ARTIST/MUSICIAN BRETT WHITACRE TO EXHIBIT AT L&D15 - JULY 25 - AUGUST 24
OPENING RECEPTION SAT. JULY 25, 7 - 10pm
L&D15 is very pleased to announce that artist and drummer for The Legendary Shack Shakers, Brett Whitacre, will be exhibiting at their gallery/boutique beginning on July 25th.
Opening the same day as the Bix Race and the final dip in Davenport, L&D15 thinks Brett Whitacre's Maximum Wage artist reception is going to draw art lovers downtown that evening. "Brett is going to be here, and we are hoping that by having our event concurrently with all these other great events in the downtown, that we can encourage locals and visitors alike to walk around downtown and have a good time," explains L&D15 co-owner David Balluff.
Brett Whitacre is a self taught and colorblind artist living and working in Northern Illinois. He has been producing works using a reverse glass painting technique for 12 years. Upon moving to Chicago in 2001, he began walking, biking, and driving the alleyways of the city seeking various discarded materials to use as a canvas. Pre-digital televisions, hard shell luggage, and storm windows were his favorite finds. Settling on his love for the crispness and pristine of paint on glass, found window panes became his main focus. Brett's work today is on windows but also tempered glass panels for a more modern feel. The subject matter varies greatly as his interests are broad. When asked why he paints what he does, he'll say "All these things are really cool...I like em".
Notable exhibitions:
2009 Rockford International Airport
2010 Nashville TN Plow Haus Gallery
2011 Copenhagen DK Mute Comp Gallery
2013 Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing MI
2014 Sycamore IL Fargo Hotel Gallery
L&D15 brings a new style of retail to the Quad Cities, featuring clothing, accessories and housewares created by local and international artists and designers. The store is located at 520 West 2nd Street in downtown Davenport, open daily from 10am - 7pm.
For more information, please visit http://www.landd15.com
