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DESCRIPTION:BLAST is thrilled to announce this show of bold paintings by 
 two New Jersey artists.\nDennis Young is best known professionally as th
 e marimba/percussionist for the legendary early 80&rsquo\;s NYC band Liq
 uid Liquid.  This band had a major impact on hip-hop and dance music. Be
 st known for  their song &ldquo\;Cavern&rdquo\; which was sampled for th
 e Grandmaster Flash  mega-hit &ldquo\;White Lines."\nOver the past sever
 al years\, Dennis has been moved to paint. There is a strong relationshi
 p between the  music and the art that Dennis creates. Both rely heavily 
 on spontaneity\,  rhythm\, and texture. The paintings in this show also 
 reflect an affinity for folk art. Images  of tribal masks and abstract p
 atterns collide in this body of work.  These paintings seem to be connec
 ted to an ancient past of native tribes  and cultures that exist in Denn
 is&rsquo\;s imagination.\nAndrew Riss grew up in a suburban town in Long
  Island\, NY. Andrew went on to study painting at the Hartford Art Schoo
 l\, where  he became enamored by expressionist painters like Francesco C
 lemente\,  Phillip Guston\, and Anselm Kiefer. Since graduationg in 1991
 \, Riss has  worked as an artist\, running his own on-air graphics compa
 ny\, while  maintaining his interest in exploring painting.\nRiss descri
 bes what he&rsquo\;s exploring in his current body of work\, &ldquo\;I  
 have always been both interested and confused by the concept of the body
   as a vessel. That&rsquo\;s why I like to play with the idea of head as
  funnel  or loud speaker.&rdquo\; These paintings of heads\, headphones\
 , horns and  speakers are figurative\, while retaining a quasi-primitive
 /comic  appearance. There&rsquo\;s an emotional rawness to these mysteri
 ous captivating  paintings.
URL:http://teaneck.patch.com/events/art-from-the-edge-at-blast
SUMMARY:Art from the Edge at BLAST
LOCATION:BLAST Art Gallery and Coffee Bar: 445 Cedar Ln\, Teaneck\, NJ
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