ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 11, 2020) — On exhibit from August 21 through October 9, 2020 is the show SIGNALS, featuring Matthew Boonstra and Alan Pocaro with Original Prints by Elizabeth Powell.
SIGNALS is a collaborative presentation by sculptor Matthew Boonstra, Charleston, Illinois, and printmaker Alan Pocaro, Champaign, Illinois. The show will consist of sculptures and wall-mounted works on paper. The artists explore what it means to communicate in an era dominated by technologies that promise to enable deeper, more-meaningful sharing, but just as often provide the opposite. Both artists have shown extensively throughout the Midwest, as well as nationally. Due to travel restrictions, Boonstra will show just three actual sculptures in the gallery, but several more will be represented in the online gallery: https://www.quadcityarts.com/galleries.html
Elizabeth Powell, of Iowa City, Iowa, combines printmaking techniques including Intaglio, silkscreen, and monotype. Powell likes to think of her body of work as “Freudian figures.” The abstract shapes in each piece are created by drawing and redrawing things that she sees in life, including the female form, until they are barely recognizable. Powell references jewelry, wallpaper, and other decorative arts as she creates statements about feminist issues.
Quad City Arts is a non-profit local-arts agency dedicated to enriching the quality of life in the Quad City region through the arts. Support for art exhibitions is provided by The Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and The National Endowment for the Arts. Quad City Arts Gallery is located at 1715 Second Avenue in the Arts and Entertainment District of Rock Island. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10AM-5PM, and Saturday, 11AM–5PM.
