Jesse Elliott Binder
November and December
Featuring one of Columbus' own on our changing art wall. Jesse's reception is Monday, November 19th from 5 to 7pm!
events /
featured artist
currently featured artist
-
Jesse Elliott Binder
Born and raised in Columbus Ohio, Jesse Elliott Binder found his love for art at an early age. Taking a liking for cartoon and comic book illustration he started to mimic some of his favorite artists with tracing and replication. Shifting away from comic books he started to develop his own style and techniques and brought it to the streets of Columbus doing street art and graffiti. The late 80s and early 90s were a blur of skateboarding, punk rock, and his first exposure into the abstract world of fine art. Having attended Fort Hayes high school and fine arts vocational program, he started his journey into the world of creating his own masterpieces on canvas and selling privately while still in high school. Fast forward 25 years he enjoys painting at his own leisure and participating in art shows every few years. Take time to enjoy some recent works from the artist.
-
Adrian Dennis
September - October
Barcelona presents Adrian Dennis on our gallery wall. Join/meet him at the artist's reception on Monday, October 15th from 5pm to 7pm.
If you ask his mother, Adrian has been an artist since his toddler years; yet, her only proof is the doodled-on backs of church bulletins she’s had stashed away in a box for over 30 years. If you ask his friends, the words creative and Adrian are synonymous in their book. But if you ask Adrian, it still feels weird referring to himself as an “ar-teest.”
This is understandable, especially since he spent his first act in life teaching English to high schoolers for seven years. It was in his third year that Adrian lost his grandfather:
Grandpa was a painter, and I’d like to think he took pride in seeing the creative gene continue through me. At some point during every family gathering, he would invite me out to his studio to share his latest work or show me a new technique. Art is how we connected then, and art is how we stay connected today.
So he isn’t classically trained; he’s not even self-taught. He’s grandpa-taught.
Adrian actually inherited his grandfather’s paintbrushes, pallet knives, and easel. “I like the idea that every piece I paint is in some way created by him since I’m using his tools,” explained Adrian, “It’s like the beat goes on, you know?”
When cleaning out the estate, his family discovered dozens of paintings thrown in a pile and locked up in one of his sheds. “Apparently Grandpa thought they were crap, but we loved them,” laughed Adrian. “I’ve thought about that pile of misfit paintings a lot. Why didn’t he ever share them? Why have I not been sharing mine? So, here I am.”
Barcelona Restaurant is Adrian’s Columbus Art Scene debut.
-
Jes Moore
July - August
Barcelona presents Jes Moore on our gallery wall.
Artist and designer Jes Moore is interested in materials and design processes that explore concepts such as astronomy, mythology and history. “I attempt to unveil bits of the Great Mystery through the artistic study of constellations, mythological themes and yogic philosophy,” Moore says. Among her best-known pieces are the “Trichilocosm” series, which uses abstract aesthetics to contemplate the ancient Indian cosmologic concept of the trichilocosm; also known as “the billion-fold universe.” Moore’s choice of materials is very intentional, joining her to a family of artists who have worked with beeswax that extends into ancient times. The techniques she uses yield pieces that can be preserved for decades, if not centuries. Her methods characteristically involve sculptural, painterly and drawing techniques as well as the use of various unique collage materials, meticulously collected. Moore has a background in sculpture, mural work, and digital art. She currently works full time as a senior graphic designer while showing her work in various galleries across the country.
View more of her work at:
www.jesmoore.wixsite.com/jesmoore
visit artist's site
