are essential to and overshadowed by this process. The bodily decay depicted in Jackie's work is juxtaposed with the digital decay present in Ryan's.
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The Artists
Jackie Brandle and Ryan Comiskey
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Jackie (b. Princeton, New Jersey, 1991) works with various media and will be exhibiting large-scale photography, collage work, and various small sculptures. Her work focuses primarily with deceased animals and animal parts.
contact: jbrandle@kcai.edu
Ryan (b. Kansas City, Missouri, 1990) is a video artist who will be exhibiting his work in several small scale installations through out the space. His work in this show consists of multiple abstract loops and "Mountain Chasm", a children's cartoon.
contact: ryan@mutantchaos.com
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The Space
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Casper Brake and Clutch specializes in the repair and sale of friction products for light, medium, and heavy duty truck brakes and clutches throughout the Kansas City, MO area. The company's reline shop handles automotive, agricultural, antique and industrial brakes. It is co-owned and operated by Ryan's father and uncle. It was previously owned by his grandfather, William Comiskey, and great, great uncle, George Casper, who founded the company in 1929.
Located on the east side of the Crossroads Art District, the artists will adopt the historic local business for one night in order to present their work.
Casper Brake Official Web Site
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